
Michael Melia, MD
Infectious Diseases
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Michael Melia
Professional Titles
- Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program
- Associate Program Director for Coaching and Faculty Engagement, Osler Medical Residency
Primary Academic Title
Associate Professor of Medicine
Background
Dr. Michael T. Melia is an Associate Professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. His areas of clinical expertise include general infectious diseases, HIV and Lyme disease. He serves as the Director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Program.
After receiving his medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine, Dr. Melia completed his internal medicine residency, infectious diseases fellowship, and chief medical residency at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He joined the Johns Hopkins faculty in 2008.
Dr. Melia's academic and research interests center around medical education and coaching in medicine. He is the current Chair of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice and is a past Chair of the IDSA Training Program Directors' Committee.
In 2015, Dr. Melia was recognized with the Outstanding Achievement in Teaching Award from the Institute for Excellence in Education at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Research Interests
medical education, coaching in medicine
Research Summary
Dr. Melia's academic and research interests center around medical education and coaching in medicine. He is the current Chair of the IDSA Medical Education Community of Practice and is a past Chair of the IDSA Training Program Directors' Committee.
Selected Publications
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Gardiner CP, Desrochers L, Finn K, McDonald F, Melia M, Melfe M, Stead W. Paying for Parenthood: Understanding Parental Leave Policies in ID Fellowship. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2024 Jan 4, ofad685, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad685.
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Nematollahi S, Tackett S, Grieb S, Laracy JC, Belcher A, Marr KA, Shoham S, Avery RK, Melia MT. Teaching Everyone Everywhere All at Once: Leveraging Social Media to Implement a Multisite Fungal Diagnostics Curriculum. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 22;10(12): ofad594, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad594. PMID: 38088978.
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Luther VP, Barsoumian AE, Konold VJL, Vijayan T, Balba G, Benson C, Blackburn B, Cariello P, Perloff S, Razonable R, Acharya K, Azar MM, Bhanot N, Blyth D, Butt S, Casanas B, Chow B, Cleveland K, Cutrell JB, Doshi S, Finkel D, Graber CJ, Hazra A, Hochberg NS, James SH, Kaltsas A, Kodiyanplakkal PL, Lee M, Marcos L, Mena Lora AJ, Moore CC, Nnedu O, Osorio G, Paras ML, Reece R, Salas NM, Sanasi-Bhola K, Schulta S, Serpa JA, Shnekendorf R, Weisenberg S, Wooten D, Zuckerman R, Melia M, Chirch LM. Inclusion, Diversity, Access and Equity in Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training: Tools for Program Directors. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2023 May 27, ofad289, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad289.
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Kobayashi T, Higgins Y, Melia MT, Auwaerter PG. Mistaken Identity: Many Diagnoses are Frequently Misattributed to Lyme Disease. Am J Med. 2021;135:503-11.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2021.10.040. PMID: 34861197.
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Keller SC, Nassery N, Melia MT. The case for curriculum development in antimicrobial stewardship interventions. Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022 Jan 12;2(1):e3. doi: 10.1017/ash.2021.251. PMID 36310791.
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Rockney D, Benson CA, Blackburn BG, Chirch LM, Konold VJL, Luther VP, Razonable RR, Tackett S, Melia MT. Virtual Recruitment Is Here to Stay: A Survey of ID Fellowship Program Directors and Matched Applicants Regarding Their 2020 Virtual Recruitment Experiences. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Aug 2;8(8):ofab383. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab383. eCollection 2021 Aug. PMID: 34395715.
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Queen J, Karaba S, Albin J, Karaba A, Howard-Anderson J, Skinner N, Herman JD, Paras ML, Melia MT. The Time is Now: A Call for Renewed Support of Infectious Disease Physician-Scientist Trainees in the COVID-19 Era. J Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 16;224(9):1452-1454. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiab162. PMID 33770174.
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Nematollahi S, Konold VJL, Gaston DC, Howard-Anderson J, Kiley JL, Masters MC, Melia MT, Balba GP, Chiang AD, Gupta N. Impact of COVID-19 on Infectious Diseases Fellows in the United States: Perspectives from the First National ID Fellows Call. Open Forum Infect Dis, ofab021, https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab021. Published online January 28, 2021. PMID 33623804.
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Page K, Melia MT, Veenhuis RT, Winter M, Rousseau KE, Massaccesi G, Osburn WO, Forman M, Thomas E, Thornton K, Wagner K, Vassilev V, Lin L, Lum PJ, Guidice LC, Stein E, Asher A, Chang S, Gorman R, Ghany MG, Liang TJ, Wierbicki MR, Scarselli E, Nicosia A, Folgori A, Capone S, Cox AL. Randomized Trial of a Vaccine Regimen to Prevent Chronic HCV Infection. N Engl J Med. 2021 Feb 11;384(6):541-549. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2023345. PMID 33567193.
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Chirch LM, Armstrong WS, Balba GP, Benson CA, Konold V, Luther VP, Nnedu ON, Perloff S, Razonable RR, Stead W, Thompson III GR, Melia MT. Education of Infectious Diseases Fellows during the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis: Challenges and Opportunities, Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Dec 28;8(2):ofaa583. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa583. eCollection 2021 Feb. PMID 33553468.
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Irvin R, Ntiri-Reid B, Kleinman M, Agee T, Hitt J, Anaedozie O, Arowolo T, Cassidy-Stewart H, Bush C, Wilson LE, Millman AJ, Nelson NP, Canary L, Brinkley S, Moon J, Falade-Nwulia O, Sulkowski MS, Thomas DL, Melia MT. Sharing the cure: Building primary care and public health infrastructure to improve the hepatitis C care continuum in Maryland. J Viral Hepat. 2020 Dec;27(12):1388-1395. PMID 32671942.
