Melinda Jean Cory, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Melinda Jean Cory, M.D., is a pediatric cardiologist at Children's Health and an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her clinical interests include pediatric cardiac intensive care, high-output heart failure, and medical education.
Dr. Cory earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern, where she also completed her residency in pediatrics. She gained advanced training through fellowships in pediatric cardiology and pediatric critical care medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.
She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society, the International Pediatric Simulation Society, and the American Heart Association.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2012)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2015), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Emory University Hospital - GME (2020), Pediatric Critical Care
Emory University Hospital - GME (2018), Pediatric Cardiology - Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Pediatric Cardiology
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Medical management of Vein of Galen malformation
- Use of simulation to improve education and crisis resource management skills
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Publications
- Management outcomes of primary pulmonary vein stenosis. Rosenblum JM, Altin HF, Gillespie SE, Bauser-Heaton H, Kanter KA, Sinha R, Cory M, Alsoufi B, J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2020 03 159 3 1029-1036.e1
- Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice Versus Reflective Debriefing for Pediatric Septic Shock Training. Cory MJ, Colman N, McCracken CE, Hebbar KB, Pediatr Crit Care Med 2019 05 20 5 481-489
- Reintervention Is Associated With Improved Survival in Pediatric Patients With Pulmonary Vein Stenosis. Cory MJ, Ooi YK, Kelleman MS, Vincent RN, Kim DW, Petit CJ, JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2017 09 10 17 1788-1798
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2012)
- American Heart Society (2021)
- Dallas County Medical Society (2020)
- International Pediatric Simulation Society (2021)
- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Society (2020)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (2018)
- Texas Medical Association (2020)
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Awards and Honors
- PL-2 Award for Clinical Excellence (2014), Children's Medical Center of Dallas
- 3rd Place, Fellow Teaching Competition (2018), Emory University, Department of Pediatrics
