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Melissa J Frei-Jones, M.D., M.S.C.I
Professor/Clinical
Fellowship Program Director
Dr. Frei-Jones joined the Department of Pediatrics after completing her Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship in 2008. She practices as a primary hematologist specialzing in red blood cell disorders and vascular anomalies. She serves as the Medical Director of the South Texas Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Program and the Comprehensive Vascular Anomaly Program and is active in undergraduate medical education in the Hematology Module in the MS1 curriculum. She had been the Fellowship Program Director for the Division of Hematology-Oncology since 2012. On a state level, she serves as the Chair of the Texas Department of Health Newborn Screening Advisory Committee and as a member of the Sickle Cell Task Force. Nationally, she is the Vice-Chair of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Education Committee and is a member of the American Board of Pediatrics, Subboard of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology as item writer for the initial certifying exam and MOC.
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Professional Background
Education
- 2008 - MSCI - Washington University in St. Louis
- 2002 - MD - Medicine - UTSouthwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
- 1998 - BS - Biology - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
- 1998 - BA - Latin American Studies - Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
Training
- 2012 - Clinical Safety and Effectiveness Program - Cohort 11 - UT Health San Antonio
- 2008 - Fellowship - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology - St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
- 2005 - Residency - Pediatrics - UTSouthwestern Medical School/Children's Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Appointments
- 2008 to 2014 - Assistant Professor - UT Health San Antonio
- 2014 to 2023 - Associate Professor - UT Health San Antonio
- 2023 to present - Professor - UT Health San Antonio
- 2018 to 2022 - Child Health Discipline Coordinator - UT Health, Undergraduate Medical Education
- 2012 to Present - Fellowship Program Director - UT Health San Antonio
- 2017 to Present - Holder, Greehey Pediatric Fellowship in Hematology-Oncology - UT Health San Antonio
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Research & Grants
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Clinical
Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathies
Bone Marrow Failure syndromes
Bilingual - Spanish
Board Certifications
- 2009 - Pediatric Hematology Oncology
- 2005 - Pediatrics