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Melissa Ponder, MD, Emergency Medicine, Corpus Christi, TX, Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital

MelissaPonderMD

Emergency Medicine Corpus Christi, TX

Emergency Medicine Physician

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Summary

  • I am a board-eligible Emergency Physician with experience in hospital-based community and academic centers, single-coverage rural emergency departments and free-standing emergency departments.

Education & Training

  • CHRISTUS Health/Texas A&M College of Medicine/Spohn Hospital
    CHRISTUS Health/Texas A&M College of Medicine/Spohn HospitalResidency, Emergency Medicine, 2018 - 2021
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at LubbockInternship, Preliminary Year, 2017 - 2018
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 2017

Certifications & Licensure

  • TX State Medical License
    TX State Medical License 2020 - 2024
  • American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Chief Resident Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2020-2021
  • Award for Dedication and Enthusiasm in Resident Leadership Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2020-2021
  • Emergency Medicine Outstanding Senior Resident, Medical Student Teaching Award Christus Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program, 2020-2021
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Abstracts/Posters

  • Racial Disparity Research Articles Were Uncommon in Long-standing Emergency Medicine Journals for 2009 and 2019
    Melissa Ponder, MD; K Tom Xu, MD PhD; Amber Neugebauer, DO MBA; Michael Miller, MD; Shani Italiya, DO; Roman Torres, EdD; Peter Richman, MD MBA, SAEM Virtual Meeting 2021, TCEP Virtual Research Forum 2021, 2021

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations