Melanie Roman

PGY-3 General Surgery resident at Loma Linda University Medical Center. Interests include Surgical Oncology, critical care, surgical care in underserved and low-resource areas.

• Neurology Clerkship, 2019
• Internal medicine Clerkship, HP
• Surgery Clerkship, HP, 2020
• Alumni Medical Auxiliary Scholarship, 2020

• LLU Surgery Interest Group, MS3 Class Representative, 2019-2020
• LLU Surgery Interest Group, Resource Coordinator, 2020-2022

Choi, A.H. MD, Farzaneh, C, MD,  Kejriwal, N,  Calidas, A,  Cordero-Caban, K MD, PhD, Roman, M, BS, . Kwong,M L M MD,  Selleck, M J DO,  Pigazzi, A, MD,   Jafari, D, MD, and  Senthil, M, MD. Sep 2019-2020, Rate of Peritoneal Carcinomatosis in Resected Stage II and III Colon Cancer, Ann. Surg. Ocol. doi:10.1245

Lee D, Roman M, MD, Newman G L, et al. (August 31, 2023) Large Intestinal Obstruction and Perforation From Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report. Cureus 15(8): e44467. doi:10.7759/cureus.44467

• Hospital Ministries, Chattanooga, TN, 2013-2015, Weekly or quarterly visits to the hospital to sing to patients and provide hope as they recover, Distribute roses to each patient, Distribution of Christmas cards, literature, etc.
• Maranatha Volunteers International, Mar 17-26, 2017, Medical mission trip to Francia Sirpi, Nicaragua, Administer vaccines, shadow doctors and nurses, assist in daily travel clinic
• Central City Lutheran Mission, San Bernardino, CA, May-June 2018, Weekly outreach to men's homeless shelter, build relationships with the community by connecting with them over dinner
• Bongo Hospital, Bongo, Angola, June 20-25, 2018, Medical mission trip, dental care, optometry, children's classes, Due to political reasons, trip was cut short and was shortly sent to Malawi
• Malamulo Hospital, Makwasa, Malawi, July 2-18, 2018, Shadow physicians and nurse practitioners, Attend resident OB and medicine lectures, Assist in surgery and OB clinics
• Fusion Ministries, San Bernardino, CA, Feb 2020-Aug 2020, Weekly children's ministry, teaching, crafts, for children in the community of San Bernardino, Was put on hold March 12, 2020 due to COVID-19, but continued to stay involved remotely by donating supplies or assisting with care packages.
• Parks and Streets Ministries, Riverside, CA, May 2020-May 2021, Weekly provision of food to community in Riverside experiencing homelessness, Create relationships with community members by consistently visiting and praying with them
• Un Mar De Colores, Encinitas, CA, June 2022 to March 2023, mentorship program for at risk youth consisting of surf therapy, ocean and marine life education. Quarterly surf trips which entailed teaching children how to surf, assisting them in water to catch waves safely.

Surfing, running, hiking, calisthenics, travel, reading

ACLS, ATLS