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Melissa Larsen, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Salinas, CA

Melissa Larsen MD


Medical Director Ob-Gyn Associates of the Central Coast

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  • 250 San Jose StSalinas, CA 93901

  • Phone+1 831-758-8223

  • Fax+1 831-758-0547

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Education & Training

  • George Washington University
    George Washington UniversityResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1984 - 1988
  • Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
    Medical University of South Carolina College of MedicineResidency, Family Medicine, 1981 - 1984
  • Weill Cornell Medicine
    Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1981, MD
  • Smith College
    Smith CollegeBA, Biology, Magna cum Laude, 1973 - 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1994 - 2028
  • AZ State Medical License
    AZ State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2022 - 2024
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 1985 - 1998
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America’s Top Obstetricians and Gynecologists Consumer Research Council of America, 2007, 2008, 2011,, 2012
  • Outstanding Clinical Faculty Award Obstetrics and Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2009, 2010
  • American Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Community Scholar 2009

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Migration of the Proximal Pigment in the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii.  
    Larsen, M. and Olivo, R, Journal of Comparative Physiology
  • Workplace Observations: Key to a Good Occupational History.  
    Larsen, M., MD, Schuman, S., MD, and Hainer, B., MD, Journal of Family Practice
  • A Triple Gestation with an Acardiac Fetus.  
    Landy, H., MD, Larsen, J.W., MD, Larsen, M., MD, Weingold, A., MD, et al, Journal of Teratology

Abstracts/Posters

  • Compliance with 3 month verification of tubal occlusion in a primarily Latino community after insertion of Essure.
    Larsen, M., MD, Lujan, D., MD, Zwingman, A., Poursharif, B, MD, ACOG
  • Introduction of Hysteroscopic Sterilization Program at a California Public Teaching Hospital.
    Larsen, M., MD, Poursharif, B., MD and Lopez, J., MD, APGO Annual meeting

Lectures

  • Laparoscopy OSATS. 
    Kern Medical Center Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Thyroid Disease. 
    Kern Medical Center Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Hypertension. 
    Kern Medical Center Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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