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Melissa B. Jones

Jones

Melissa B. Jones

Email

mj9@bcm.edu

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Office)
2002 Holcombe Blvd.
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 578-4747
melissa.jones2@bcm.edu

Education

MD from Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Residency at University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Psychiatry
Clinical Fellowship at 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ
Houston, Texas, United States
Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry
Research Fellowship at Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Houston, Texas, United States
Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC)

Professional Statement

Dr. Jones is a clinician-scientist specializing in the assessment and treatment of emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and sleep-related manifestations of primary neurological disorders. Her current research focuses on the identification and treatment of sleep and other neuropsychiatric risk factors for neurodegeneration. She is a recipient of a VA Career Development Award investigating the effect of a medication approved for Parkinson's disease psychosis on sleep disturbances associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. She serves on the Education Committee and co-chairs the Sleep Neuropsychiatry Special Interest Group of the American Neuropsychiatric Association. As Associate Director of the Behavioral Neurology & Neuropsychiatry (BNNP) Fellowship at 91¹ú²úÊÓƵ, she developed the Program's clinical and didactic curriculum. Clinically, she initiated BNNP consultative clinical services at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center and aims to cultivate a transdisciplinary approach toward the management of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Jones MB, Agrawal R, Sharafkhaneh A, Bhatti G, Li R, Marsh L, Jorge R. " " J Clin Psychiatry. 2023 Nov 6; 84 : 23br14992.
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  • Jones MB, Gates R, Gibson L, Broadway D, Bhatti G, Tea J, Guerra A, Li R, Varman B, Elammari M, Jorge RE, Marsh L. " " Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2023 Nov ; 31 (11) : 978-990.
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  • Jones M, Corcoran A, Jorge RE. " " Handb Clin Neurol. 2019 ; 165 : 229-241.
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  • Jones M, Acion L, Jorge RE. " " Expert Rev Neurother. 2017 Jun ; 17 (6) : 631-640.
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Funding

Pimavanserin for Insomnia in Veterans with Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
#IK2CX002363-01A1
VA CSR&D Career Development Award

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