

Neurology
Melissa Christie, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Neurology
Melissa Christie, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at McGovern Medical School, UTHealth Houston, specializing in movement disorders. She treats patients with Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, dystonia, hemifacial spasm, limb spasticity, and migraines, focusing on adults requiring advanced interventions. Her patient population includes those with refractory movement disorders, such as post-stroke cases, seen at UTHealth Neurosciences clinics in the Texas Medical
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Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology (ABPN)
Education & Training
- Medical School: McGovern Medical School (MD, 2016)
- Residency: McGovern Medical School (Neurology, Chief Resident)
- Fellowship: McGovern Medical School (Movement Disorders)
- Undergraduate: Boston University (B.S., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Years in Practice
10+ years
Peer Recognition
- ABPN — Board Certified in Neurology
2026
Clinical Focus
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Memorial Hermann
- UTHealth Houston
- Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center
- Houston Methodist Hospital
Languages
English, Spanish
Conditions Dr. Christie treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Ambetter
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Dean Health Plan
- Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- First Health
- Flume Health
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- Healthgram
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- MagnaCare
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Mending
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- MotivHealth Insurance Company
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Oscar Health
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Point C
- Prairie States
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- Sana Benefits
- The Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare
- WebTPA
- WellCare
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Sources
- https://med.uth.edu/neurosciences/dr-melissa-christie-md/
- https://www.healthgrades.com/physician/dr-melissa-christie-xymt548
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/melissa-christie-md
- https://med.uth.edu/neurology/2022/10/31/melissa-j-christie-md/
- https://memorialhermann.org/doctors/neurologists/dr-melissa-christie-md-1205283421
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pjct_5pf_BU