The People

About Dr. Melissa Tepe

EDUCATION: FOCUS Impact Fellowship, St. Louis, MO, 2018-2019 Equity In Health Care and Workforce Development– Medical Assistant Retention Washington University Department of OB/GYN Residency Program, St. Louis, MO Residency Completion, June 2009 Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY MD 2005 Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, New York, NY MPH 2004, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health Yale University, New Haven, CT BS 1999, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

WORK EXPERIENCE: Affinia Healthcare, Vice President/Chief Medical Officer, 2014 – Present Affinia Healthcare/Grace Hill Health Centers, Attending OB/GYN, 2009- Present OB/GYN Clinical Faculty at Washington University/Barnes Jewish Hospital, 2009-Present MERCK Nexplanon Training Faculty, 2018- Present

COMMITTEES: MO Health Net Provider Engagement Committee, 2019 Alive &Well Communities, Trauma Informed Care Health Leaders Work Group, 2018- Present Women &Infants Clinical Operations Review, Barnes Hospital, 2018-Present Missouri Hospital Association Maternal Mortality Learning Collaborative, 2018- Present Barnes Staff Council, Physician Member, 2018 – Present Logan University’s Master of Science in Nutrition and Human Performance Advisory Board, 2018- Present Urban High Risk OB Telehealth ECHO, Clinical Expert Panelist, 2018 – Present Raising St. Louis Physician Advisory Board, 2018 – Present Enhanced Centering Pregnancy, Clinical Chair, 2016- Present Missouri Family Health Council, Clinical Supply and Training Subcommittee, 2018 Missouri Primary Care Association, Conference Planning Committee, 2017-2018 Missouri Health Plus, Credentialing Committee Chairperson, 2017- Present Barnes Jewish Hospital Credentialing and Privileging Committee, 2015-Present Integrated Health Network Academic Community Partnership Committee, 2015 – Present Washington University Gynecology Quality Improvement Committee, 2014-Present Missouri Family Health Council, Clinical Supply and Training Subcommittee, 2018 Missouri Primary Care Association, Conference Planning Committee, 2017-2018

MEDICAL LICENSURE: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certified, FACOG, 2011 to Present Missouri – Fully Licensed Medical Practitioner

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP: American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2005- Present Mound City Medical Forum, Member, 2007-2009, 2018-Present Saint Louis Gynecological Society, Member, 2005 – 2009

RESEARCH: Affinia Healthcare, St. Louis, MO PI/Mentor: Implementation of an Innovative Model for Multidisciplinary, Team-Based Pain Management Services in the Primary Care Setting. 2019 Washington University Department of OB/GYN, Mentor: Jeffrey Peipert, MD, MPH, MHA, St. Louis, MO PI: Retrospective, cohort study investigating the actual receipt of postpartum DMPA before and after a policy change of routinely giving DMPA prior to hospital discharge versus at a two week postpartum visit in postpartum, breastfeeding women desiring DMPA as their postpartum method of contraception. 2007-2009 Columbia University Department of OB/GYN, Mentor: Carolyn Westhoff, MD, MSc, New York, NY Researcher: Designed and piloted an interviewer based, cross-sectional questionnaire describing the demographics, attitudes, and behaviors of women seeking pregnancy testing at the Family Planning Center in New York, NY, in areas such as unplanned pregnancy, contraception use and misuse, misoprostol, emergency contraception, and folic acid. 2004 Yale Department of Psychology, Mentor: Peter Salovey, PhD, New Haven, CT Interviewer: Interviewed low income women regarding sexual and drug use history and presented a video on HIV/AIDS to research the framing of HIV/AIDS educational materials. 1999 Yale University Student Laboratories, Kenneth Nelson, PhD, New Haven, CT Research Volunteer: Screened for NMDAR1, a receptor for the neurotransmitter Glutamate in the brain of Rana pipiens, using PCR and gel electrophoresis. 1997-1999

PUBLICATIONS: Tidwell B, Moore C, Tepe M. Implementation of an Innovative Model for Multidisciplinary, Team-Based Pain Management Services in the Primary Care Setting. Poster Presentation. National Association of Community Health Centers Community Health Expo. 2019 Tepe M, Mestad R, Secura G, Allsworth JE, Madden T, Peipert JF (2010). Association between tampon use and choosing the contraceptive vaginal ring. Obstetrics and Gynecology 115(4): 735-9. PMID: 20308832 Peipert J, Stamilio D, Allsworth J, Jungheim E, Tepe M. Who Chooses Emergency Contraception: A Study by Rocca et al.  AJOG 2007;196 (1) : 90e1-91e5.  Tepe M. The 5-Minute OB/GYN Clinical Consult Chapter on Endometritis. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Philadelphia.  In Press (Paula J. Hillard, MD, Editor)   Tepe M. Review of First Aid for the Obstetrics and Gynecology Boards. Doody’s Review Service (on-line). Available:  HYPERLINK “https://owa.wudosis.wustl.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.doody.com” \t “_blank” http://www.doody.com. 2006. Tepe, Melissa. “Mountains Beyond Mountains: Healing the World: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer.” Einstein Journal of Biology & Medicine 21 (2005): 95-6. Apanovitch AM, McCarthy D, Salovey P. Using message framing to motivate HIV testing among low-income, ethnic minority women. Health Psychology. 2003 Jan;22(1):60-7. – Acknowledgement section

HONORS/AWARDS: Dr Corinne Walentik Provider Award, Generate Health, 2017 Missouri Primary Care Quality Award for Affinia Healthcare, 2015, 2018 DeSales Better Neighborhood Award, St Louis, MO, 2012 Dedication and Service to the St. Louis Community, 17th Ward, St. Louis, MO, 2011 & 2012 Chief Resident Award, Washington University OB/GYN Dept, 2009 Excellence in Medical Student Teaching, Washington University OB/GYN Dept, 2009 Second Year Resident Award for Excellence in Office Based Practice, Washington University OB/GYN, Residency, 2007 Excellence in Laparoscopic Skills, Washington University OB/GYN Residency, 2007 Alpha Omega Alpha, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2005 American Medical Women’s Association Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Citation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2005 Mailman School of Public Health Macy Scholarship, Columbia University, 2003 Full tuition scholarship presented to 12 medical students per year after third year at a New York City medical school. Selected students were eligible to complete the 45 credit program in one year. Tamara L. Bolin, MD, Scholarship, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 2003 Albert Einstein’s premier acknowledgement of a third year medical student, awarded to one student per year, in recognition of exceptional confluence of character and academic achievement.

PRESENTATIONS: BESt Pharmacy Institute, St Louis College Of Pharmacy, 2019 Advancing Maternal Health Equity, Integrated Health Network, 2019 ARCHS’ Community Health Forum, St Louis Community College, 2019 Junior League of St. Louis, 366 Infant Mortality Panel, 2019 Trauma Informed Care in Practice, MPCA Conference 2018 Cervical Cancer Screening Best Practices, MPCA Conference, 2016 Introduction to Community Health Centers in St. Louis, MO Washington University Internal Medicine Residents, 2016- Present Washington University Hospitalists, 2017 Washington University OB/GYN Interns, 2015-Present St. Louis University Family Medicine Residents, 2016 ATSU, Missouri School of Dentistry and Oral Health, 3rd Year Students, 2017-Present

OTHER: Botanical Heights Neighborhood Association, Playground Lead/Member, 2012-Present Garden District Commission, Board Member, St. Louis, MO, 2013-Present Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Council Member, St. Louis, MO, 2015-2017