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Melia MT, Paez A, Reid G, Chirch LM, Luther VP, Blackburn BG, Perez F, Abdoler E, Kaul DR, Rehm S, Harik N, Barsoumian A, Person AK, Yun H, Beckham JD, Boruchoff S, Cariello PF, Cutrell JB, Graber CJ, Lee DH, Maziarz E, Paras ML, Razonable RR, Ressner R, Chen A, Chow B, Escota G, Herc E, Johnson A, Maves RC, Nnedu O, Clauss H, Kulkarni P, Pottinger PS, Serpa JA, Bhowmick T, Bittner M, Wooten D, Casanas B, Shnekendorf R, Blumberg EA. The Struggling Infectious Diseases Fellow: Remediation Challenges and Opportunities. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020 Feb 18;7(3):ofaa058. PMID 32166097.
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Chida N, Brown C, Mathad J, Carpenter K, Nelson G, Schechter MC, Giles N, Rebolledo PA, Ray S, Fabre V, Cantillo DS, Longworth S, Amorosa V, Petrauskis C, Boulanger C, Cain N, Gupta A, McKenzie-White J, Bollinger R, Melia MT. Internal medicine residents’ knowledge and practice of pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2018 Jun 27;5(7):ofy152. PMID 30046640.
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Chida N, Brown C, Mathad J, Carpenter K, Nelson G, Schechter MC, Rebolledo PA, Fabre V, Cantillo DS, Longworth S, Amorosa V, Petrauskis C, Boulanger C, Cain N, Gupta A, McKenzie-White J, Bollinger R, Melia M. Developing an Assessment Framework for Essential Internal Medicine Subspecialty Topics. J Grad Med Educ. 2018;10(3):331-5. PMID: 29946392.
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Melia MT, Bräu N, Poordad F, Lawitz EJ, Shiffman ML, McHutchison JG, Muir AJ, Galler GW, Nyberg LM, Lee WM, Schiff E, Long J, Noviello S, Brass CA, Pedicone LD, Sulkowski MS. Infections during Peginterferon/Ribavirin Therapy are Associated with the Magnitude of Decline in Absolute Lymphocyte Count: Results of the IDEAL Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2014;58(7):960-9. PMID 24399086.
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Melia MT, Muir AJ, McCone J, Shiffman ML, King JW, Herrine SK, Galler GW, Bloomer JR, Nunes FA, Brown KA, Mullen KD, Ravendhran N, Ghalib RH, Boparai N, Jiang R, Noviello S, Brass CA, Albrecht JK, McHutchison JG, Sulkowski MS. “Racial Differences in Hepatitis C Treatment Eligibility.” Hepatology. 2011;54(1):70-78. PMID 21488082.4.
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Melia M, O''Neill S, Calderon S, Hewitt S, Orlando K, Bithell-Taylor K, Affeln D, Conti C, Wright SB. “Development of a Flexible, Computerized Database to Prioritize, Record, and Report Influenza Vaccination Rates for Health Care Personnel.” Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2009;30(4):361-9.3.
Honors
- Featured Educator of the Month, Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) Medical Education Community of Practice, October 2021
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Physician Exemplar, 2021
- Housestaff Faculty Appreciation Award and Osler Tie, Osler Internal Medicine Residency Program, 2020
- One of Baltimore’s Top Doctors, Baltimore Magazine, 2017, 2019, 2021
- Outstanding Achievement in Teaching, Institute for Excellence in Education, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4/17/15
- Travel Award, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), 1/1/08
- National Medical Honor Society, Alpha Omega Alpha, 1/1/02
- Edward B. Bunn SJ Award for outstanding academic performance and superior demonstration of the art of medicine, Georgetown College, 1/1/02
- Cum Laude, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 1/1/02
- Magna Cum Laude, Duke University, 1/1/97
Lectures & Presentations
- “What is a Community of Practice?” Infectious Diseases Society of America Communities of Practice Leadership, December 21, 2023. Convened virtually.
- “Recruiting and Diversifying the ID Physician-Scientist Workforce from IM Residency into ID,” Mycoses Study Group Education & Resource Consortium Biennial Meeting, Albuquerque, NM. September 7, 2022.
- “Fostering Growth & Building Community through Recruitment, Coaching, and Feedback,” National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases Grand Rounds, Bethesda, MD; June 24, 2022.
- “Physician and Trainee Education in the Era of COVID-19,” Keynote Presentation, 59th Annual William J. Holloway Infectious Diseases Symposium, Medical Society of Delaware and Christiana Care Hospital, Wilmington, DE; May 3, 2022.
- “Let’s Talk ID: Building and Sustaining the ID Workforce,” Co-Discussant, Infectious Diseases Society of America, Podcast, July 2021.
- “Problem Identification and Targeted Needs Assessment,” IDWeek 2020 Pre-Meeting Workshop entitled “Achieving Success and Scholarship as an Infectious Diseases Health Professions Educator Through Curriculum Development,” held virtually 2020-2021, hybrid 2022-2023.
- “Virtual Recruitment for Infectious Diseases Fellowship Training Program Directors,” Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2020 (virtual).
Memberships
- American College of Physicians, Associate Member
- Infectious Diseases Society of America, Member
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
- 10751 Falls Road, Falls Concourse STE 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
- phone: 410-583-2900
- fax: 410-583-2654
Expertise
Education
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Fellowship, Infectious Diseases, 2008Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2007Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Residency, Internal Medicine, 2005Georgetown University School of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2002Board Certifications
Infectious Disease
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine, 2015Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)