Dr. Melissa R. Isbell, MD

Internal Medicine Doctor
Nephrologist

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Dr. Isbell practices Internal Medicine and Nephrology in San Antonio, Texas.

Physician Profile for Dr. Melissa R. Isbell, MD

Address:: 7434 Louis Pasteur Drive Suite 109; San Antonio, TX 78229

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Accepting New Patients: Yes

Female

Years Since Graduation: 19

Five-Star Doctor at CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Healthcare - San Antonio in Medical Diagnosis.

Five-Star Doctor at Methodist Hospital in Medical Diagnosis.

Five-Star Doctor at Methodist Specialty and Transplant Hospital in Medical Diagnosis.

Five-Star Doctor at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in Medical Diagnosis.

Five-Star Doctor at Northeast Methodist Hospital in Medical Diagnosis.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Physician Treats:

Renal (Kidney) Diseases & Disorders, Renal (Kidney) Failure, Renal (Kidney) Failure - Hemodialysis Access, Renal Lithiasis (Kidney Stones), Renovascular hypertension, Polycystic Renal (Kidney) Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, Electrolyte disorder, Anemia, Hypertension, Lupus, Glomerulonephritis

Physician Performs:

Biopsies, Peritoneal dialysis, Hemodialysis, Dialysis access procedures

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Spanish

Experience / Training

Specialties:: Internal Medicine; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Melissa R. Isbell, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.; Nephrology; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Melissa R. Isbell, MD is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine); A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: University Tex Med Br Galveston
Galveston, TX 1990
Internship:: Baylor College Med
Houston, TX 1991
Residency:: Baylor College Med
Houston, TX 1993
Fellowship:: University Tex Health Science Center
San Antonio, TX 1995

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Biopsies	-
Peritoneal dialysis	-
Hemodialysis	-
Dialysis access procedures	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

We participate in all major insurance plans

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Melissa R. Isbell, MD as of 11/21/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Melissa R. Isbell, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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