References:
- Amitava Dasgupta, PhD, Melissa Hovanetz, MD, Margaret Olsen, BS, Alice Wells, MT(ASCP) and Jeffrey K. Actor, PhD. Drug-Herb Interaction: Effect of St John's Wort on Bioavailability and Metabolism of Procainamide in Mice. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, volume 131, number 7 July 2007: 1094–1098.
- Melissa L. Stanton, MD and L. Maximilian Buja, MD. Clinical presentation and patterns of lymphocytic myocarditis: The challenge of establishing a viral etiology. Poster presentation at the College of American Pathologists (CAP) 2007 meeting, Chicago, IL, October 2007.
- Melissa L. Stanton, MD, Philip T Cagle, MD, Mary Schwartz, MD and Timothy C Allen, MD JD. Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Trachea. Podium presentation at the Pulmonary Pathology Society Biannual meeting, Santa Fe, NM, June 2007.
- Melissa S. Hovanetz, MD and L. Maximilian Buja, MD. Lymphocytic myocarditis: A potentially fatal diagnostic dilemma. Poster presentation at the Texas Society of Pathology (TSP) 2007 meeting, Fort Worth, TX, January 2007.
- Melissa L Stanton, Michael T Deavers, Anais Malpica, Xiuzhen Duan. Histopathologic features and clinical outcomes of uterine leiomyomas in pregnancy. Poster presentations at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) 2008 Annual Meeting, Denver CO, and Texas Society of Pathology 2008 Meeting, Houston, TX.
- Melissa L. Stanton, Michelle E. Rodriguez, Robert E Brown, Xiuzhen Duan. Morphoproteomic evidence of an activated and overexpressed mTOR pathway in endometrial carcinoma. Poster presentations at the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) 2008 Annual Meeting, Denver CO, and Texas Society of Pathology 2008 Meeting, Houston, TX.
Melissa Stanton, MD
Resident PGY-4
AP/CP
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Melissa.L.Stanton@uth.tmc.edu
Education:
- Undergraduate Education: Lamar University – 1999
- Medical Education: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston – 2005
Leadership Positions:
- CAP Resident Delegate, 2007-2009
- Chief Resident – 2008-2009
Areas of interest and future fellowship plans:
- Selective (surgical) pathology fellowship - MD Anderson, 2008-2009
- Special interests - breast and genitourinary pathology
I was fascinated by autopsy pathology as a teenager, but it wasn’t until I shadowed pathologists in medical school that I understood the scope of hospital-based pathology. Although I miss seeing patients, we as pathologists still take an active, albeit indirect, role in patient care. I enjoy interacting with clinicians when they come by the sign-out room for results of a patient’s biopsy or when a surgeon comes to the frozen section room anxious to see what we find. I chose UT-Houston for my residency training because of the various rotations at all the various hospitals—Hermann, LBJ, St. Luke’s, MD Anderson and now, Methodist. Each hospital has a unique patient population, and we get a well-rounded experience by the opportunities afforded at each one. I also saw the tight-knit relationships formed among the UT residents, and I realized we need to enjoy each other’s company if we’re going to be in this together for 4+ years!! I’m now in my 4th year, and I have absolutely loved my experience so far.
