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Melissa Bunke, MD, Internal Medicine, Columbia, SC

MelissaBunkeMD

Internal Medicine Columbia, SC

Hospital Medicine/Hospitalist

Hospitalist

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  • Office

    1801 Sunset Dr
    Columbia, SC 29203
    Phone+1 803-434-4153
    Fax+1 803-434-4160

Summary

  • Special interest in POCUS with plans to pursue a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine in the near future.

Education & Training

  • Prisma Health-Midlands/University of South Carolina School of Medicine-Columbia
    Prisma Health-Midlands/University of South Carolina School of Medicine-ColumbiaFellowship, Ultrasound, 2022 - 2023
  • Baton Rouge General
    Baton Rouge GeneralResidency, Internal Medicine, 2019 - 2022
  • American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
    American University of the Caribbean School of MedicineClass of 2019, M.D.
  • College of Charleston
    College of CharlestonB.S., Exercise Science, 2006 - 2008
  • Hanover College
    Hanover CollegePlanned B.S. prior to transfer, Exercise Science, 2004 - 2006

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2023 - 2025
  • SC State Medical License
    SC State Medical License 2022 - 2025
  • LA State Medical License
    LA State Medical License 2019 - 2022

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • A Strange Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Colitis in an Immunocompetent Patient  
    Polman J, Bunke M, Mahat R, Lamendola O, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 10/2021
  • A Gut Feeling: A Case of an Obstructing Pulmonary Mass Related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease  
    Bunke M, Polman J, Godke J, Tati V, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 10/2021
  • A Rare Case of Proximal Intestinal Obstruction from Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome  
    Gaddam A, Polman J, Bunke M, The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 10/2020
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Persistent Dyspnea in the Setting of Diffuse Alveolar-Septal Amyloidosis - A Case of Wild-type Transthyretin Amyloidosis Diagnosed with Lung Biopsy.
    Bunke M R, Thompson F R, Scott S M, Rhinehart G, Fakhry M F., American College of Chest Physicians Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, 10/10/2023
  • Renal Artery Thrombosis as the Rare Cause of Acute Abdominal Pain: A Case Report.
    Guttman A, Haskell R, and Bunke M., University of South Carolina Annual Institutional Research Symposium, Columbia, SC, 4/21/2023
  • Split Spleen: A Case for Serial Point-of-Care Ultrasound in a Hospitalized Patient.
    Bunke M, Vacca D, and Barron K., University of South Carolina Annual Institutional Research Symposium, Columbia, SC, 4/21/2023
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