Melanie Barnard, MD
About me
Melanie Barnard, MD, is an assistant professor of clinical surgery in the Department of Surgery at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of Medicine. Her practice includes general surgery, and she has special interest in hernia repair, gallbladder surgery, gastrointestinal endoscopy and breast cancer.
Barnard completed her surgical residency at SIU School of Medicine. She graduated from the Medical College of Georgia in 2014.
She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery. Her professional affiliations include the American College of Physicians, American College of Colorectal Surgery, American College of Surgery and Association of Women Surgeons.
Gender
Education & training
Specialties
Treatments & procedures
Insurances accepted
- Aetna
- BCBS
- Blue Cross Blue Shield IL MMAI
- Cigna
- Consociate Care PPO
- Corvel
- Coventry of Illinois
- DSCC
- HAMP
- HAMP Decatur HMO
- HAMP HMO
- HAMP Public Exchange HMO
- Healthlink
- HFN
- Humana
- Humana Behavioral Health
- IL Medicaid
- IL Medicaid Early Intervention
- LHI
- LifeServices EAP
- Live 360 Health Choices
- Live 360 MAHP
- Magellan
- Medicaid Aetna
- Medicaid BS Community Options
- Medicaid Illini Care
- Medicaid YouthCare
- Medicare
- Meridian
- MHNet
- MO Medicaid
- Molina Healthcare
- PHAI
- PHCS
- Preferred Plan
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
Appointments
SIU Medicine strongly encourages all patients to verify coverage, benefits and which providers are considered in-network with their individual health plan. SIU Medicine is home to more than 300 health care providers ready to serve you and your family. SIU Medicine accepts a wide variety of governmental and non-governmental health plans to serve our community. This list includes plans that each respective SIU Medicine entity is currently participating.
Clinical locations
Hospital privileges
- HSHS St. John's Hospital, Springfield, IL
- Memorial Health, Springfield IL