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Melina Kibbe

Melina R. Kibbe is an American clinician and researcher in the field of vascular surgery. She currently serves as Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She previously held the Colin G. Thomas Jr. Distinguished Professorship and Chair of the Department of Surgery at UNC School of Medicine.

Melina R. Kibbe
Kibbe in 2018
Born
La Jolla, California
United States
EducationUniversity of Chicago (BA, MD)
Spouse
Marco Patti
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(m. 2013)​
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine
UNC School of Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine

Kibbe is also the editor-in-chief for the journal JAMA Surgery and past president for the Association for Academic Surgery, Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society, and the Association of VA Surgeons. Kibbe's research interests focus on nitric oxide vascular biology and the development of novel and innovative nitric oxide-based therapies for patients with vascular disease.

Early life and education

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In her freshman year of high school, Kibbe was diagnosed with scoliosis and underwent surgery to have a Harrington rod implanted. While earning her bachelor's degree at the University of Chicago, she decided to become a surgeon.[1] She earned her Medical Degree from the Pritzker School of Medicine and completed her residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.[2] In 2019, Kibbe was the recipient of a Distinguished Service Award from her alma mater, the University of Chicago.[3]

Career

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Feinberg School of Medicine

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Kibbe joined the faculty at Feinberg School of Medicine in 2003 after completing a fellowship in vascular surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.[4] She was encouraged to stay following her one-year residency so she could be mentored by Bill Pearce.[5] As an assistant professor of surgery, Kibbe conducted research on how to extend the effectiveness of vascular procedures with limited durability until she was approached by Teresa Woodruff to use a gendered angel in her studies. Upon agreeing, she began a new study to examine whether her therapy produced different results in male and female animals.[6]

In 2010, Kibbe was honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by President Barack Obama for "her innovative research in the field of nitric oxide vascular biology and the development of novel translational therapies for patients with vascular disease."[7][8] Following this, Kibbe was appointed to various administrative positions including co-chief of the vascular surgery service at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, president-elect for the Midwestern Vascular Surgical Society and the Association of VA Surgeons. She also served as an associate editor of the Journal of Surgical Research and a distinguished reviewer for the Journal of Vascular Surgery.[9] While serving in her role as the Edward G. Elcock Professor of Surgical Research and professor in surgery-vascular, she also received an Excellence in Teaching award from the Department of Surgery.[10] In 2014, Kibbe was named editor-in-chief of the scientific journal JAMA Surgery.[9] Prior to leaving for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she was also the recipient of the 2016 Tripartite Legacy Faculty Prize in Translational Science and Education.[11]

UNC

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In 2016, Kibbe accepted a leadership role at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; chair of the Department of Surgery and the Zach D. Owens Distinguished Professor.[4] Upon accepting her appointment, she became the 15th woman in the country to become chair of a department of surgery and the first female chair of the department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[12] She was subsequently elected a Member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation[13] and to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Her election to the NAM was recognition of her "outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service."[14]

While at UNC, Kibbe continued to collaborate with Woodruff to study gender differences and help implement a new policy regarding sex bias and flaws in research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The new change dictated that every research grant submitted at the NIH must include sex as a variable.[15] During the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, Kibbe released an editorial on the negative effect COVID-19 was having on manuscript submissions by women.[16]

In 2017, as the Colin G. Thomas Distinguished Professor, Kibbe was honored with the Dr. Rodman L. Sheen and Thomas G. Sheen Award by the American College of Surgeons for her advancements in the study and science of medicine.[17] The following year, she was the recipient of an NIH R01 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for her project "A Novel Endovascular Approach to Remove Atherosclerotic Plaque Lesions in Situ."[18] Two years later, Kibbe's work was recognized with the Presidential Citation from the Association of VA Surgeons for her "outstanding contributions made to further the well-being of veterans of the United States of America."[19] She also won the American Medical Student Association's Women Leaders in Medicine Award[20] and the Spring 2019 Clinical Scientist Award from the Department of Veterans Affairs.[21]

UVA

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In July 2021, Kibbe was named as the Dean of the University of Virginia School of Medicine.[22] She succeeded David S. Wilkes, and officially started in this position in September of 2021.

In September 2024, 128 faculty members sent the UVA Board of Visitors a letter of no confidence in Kibbe and UVA Health CEO Craig Kent, asking that they both be removed for a variety of alleged acts of mismanagement that endangered patients and damaged morale among the faculty.[23]

Personal life

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After an engagement party held in 2012 at the home of Carlos Alberto Pellegrini in Seattle, Washington, Kibbe married Marco Patti on July 5 the following year at the Chicago Cultural Center.[24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Kibbe is Ready for the Challenge". med.unc.edu. July 21, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Melina Kibbe, MD". med.unc.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. ^ "Melina R. Kibbe, AB'90, MD'94 2019 Distinguished Service Award Recipient". medbsd.uchicago.edu. 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Dunne, Nora (February 18, 2016). "Kibbe to Lead Surgery Department at UNC School of Medicine". news.feinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  5. ^ Bemis, Amber (2016). "BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS IN VASCULAR SURGERY". magazine.nm.org. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "Women Aren't Men". news.feinberg.northwestern.edu. November 19, 2007. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  7. ^ "Dr. Kibbe Honored with Presidential Early Career Award". news.feinberg.northwestern.edu. July 10, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  8. ^ "President Honors Kibbe for Vascular Disease Research". news.feinberg.northwestern.edu. January 19, 2010. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Dunne, Nora (August 27, 2014). "Kibbe Named Editor in Chief of JAMA Surgery". news.feinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  10. ^ Plumridge, Sarah (September 30, 2015). "Department of Surgery Honors Excellence in Teaching". feinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  11. ^ Bemis, Amber (March 21, 2016). "Kibbe Wins 2016 Tripartite Prize". news.feinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Melina Kibbe, MD, Featured on WUNC's The State of Things". med.unc.edu. October 1, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Melina R. Kibbe, MD". the-asci.org. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Sancar and Kibbe elected to National Academy of Medicine". med.unc.edu. October 20, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  15. ^ Tillett, Lena (April 6, 2018). "UNC surgeon-scientist leads national fight against sex bias in drug development". wral.com. WRAL-TV. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  16. ^ "Kibbe releases JAMA Surgery editorial on the negative effect COVID-19 is having on manuscript submissions by women". news.unchealthcare.org. August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  17. ^ "Kibbe receives 2017 Dr. Rodman E. and Thomas G. Sheen Award". med.unc.edu. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  18. ^ "Melina Kibbe, MD, Awarded NIH R01 Award". med.unc.edu. December 21, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  19. ^ "Melina Kibbe, MD, Honored with Presidential Citation". med.unc.edu. May 13, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  20. ^ "Kibbe wins Women Leaders in Medicine Award". news.unchealthcare.org. March 13, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  21. ^ "Melina Kibbe, MD, Wins Spring 2019 Clinical Scientist Award". med.unc.edu. September 10, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  22. ^ "Melina R. Kibbe Named Dean of UVA's School of Medicine". 9 June 2021.
  23. ^ Thrush, Grace; McCracken, Ford (September 5, 2024). "U.Va. Health faculty demand removal of health system CEO, School of Medicine dean". The Cavalier Daily - University of Virginia's Student Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-09-07.
  24. ^ Patti, Marco G. (February 26, 2018). "Memories of the Future". World Journal of Surgery. 42 (5): 1217–1221. doi:10.1007/s00268-018-4555-4. PMID 29484476.
  25. ^ Kibbe, MD, Melina R. Correspondence to Robert N. Fulghum of Chapel Hill, January 5, 2021; Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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