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Office
Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Melissa Blessing is a pathologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine. She received her medical degree from A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona and has been in practice 5 years. She specializes in pediatric pathology, neuropathology and forensic/autopsy pathology. She has a particular interest in Rapid Autopsy for pediatric oncologic research, and sudden unexpected death in infants and children. She has more than 20 publications and over 250 citings.
Education & Training
Children's HospitalFellowship, Pediatric Pathology, 2019 - 2020
Harris County Institute of Forensic SciencesFellowship, Forensic Pathology, 2018 - 2019
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Fellowship, Neuropathology, 2016 - 2018- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2012 - 2016
A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in ArizonaClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
TX State License 2020 - 2025
MN State License 2013 - 2024
MA State License 2019 - 2020
PA State License 2018 - 2018
AZ State License 2015 - 2016- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
- American Board of Pathology Neuropathology
- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Forensic
- American Board of Pathology Pathology - Pediatric
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsPrimary spinal intramedullary anaplastic ganglioglioma in a pediatric patient.Huy Dang, Abdul Basit Khan, Nisha Gadgil, Marc Prablek, Frank Y Lin, Melissa M Blessing, Guillermo Aldave, David Bauer> ;Surgical Neurology International. 2023 Jan 1
- Eosinophilic pustule smear in the diagnosis of pediatric post-transplant eosinophilic folliculitis.Lauren Pupa, Melissa M Blessing, Raegan Hunt> ;Pediatric Dermatology. 2023 Mar 1
- 3 citationsMimics of Pediatric Small Vessel Primary Angiitis of the Central Nervous System.Coral M Stredny, Melissa M Blessing, Vivian Yi, Morgan E Ryan, Bo Zhang, Isaac H Solomon, Sanjay P Prabhu, Sanda Alexandrescu, Mark P Gorman> ;Annals of Neurology. 2023 Jan 1
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Journal Articles
- The Characteristics of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)-Related Deaths: A Forensic Autopsy Data-Based StudyMelissa M Blessing, Peter T Lin, Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
- Characteristics of Spontaneous Spinal Cord Infarction and Proposed Diagnostic CriteriaAllen J Aksamit, Karl N Krecke, Giuseppe Lanzino, Alejandro A Rabinstein, J D Bartleson, Melissa M Blessing, Nicholas L Zalewski, Timothy J Kaufmann, Brian G Weinshenk..., JAMA
Hospital Affiliations
Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
Houston Methodist HospitalHouston, Texas
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