Melanie Frances Molina MD MAS
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
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505 Parnassus AveSan Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-1037
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Summary
- Dr. Melanie Molina is an emergency medicine specialist based in San Francisco, CA. She graduated from Harvard Medical School in 2017 and completed her residency in emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School, from 2017 to 2021. Her research includes notable publications on health disparities and care practices within emergency department populations, as well as the promotion of vaccination. Dr. Molina is also involved in clinical trials aimed at promoting COVID-19 booster vaccinations in the emergency department.
Education & Training
Massachusetts General Hospital/Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2017 - 2021
Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 2017
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2021 - 2027
MA State Medical License 2019 - 2024
American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Clinical Trials
- PROmotion of COVID-19 BOOSTer VA(X)Ccination in the Emergency Department - PROBOOSTVAXED Start of enrollment: 2024 Jan 19
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Characterizing emergency clinician engagement with social drivers of health data among patients with opioid use disorder.Melanie F Molina, Samuel D Pimentel, Cynthia Fenton, Julia Adler-Milstein, Laura M Gottlieb
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. 2026-06-17 - Computable Structured Phenotype Versus Large Language Model Identification of Opioid Use Disorder Using Electronic Health Record Data.Melanie F Molina, Cynthia Fenton, Kathy T LeSaint, Samuel D Pimentel, Michael A Kohn
Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2026-06-12 - Up to Date Status and Acceptance of the Influenza Vaccine among a National Sample of Emergency Department Patients.Sanya Dhama, Rajesh Gulati, Shaokui Ge, Jesus Torres, Brian Chinnock
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2026-05-16
Press Mentions
Updated COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in ED Drives UptakeOctober 21st, 2025- When Is a Doctor Not a Doctor? Often, When Patients Address Women PhysiciansOctober 12th, 2022
- OPINION: Moral Tragedy Looms in Early Chaos of U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine DistributionJanuary 16th, 2021
Grant Support
- Using Clinical Decision Support to Provide Social Risk-Informed Care for Opioid Use Disorder in the Emergency DepartmentUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO2024–2029
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