MelissaMBlessingDO

Forensic/Autopsy, Neuropathology, Obstetrics & Perinatal Pathology, Pediatric Pathology

Clinical Assistant Professor / Deputy Medical Examiner

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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.

Boston 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

PubMed

Cell type transcriptional identities are maintained in culturedhuman brain tissue.
J P McGinnis, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Sai Mallannagari, Maria Camila Guevara, Benjamin D W Belfort
Biorxiv. 2024-12-20
Common AAV gene therapy vectors show indiscriminate transduction of living human brain cell types.
J P McGinnis, Joshua Ortiz-Guzman, Maria Camila Guevara, Sai Mallannagari, Benjamin D W Belfort
Biorxiv. 2024-11-15
2 citations
Myoepithelial tumors of soft tissue and bone in children and young adults: A clinicopathologic study of 40 cases occurring in patients ≤ 21 Years of age.
Suzanna J Logan, Carina A Dehner, Fatimah I Alruwaii, Nasir Ud Din, Damon R Olson
Human Pathology. 2024-07-01

Journal Articles

The Characteristics of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV)-Related Deaths: A Forensic Autopsy Data-Based Study
Melissa M Blessing, Peter T Lin, Forensic Science, Medicine, and Pathology
Characteristics of Spontaneous Spinal Cord Infarction and Proposed Diagnostic Criteria
Allen 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