Melissa Myers MD

Education

MD, VCU School of Medicine (2008-2012)
Emergency Medicine Residency, Madigan Army Medical Center (2012-2015)
Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasonography Fellowship (2015-2016)
MS Bioethics, Creighton University, anticipated summer 2025

Biography

Melissa Myers is the Course Director for Operation Bushmaster, as well as director for the USUHS Pre-Clerkship Ultrasound Curriculum. She teaches multiple courses at USUHS, including Reflective Practice and Medical Ethics. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. She earned her medical degree from the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine and completed a residency in Emergency Medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center, followed by a Fellowship in Emergency Ultrasound at the San Antonio Military Medical Center. She has published multiple peer reviewed articles on point of care ultrasound and medical ethics, and has worked as an Emergency Physician at multiple military and civilian Emergency Departments.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Course Director, Operation Bushmaster

Director, USUHS Pre-Clerkship Ultrasound Curriculum

Program Director, Brooke Army Emergency Medicine Advanced Emergency Medicine Ultrasography Fellowship

Representative Bibliography

Henderson, J., Cole, R., Hildreth, AF., Myers, M., Henderson, JJ., Shen, C. (2025) “The Benefits of Peer-led Experiential Learning in Military Medical Education: Reflections from Peer Educators” Military Medicine, in press.

Cheronis J, Cronan M, Nwaka D, Bradley M, Carlton PK Jr, Kozar R, McGahan J, Myers M, Powell E, Specht D. Development of computed echo tomography – an imaging breakthrough addressing the limitations of conventional ultrasound: a baseline imaging analysis for traumatic injuries. JACEP Open. [Forthcoming 2025].

Smith H, Myers M, Wagner A, Krick J. A scalpel, not a sword: the case for narrow medical sanctions. Am J Bioeth. 2025;25(4):22-24.

Giwa A, Myers M, Teaster P. In defense of the involvement of the medical profession in assisted dying. J Law Med Ethics. [Forthcoming].

Jeffers, Kr, Seshidar T, and Myers, M. Ultrasound of the Aorta. Emergency Medicine Clinics (2024).

Jeffers KL, Cohen J, Chin E, et al. Point of Care Ultrasounds Obtained by Novice Physician Assistant Residents (POCUS ON PAR). Mil Med. 2024;189(9-10):e2242-e2247. doi:10.1093/milmed/usae219Williams K, Doctor J, Jeffers K, Myers M. A Novel Low Cost Model for Point of Care Ultrasound Intussusception Practice. Cureus. 2024 16(5):e61016. Published 2024 May 24. 10.7759/cureus.61016

Jeffers K, Murdock B, Siemieniak S, Myers M. Novel Cost-Effective Model for Training Post-intubation Endotracheal Tube Placement Confirmation. Cureus. 2024;16(4):e57830. Published 2024 Apr 8. doi:10.7759/cureus.57830

Giwa, A. O., Myers, M., & Urdaneta, A. (2023). Ethics Between Individual Rights and Social Responsibilities. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 65(1), 28-30.

Myers, M. A., Chin, E. J., Billstrom, A. R., Cohen, J. L., Van Arnem, K. A., & Schauer, S. G. (2021). Ultrasound at the Role 1: An Analysis of After-Action Reviews from the Prehospital Trauma Registry. Medical Journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.), (PB 8-21-07/08/09), 20-24.

Myers, M., Billstrom, A., Cohen, J., & Curtis, R. (2021). Comparing the Sensitivity of a Low Frequency Versus a High Frequency Probe in the Detection of Pneumothorax in a Swine Model. Medical Journal (Fort Sam Houston, Tex.), (PB 8-21-07/08/09), 13-19.