Melissa Fair Wellons MD
Diabetes, Gonad Disorders & Reproductive, Lipid Metabolism
Assistant Professor
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3601 The Vanderbilt ClinicNashville, TN 37232
Phone+1 615-936-2000
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Education & Training
University of Alabama Medical CenterFellowship, Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, 2008 - 2010- University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2005
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
TN State Medical License 2012 - 2026
AL State Medical License 2003 - 2020
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine- American Board of Internal Medicine Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The menopausal transition and multiple physiologic measures of early brain health in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study.Muna J Tahir, Yang Xie, Ilya M Nasrallah, Martine Elbejjani, Melissa F Wellons
Menopause. 2025-01-01 - The prospective association of cellular markers of biological aging with menopause in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults Study.Duke Appiah, Melissa F Wellons, Pamela J Schreiner, Eli Puterman, Lifang Hou
Menopause. 2025-01-01 - 1 citationsTrajectories of depressive symptoms in a population-based cohort of Black and White women from late reproductive age through the menopause transition: a 30-year analysis.Diana A Chirinos, Zhe Yin, Pamela J Schreiner, Duke Appiah, Melissa F Wellons
Menopause. 2024-12-01
Other
- Benefits and risks of caffeine and caffeinated beveragesWellons MF, Kabagambe EK
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/benefits-and-risks-of-caffeine-and-caffeinated-beverages
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-02-27
Press Mentions
Obesity Significantly Increased Heart Failure Risk Among Women with Late MenopauseApril 13th, 2022
New Clinics Expand Women’s Health ServicesFebruary 7th, 2019
USPSTF Nixes HRT for Preventing Chronic DiseaseDecember 13th, 2017- Join now to see all
Grant Support
- Increased Cardiovacular Risk And Early Natural Menopause In A Biracial CohortNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2008–2011
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