Melissa Nancy Loja, MD
Vascular Surgery
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18+
- Older Adult >65
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleAbout Melissa Nancy Loja
Professional Statement
I grew up always wanting to be a doctor. I don't know where that came from but I put a lot of stock into the fact that my mom made sure I had female physicians and I could relate to it and see myself in that field.
In medical school, I thought I wanted to specialize in head and neck cancers and earned a master's degree in research, looking at oral cancers. Ultimately, though, I felt like it was't the right choice for me so I turned to vascular surgery. It is a fascinating field that allows for using creative techniques to help people.
In my specialty, I provide minimally invasive surgeries to help with arterial disease — that is the vessels outside of the heart. So I can put stents in arteries in the lower extremities, for example. It is using minimally invasive techniques to fix complex issues.
I love what I do. I am able to cater to the desires and needs of each individual patient and design a plan for that person. The field is limitless. I help patients dealing with everything from dialysis to placing stents in clogged arteries.
I like to get to know my patients one-on-one. I want to know their family and their interests so I can understand their goals and needs and tailor more care to that.
For me, it all comes down to patient-centered care. I approach each patient with no preconceived notions. No one in my family was in medicine so I use the lessons I learned as a teen working at an ice cream shop — it's all about the focus on customer service. And I try to be the kind of doctor I would want.
I want to be someone my patients can connect with and who they are comfortable with so that they can ask me any question. To do that, requires establishing trust and have a working relationship. When I am not working, I like hiking and biking and spending time with family - and skiing in the winter. I just try to stay active.
Physician Practice Organization
NorthBay Health
Northbay Health Patient Stories
Mayo Clinic Partnership
Professional Memberships
American College of SurgeonsSociety of Vascular SurgerySociety for Clinical Vascular SurgeryCascular and Endovascular Surgery SocietySociety of Vascular UltrasoundAlpha-Omega-Alpha Honors Society
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Locations
- NorthBay Health Heart and Vascular: Fairfield
- 2458 Hilborn Road, Fairfield, CA 94534
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- phone: 707-646-4400
Clinical Interests
Complex Limb Preservation Treatment, Complex Endovascular Aortic Repair, Carotid Endarterectomy, Dialysis Access Creation, Peripheral Vascular Disease Treatment, Varicose Veins RemovalExpertise
Education
- Residency: UC Davis School Of Medicine, Vascular Surgery, 2017
- Medical Education: University of California Davis, School of Medicine, 2012
Board Certifications
- Vascular Surgery: American Board of Surgery, 2019
Insurance
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross HMO (specialty referral only)
- Anthem MediBlue Access (PPO) Medicare Advantage
- Anthem MediBlue Dual Access (PPO D-SNP)(Medicare/Medi-Cal)
- Anthem Medical Local Preferred Provider Organization (LPPO). (Out-of-state Blue Cross/Blue Shield Medicare Advantage PPO)
- Anthem Medicare Preferred PPO Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- Brand New Day Medicare Advantage Plan (specialty referral only)
- CalPERS: Anthem Blue Cross Traditional HMO
- CalPERS: PERS Platinum (PPO) and PERS Gold (PPO)
- CHAMPVA
- Compass Rose Plan
- Covered California: Anthem Blue Cross PPO
- Covered California: Blue Shield HMO
- Covered California: Western Health Advantage
- FEHB: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
- GEHA PPO Plans
- Health Smart POS
- Health Smart PPO
- Medi-Cal
- Medicare
- Partnership HealthPlan of CA (Currently not accepting new patients for Primary Care)
- TRICARE (includes TRICARE for Life)
- UnitedHealthcare AARP Medicare Advantage Choice (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare AARP Medicare Advantage Focus (HMO-POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Employer Retiree Medicare Advantage Plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage Assure (HMO)
- Western Health Advantage
- Western Health Advantage MyCare & MyCare Plus
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
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