February 2, 2026– Cardiothoracic surgeon Melissa Levack, MD, joins the Palm Beach Health Network Physician Group. She is on staff at Delray Medical Center and Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center.
Dr. Levack is a cardiothoracic surgeon with a clinical focus on complex aortic and valve disease, including thoracic aortic surgery and contemporary approaches to aortic valve pathology. Her areas of interest span less-invasive strategies for proximal aortic operations, bicuspid aortic valve and aortopathy, and structural heart therapies that bridge surgical and transcatheter care, with extensive involvement in multidisciplinary decision-making and quality improvement efforts.
Throughout her career, Dr. Levack has held key leadership positions and has remained deeply engaged in research, with a strong publication record across leading surgical and cardiovascular journals. Her work includes outcomes research in proximal aortic surgery, valve and annular biomechanics, advanced cardiac imaging and 3D echocardiography modeling, and clinical studies relevant to contemporary valve interventions, including TAVR-focused research and registry analyses. She has earned numerous honors for clinical excellence and investigation, including major society awards and poster finalist recognition, and has presented her work nationally and internationally at prominent surgical and cardiology meetings…