Melissa Whitworth, M.D. Titles and Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor School Medical School Department Radiology You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Melissa Whitworth, M.D., M.P.H., is an Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Community Radiology Division. Dr. Whitworth holds a bachelor's degree in English literature from the University of Arizona in Tucson, where she graduated magna cum laude. She received her medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, while simultaneously earning a master's of public health degree in health sector management from the university's School of Public Health. Prior to receiving radiology residency training at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, she completed a fellowship program in magnetic resonance imaging. Afterwards, she received advanced training through a fellowship program in body imaging at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland. Dr. Whitworth is board certified by the American Board of Radiology. Before joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020, Dr. Whitworth spent 17 years in private practice. She is an active member of the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, Texas Medical Association, and Texas Radiological Society. Education Other Post Graduate Training Tulane University School of Public Health (1996), Health Sector Management Medical School Tulane University School of Medicine (1996) Internship University of Tennessee Health Science Center (1997), Surgery Fellowship Methodist University Hospital (1998), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mri) Residency University of Tennessee/Methodist Healthcare-Memphis Hospitals (2002), Diagnostic Radiology Fellowship Oregon Health and Science University (2003), Body Imaging Publications Efficacy of a novel synthetic material to close exposed fascial defects Aliabadi-Wahle S, Cnota MA, Choe EU, Jacob JT, Flint LM, Ferrara JJ Southern medical journal 1998 Aug 91 733-738 Development of a novel synthetic material to close abdominal wall defects Cnota MA, Aliabadi-Wahle S, Choe EU, Jacob JT, Flint LM, Ferrara JJ American Surgeon 1998 64 415-418 Comparison of novel synthetic materials with traditional methods to repair exposed abdominal wall fascial defects Aliabadi-Wahle S, Cnota M, Choe E, Jacob JT, Flint LM, Ferrara JJ Journal of Investigative Surgery 1998 11 97-104 Results 1-3 of 3 1 Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Radiology Radiological Society of North America Texas Medical Association Texas Radiological Society
