Departments & Divisions
Research
Clinical
Melissa J Frei-Jones, M.D., M.S.C.I
Associate Professor
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, bone marrow failure syndromes and bleeding disorders. She serves as the Medical Director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Program and the South Texas Hemophilia Treatment Center and is active in undergraduate medical education as the Child Health Discipline Coordinator as well as teaching 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 and national level, she serves on the Texas Department of Health Newborn Screening Advisory Committee and the Sickle Cell Task Force as well as the American Society of Hematology-Oncology Hemoglobinopathy Special Interest Group and as an adjunct member of the the Indiana Sickle Cell Advisory Board.
-
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 Present - Associate Professor - UT Health San Antonio
- 2018 to Present - 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
-
Research & Grants
-
Clinical
Sickle Cell Disease, Hemoglobinopathies
Bone Marrow Failure syndromes
Bilingual - Spanish
Board Certifications
- 2009 - Pediatric Hematology Oncology
- 2005 - Pediatrics