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Dr. Melissa R. George, DO

(Dr. Melissa Robin George, D.O.)

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Specializes in: Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)

Professional interests include: flow cytometry, therapeutic apheresis

500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

(717) 531-8615

Dr. Melissa R. George, DO is a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA specializing in blood banking & transfusion medicine. She graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Melissa R. George, DO is affiliated with Penn State Health.

Office Locations

500 University Drive
Hershey, PA 17033

1-800-233-4082

(717) 531-3803

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Therapeutic Apheresis

Patients who have blood disorders, certain kidney problems, metabolic disorders, or autoimmune disorders need to have components of their blood removed regularly to stay healthy. This procedure is called therapeutic apheresis. In therapeutic apheresis, the part of the blood that is causing symptoms is removed, and the remaining blood is returned to the body. While it does not cure disease, apheresis can reduce symptoms and keep patients healthier and more comfortable.

Therapeutic apheresis can be used to remove the following blood components:

Plasma, which is the clear fluid that makes up most of the blood. Often, removed plasma is replaced with donor plasma or saline to keep blood pressure stable.
Red blood cells, which cells carry oxygen. When red blood cells are removed, they are often replaced with donor cells to maintain oxygen levels.
White blood cells, which help fight infection. These are typically removed in patients with leukemia or patients with a high number of white blood cells.
Platelets, which help the blood to clot. If there are too many platelets in the blood, they are removed to avoid problems with bleeding.

In addition, apheresis is occasionally used to remove the small number of stem cells that circulate in the blood stream from bone marrow.

During the procedure, a tube is connected to a vein via a needle in the arm or, in patients who need frequent apheresis, a mainline catheter. The blood is pumped to a machine, where it spins in a centrifuge. Distinct components of blood spin to different areas on the centrifuge because of their specific characteristics, such as weight. After separation, the machine discards the targeted blood component and pumps the remaining blood back into the body.

Treatment can take several hours, and, depending on the diagnosis, may need to be repeated regularly. Apheresis is not particularly painful, but lower blood levels may cause temporary symptoms such as tingling in the fingers and toes, dizziness, or fatigue.

In The News

“"Plasma contains antibodies that may help patients being treated for COVID-19 recover," said Dr. Melissa George, interim chair of pathology at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.”—"Penn State Health begins using convalescent plasma to treat some COVID-19 patients", Philly Voice, April 2020

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Melissa R. George, DO had a list price for lab tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Melissa R. George, DO performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2012 were lab tests and apheresis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

apheresis	67
lab tests	177

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2013 were lab tests and apheresis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

apheresis	50
lab tests	188

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	12
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2014 were lab tests, apheresis and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

apheresis	49
cytology	14
lab tests	242

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	19
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2015 were lab tests, apheresis and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

apheresis	58
cytology	13
lab tests	369

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	366
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	614
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	50
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2016 were lab tests, apheresis and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

apheresis	74
cytology	16
lab tests	331

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	12
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	28
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2017 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

lab tests	310

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	31
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2018 were apheresis, lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

apheresis	72
cytology	11
lab tests	58

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	16
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2019 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

lab tests	94

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	11
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2020 were lab tests and apheresis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

apheresis	23
lab tests	35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	14
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2021 were lab tests and cytology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

cytology	12
lab tests	339

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	22
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA during 2022 were lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

lab tests	752

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	13
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	40
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated as a transfusion medicine specialist in Hershey, PA were lab tests, apheresis and cytology.

apheresis	56
cytology	13
lab tests	263

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	221
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	67
85 and over	22
Less than 65	48
65 to 74	111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Melissa R. George, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Melissa R. George, DO graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004. She completed residency at Thomas Jefferson University Affiliated Hospitals. She has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Affiliated Hospitals (2007)

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Melissa R. George, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Penn State Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Melissa R. George, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.	$143 Diagnostics $14	$129
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$21 INCIVEK $21

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$165

Biography

Dr. Melissa George sees patients in Hershey, PA. Her medical specialty is blood banking & transfusion medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. George include flow cytometry and therapeutic apheresis. Before completing her residency at a hospital affiliated with Thomas Jefferson University, Dr. George attended medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is professionally affiliated with Penn State Health.