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Melanie H. Friedlander, MD

Accepting New Patients
23451 Madison Street, Suite 340
Torrance, CA 90505
27.7 miles away
Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, Los Angeles County
Speaks: English and Spanish
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

23451 Madison Street, Suite 340, Torrance, CA 90505

Insurances Accepted

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About Melanie H. Friedlander

Melanie H. Friedlander, M.D., F.A.C.S. is a doctor at Association of South Bay Surgeons in Torrance, California. Dr. Friedlander enjoys all aspects of general surgery, but her primary areas of focus are breast surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgery. She recently adopted an advanced, minimally invasive technique that reduces scar size in thyroid surgery. Dr. Friedlander is a member of the Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) and the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons. She developed and published many scientific studies in highly esteemed medical journals. These are some of the procedures / diseases that Doctor Friedlander treats: Abscess, Appendicitis, Adrenal, Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery, Biopsy, Breast Surgery, Cancer, Colon, Cyst, Gallbladder Surgery, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Stomach, Hernia Repair, Lipoma, Mass, Melanoma, Myopathy, Parathyroid, Radioguided Surgery, Spleen, Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping, Thyroid.

Internship

Yeshiva University Albert Einstein
1994

Fellowship

Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center

Medical School

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
1993

Residency

Montefiore Medical Center

Residency

Yeshiva University Albert Einstein
1999

Fellowship

Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
2000

Board Certifications
  • American Board of Surgery, Surgery (General Surgery)
Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
23451 Madison Street, Suite 340
Torrance, CA 90505

Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation
1360 West 6th Street, Suite 200
San Pedro, CA 90732

Medical Groups & Affiliations
Providence Affiliated Physicians, Los Angeles County

Affiliated Locations
Providence Little Company of Mary San Pedro Cancer Services
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance

Conditions and Procedures

  • Abdominal Abscess
  • Abdominal Adhesions
  • Abdominal Hernia
  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Abdominal Wall Defect
  • Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
  • Accessory Navicular
  • Appendectomy
  • Biliary Colic
  • Breast Biopsy
  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Surgery
  • Bursitis
  • Cartilage Injury
  • Cecostomy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Cholecystitis
  • Colonic Volvulus
  • Colorectal Disorders
  • Compartment Syndrome
  • Diaphragmatic Hernia
  • Duodenal Ulcer Surgery
  • Endoscopic Surgery
  • Epicondylitis
  • Epigastric Hernia
  • Femoral Hernia
  • Fine Needle Aspiration
  • Fistula Enterocutaneous
  • Fundoplication
  • Gallbladder Disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Surgery
  • Gluteal Injury
  • Hemorrhoids
  • Hernia
  • Hernia Repair
  • Heterotopic Ossification
  • Hiatal Hernia
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Hickman Catheter
  • Ileostomy
  • Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome
  • Incarcerated Hernia
  • Incision Drainage Abscess
  • Incisional Hernia
  • Inclusion Cyst
  • Infusaport Placement
  • Inguinal Hernia
  • Internal Hernia
  • Intestinal Fistula
  • Intestinal Infarction
  • Intestinal Obstruction
  • Intussusception
  • Joint Infection
  • Knee Instability
  • Laparoscopic Appendectomy
  • Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  • Laparoscopic Gastrostomy
  • Laparoscopic Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Laparoscopic Pancreatectomy
  • Laparoscopic Recurrent Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopic Splenectomy
  • Laparoscopic Toupet Fundoplication
  • Laparoscopic Treatment Of Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Laparoscopic Umbilical Herniorrhaphy
  • Laparoscopic Ventral Hernia Repair
  • Laparoscopy
  • Lateral Epicondylitis
  • Leg Mass
  • Ligament Injury
  • Lipomas
  • Lymph Node Biopsy
  • Lysis Of Adhesions
  • Mastectomy
  • Mechanical Complication Of Gastrostomy
  • Medial Epicondylitis
  • Mediports
  • Mesenteric Cyst
  • Mesenteric Mass
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Muscle Biopsy
  • Musculoskeletal Biopsy
  • Nonunion Fracture
  • Olecranon Bursitis
  • Orthopedic Infections
  • Osteochondral Lesions
  • Osteochondroma
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Osteonecrosis Of The Hip
  • Overuse Injury
  • Pancreaticobiliary Disease
  • Paracolostomy Hernia
  • Parastomal Hernia
  • Paratenonitis
  • Partial Splenectomy
  • Patellofemoral Syndrome
  • Pectoralis Major Tendon Injury
  • Peg (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
  • Peptic Ulcer Surgery
  • Perforation Of Gallbladder
  • Peridiverticular Abscess
  • Persistent Pain After Orthopedic Surgery
  • Pilar Cyst
  • Pilonidal Disease
  • Port
  • Portacath
  • Pyloroplasty
  • Quadrangular Space Syndrome
  • Radial Pseudarthrosis
  • Rectus Sheath Hernia
  • Recurrent Femoral Hernia
  • Recurrent Hernia
  • Reducible Hernia
  • Sentinel Node Biopsy
  • Sigmoid Volvulus
  • Skin Abscess
  • Skin Cancer
  • Small Bowel Biopsy
  • Small Bowel Obstruction
  • Soft Tissue Biopsy
  • Spigelian Hernia
  • Splenectomy
  • Splenic Anomalies
  • Splenic Cyst
  • Splenic Disease
  • Splenomegaly
  • Stomach Fistula
  • Subphrenic Abscess
  • Synovitis
  • Tenosynovitis
  • Thyroid Disorder
  • Thyroid Nodule
  • Trichilemmal Cyst
  • Umbilical Hernia
  • Varicose Veins
  • Ventral Hernia