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Melanie Christine Goebel

Goebel

Melanie Christine Goebel, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Positions

Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
Associate Clinical Director
BCM-Houston AIDS Education and Training Center
Associate Program Director
BCM Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program

Education

MD from ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
05/2013 - Houston, Texas, United States
Residency at Duke University
08/2016 - Durham, North Carolina
Internal Medicine
BS from Trinity University
05/2008 - San Antonio, Texas, United States
Biology
Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine
06/2020 - Houston, TX
Infectious Diseases

Certifications

Board Certified in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Board Certified in Infectious Diseases
American Board of Internal Medicine

Professional Statement

Dr. Goebel is an infectious diseases physician, Assistant Professor of Medicine at ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine, and Associate Clinical Director of the ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine-Houston AIDS Education and Training Center (AETC). Her HIV expertise includes patient care and graduate medical education. As a clinician educator, she provides primary and specialty care to patients with HIV at Thomas Street Health Center (TSHC) and Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas. She is passionate about providing empathetic and quality care to underserved and vulnerable patient populations, including people with HIV. In her role with the AETC, Dr. Goebel leads the interprofessional education program, collaborating with interdisciplinary faculty from health professional programs across Houston. As an HIV physician and educator, she is interested in using education to improve the quality of care and achieve key clinical outcomes in HIV care, including rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy.

Websites

Selected Publications

  • Goebel MC, Trautner BW, Grigoryan L. " " Clin Microbiol Rev. 2021 Dec 15; 34 (4)
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  • Goebel MC, Trautner BW, Wang Y, et al. " " Am J Infect Control. 2020 May 8; 48 (11)
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Projects

ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine ECHO Facilitating Antiretroviral Start Earlier (BE FASTER) Program for Rapid Start
ÌÇÐÄÊÓÆµ of Medicine (01/2021 - present)
Study on the implementation of a virtual community of practice for rapid initiation of antiretroviral therapy

Memberships

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Infectious Diseases Society of America
American Medical Association
Texas Developmental Center for AIDS Research (TX D-CFAR)
Member (09/2021)

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