Melissa J. Christie, MD, is an assistant professor at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) in the Department of Neurology. She enjoys the ability to spend quality time with patient evaluations and deliver compassionate care. Dr. Christie is also fluent in English and Spanish. She has clinical interests in movement disorders with training in deep brain stimulation programming for Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia, as well as in botulinum toxin injections for migraine, dystonia, hemifacial spasm, and limb spasticity. She received her medical degree from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston after graduating summa cum laude from Boston University, where she was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society. She completed residency training in neurology at McGovern Medical School, where she was chief resident. Dr. Christie went on to complete fellowship training in movement disorders at McGovern Medical School. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Her research interests include the genetics of Parkinson’s disease and post-stroke movement disorders. She is a member of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.
ServicesMelissa Christie provides neurology services in Houston, TX. A Neurologist is a physician who diagnoses, treats, and manages disorders, disease, and injuries to the nervous system. This includes such areas as the brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscles.
Please call Melissa Christie at (832) 325-7080 to schedule an appointment in Houston, TX or to get more information.