Melissa Givens MD, MPH

Education

2013-2014:Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
Fairfax Family Practice/VCU
Fairfax, VA

2004-2006: UT School of Public Health
Dallas, TX
Degree: Masters of Public Health

2003-2005: Clinical Toxicology Fellowship
UTSW
Dallas, TX

2000-2003: Emergency Medicine Residency
SAUSHEC
San Antonio, TX

1997-1998: Family Medicine Internship
Dewitt Army Community Hospital
Fort Belvoir, VA

1993-1997: Uniformed Services University
Bethesda, MD
Degree: Doctor of Medicine

1988-1993: United States Military Academy (USMA)
West Point, New York
Concentration: Life Science
Degree: Bachelor of Science

Biography

Colonel (Ret) Melissa (Missy) Givens MD, MPH earned her BS at the United States Military Academy, her MD at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and her MPH at the University of Texas. She is board certified in Emergency Medicine with subspecialty training in Clinical Toxicology and Sports Medicine and certification as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist. She held various academic and operational assignments throughout her 25+ year Army career and completed several combat tours and deployments with both conventional and Special Operations Forces. Dr Givens has experience as an entrepreneur in the wellness and healthcare industry and enjoys leadership challenges in crisis situations. Dr. Givens is a proud mother of three daughters and a dog and has a passion for weightlifting and the outdoors.

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

Command Surgeon Special Operations Command Africa

Combat Deployments to OEF, Peacekeeping Deployment to Bosnia

Past President Government Services Chapter American College Emergency Physicians

Representative Bibliography

1) Givens M, Eklund K. Females Engaged in Elite Training Previously Only Open to Males: Exploring the Variables of Successful Outcomes. Military Medicine. 184(1); 2019:438-442.

2) Austin KA, Brown J, Givens M. Use of the TRH Stimulation Test to Assess Long Term Changes of Thyroid Function in an Olympic Athlete. Current Sports Medicine Reports 17(12);2018: 454-456.

3) Defeo D, Givens M. Integrating Chemical Biological, Radiologic, and Nuclear (CBRN) protocols into TCCC: Introduction of a conceptual model – TCCC+CBRN = (MARCHE)2. JSOM. 18(1);2018: 118-123.

4) Muck AE, Givens M, Goolsby C, et al. Emergency Physicians at War. West J EM. 19(3); 2018: 542-547.

5) Givens ML, Muck AE, Goolsby C. Battlefield to bedside: translating wartime innovation to civilian emergency medicine. AJEM. 35(11); 2017: 1746-1749.

6) Givens ML, Deuster PA, Kupchak B. CHAMP Symposium on Androgens, Anabolic Steroids, and Related Substances: What We Know and What We Need to Know. Military Medicine. 181(7); 2016: 680-686.

7) Givens ML, Deuster PA. Androgens and Androgen Derivatives: Science, myths, and theories explored from a Special Operations perspective. JSOM. 15(3); 2015: 98-104.

8) Givens ML, Verlo AR. MEDCAN – GRO Medical Capacity for African Nations – Growing Regional Operability: A Case Study in SOF Capacity Building. JSOM. 15(1); 2015: 105-112.

11) Delaney KA, Givens ML, Vohra RB. Use of RIFLE criteria to predict the severity and prognosis of acute kidney injury in emergency department patients with rhabdomyolysis. J Emerg Med. 42(4); 2012 Epub 2011 May 5.

14) Givens M, Sheppard G. Calcium Channel Blockers worksheet author. Morrison LJ, et al. Advanced Life Support: 2010 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations. Circulation. Volume 122[suppl 2]:S345-S421.