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Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

7554 Hospital Drive Suite 303
Gloucester, VA 23061

(804) 693-3400

Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD is a general surgeon in Gloucester, VA specializing in general surgery.

Office Locations

Address:

7554 Hospital Drive Suite 303
Gloucester, VA 23061

In The News

“A $4.35 million wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in Gloucester County Circuit Court against Dr. Melvin W. Ressler, a surgeon who practices at Riverside Walter Reed Hospital.”—"Woman's death sparks lawsuit against Gloucester surgeon", The Virginian-Pilot, November 2010

abdominal surgery	10
catheterization	38
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	283
gastrointestinal procedures	170
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	160
open surgery	10
preventive care	69
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	58

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	427
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	47
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

abdominal surgery	10
catheterization	10
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	232
gastrointestinal procedures	125
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
minimally invasive procedures	115
open surgery	10
preventive care	61
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	31

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	38
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	159
gastrointestinal procedures	52
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
minimally invasive procedures	54
preventive care	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	248
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	84
Less than 65	90

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

hospital care	131
inpatient care	131

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	41

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

catheterization	8
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	18
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	49
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

hospital care	122
inpatient care	122

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	52
Dementia	25
Cancer	21

hospital care	110
inpatient care	110

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD treated as a general surgeon in Gloucester, VA were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	20
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	225
gastrointestinal procedures	119
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
minimally invasive procedures	112
open surgery	11
preventive care	57
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	141
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	58
85 and over	21
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	12
Dementia	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Melvin Wayne Ressler, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$138 INVANZ $127	ENTEREG $11
ACell, Inc.	$77 $77
Genentech USA, Inc.	$31 Perjeta $31
Mallinckrodt LLC	$23 OFIRMEV $23
Ethicon US, LLC	$22 Biosurgicals $22
Other	$88 SURGICAL $31	Synthetic Mesh $17	IONSYS $15	INVOS $15	Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $11