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Melissa Jones, M.D.
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Melissa Jones, M.D.
Staff Neuropsychiatrist, Mental Health Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Menninger Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine
Investigator, South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)
Email: Melissa.Jones10@va.gov
Email: Melissa.Jones2@bcm.edu
Phone: 713-578-4747
Research Interests
- The identification and treatment of neuropsychiatric and sleep-related risk factors for neurodegeneration
- Rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder diagnosis and prognosis, particularly in patients with psychiatric comorbidities
- Neuropsychiatric and sleep disturbances associated with acquired brain injuries.
Education
- Houston VA Advanced Fellowship in Research, South Central Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, 07/2016-07/2018
- Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 07/2015-06/2016
- Psychiatry Residency, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 06/2011-06/2015
- Doctor of Medicine, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 08/2007-05/2011
- Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences (Summa Cum Laude), University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 08/2003-04/2007
Awards and Activities
- Sidney R. Baer Career Development Award, American Neuropsychiatric Association, 03/2021
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine Foundation Young Investigator Research Forum Travel Award, 04/2020
- Winifred B. Steward Memorial Award for Excellence in Psychiatry, Drexel University College of Medicine, 05/2011
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