Melvin Donaldson, MD, PhD

Carver College of Medicine Curriculum Vitae

July 2024

Educational and Professional History

Degrees Earned

May 2006 - Nov 2010

B.Sc. Biochemistry, University of Washington, Seattle with College Honors.

May 2009 - May 2011

M.S. Molecular and Cellular Biology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

Jun 2011 - Jun 2012

M.S. Epidemiology, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.

Sep 2014 - May 2018

PhD, Division of Epidemiology, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis.

"Yoga for Chronic Pain", Erin Krebs, MD, MPH (thesis advisor)

Jun 2012 - May 2020

MD, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.

Jul 2020 - Jun 2023

Emergency Medicine Residency, University of Iowa - Board eligible in emergency medicine.

Jul 2023 - Jun 2024

EMS Fellowship, University of Iowa.

Licenses

Dec 2023

Iowa State Medical License

Employment History

May - Jun 2023

Staff Physician - Emergency Medicine, Jones Regional Medical Center, Anamosa, IA.

Jul 2023 - Jun 2024

Visiting Instructor - Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.

Jul 2023 - Present

Staff Physician - Emergency Medicine, Washington County Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA.

Jul 2024 - Present

Clinical Assistant Professor - Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA

Honors and Awards

2010

B.Sc. awarded with College Honors, University of Washington.

2011

M.S. awarded with Highest Academic Honors, University Pierre et Marie Curie.

2012

M.S. awarded with Highest Academic Honors, University Pierre et Marie Curie.

2013

Benjamin H. Kean Travel Fellowship in Tropical Medicine, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

2014

Most Practical quality Improvement project, Essentials of Clinical Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School.

2014

School of Public Health Dean's Scholarship, University of Minnesota, School of Public Health.

2015

Professional Development Funding Award, University of Minnesota school of Public Health Student Senate.

2016

Professional Development Funding Award, University of Minnesota school of Public Health Student Senate.

2017

Pain Science in Motion Conference Travel Award, International Association for the Study of Pain.

2018

Excellent Young Investigator, Academic consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.

2020

Gold Humanism Honor Society, University of Minnesota.

2022 - 2023

Mini fellowship in wellness leadership. Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine.

Teaching

Other Teaching

Non-Course Teaching

Jul 2023

In flight medical emergencies. Advanced Life Saving, Advanced EM Elective, University of Iowa.

Sep 2023

Ground ambulance safety. AirCare Safety Day. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

Grand Rounds

Oct 2021

UIHC Ethics Grand Rounds: "Who Decides"

Scholarship/Professional Productivity

Publications or creative works

Other Publications

1.      Putkonen J, Rosales M, Turpen N, Morgan D, Balco G, Donaldson MT. Regolith transport in the dry valleys of Antarctica. Antarctica: A Keystone in a Changing World. 2007. doi: 10.3133/0f20071047SRP103.

2.      Donaldson MT. Early skeletal muscle stem/progenitor cell specification in the embryonic mouse dermomyotome. University Pierre et Marie Curie, Institute Pasteur, Paris, France; 2010. Unpublished senior honors thesis.

3.      Donaldson MT. Modeling anti-retroviral chemo-prophylaxis for HIV prevention in French MSM and its impact on the "hidden epidemic' in France. University Pierre et Marie Curie, Hospital University Pitie Salpetriere, Paris, France; 2012. Unpublished thesis.

4.      Matthias MS, Donaldson MT, Jensen AC, Krebs EE. "I Was a Little Surprised": Qualitative Insights From Patients Enrolled in a 12-month Trial Comparing Opioids With Nonopioid Medications for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain. J Pain. 2018Sep;19(9):1082-1090. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2018.04.008. Epub 2018 Apr 30. PubMed PMID: 29715520; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6349028.

5.      Donaldson MT, Polusny MA, MacLehose RF, Goldsmith ES, Hagel Campbell EM, Miron LR, Thuras PD, Krebs EE. Patterns of convectional and complementary non-pharmacological health practice use by US military veterans: a cross-sectional latent class analysis. BMC Complement Altern Med. 2018 Sep 5;18(1):246. doi: 10.1186/s120906-018-2313-7. PubMed PMID: 30185182; PubMed central PMCID: PMC6125945.

6.      Donaldson M. Resilient to Pain: A Model of How Yoga May Decrease Interference Among People Experiencing Chronic Pain. Explore (NY). 2019 May - Jun;15(3):230-238. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2018.11.002. Epub 2018 Nov 14. PubMed PMID: 30503690; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6517077.

7.      Donaldson MT. Yoga for Chronic Pain in Veterans: A Mixed Methods Study. 2019 May. (Doctoral Dissertation).

8.      Krebs EE, Clothier B, Nugent S, Jensen AC, Martinson BC, Goldsmith ES, Donaldson MT, Frank JW, Rutks I, Noorbaloochi S. The evaluating prescription opioid changes in veterans (EPOCH) study: Design, survey response, and baseline characteristics. PLoS One. 2020;15(4):e0230751. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.020751. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32320421; PubMed central PMCID: PMC7176145.

9.      Koffel E, Kats AM, Kroenke K, Bair MJ, Gravely A, DeRonne B, Donaldson MT, Goldsmith ES, Noorbaloochi S, Krebs EE. Sleep Disturbance Predicts Less Improvement in Pain Outcomes: Secondary Analysis of the SPACE Randomized Clinical Trial. Pain Med. 2020 Jun 1;21(6):1162-1167. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnz221. PubMed PMID: 31529104; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7069777.

10.  Goldsmith ED, MacLehose Rf, Jensen AC, Clothier B, Noorbaloochi S, Martinson BC, Donaldson MT, Krebs EE. Complementary, Integrative, and Nondrug Therapy Use for Pain Among US Military Veterans on Long-term Opioids. Med Care. 2020 Sep;58 Suppl 29S:S116-S124. doi:10.1097/MLR.0000000000001333. PubMed PMID: 32826781; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7111171.

11.  Donaldson MT, Neumark-Sztainer D, Gaugler JE, Groessl EJ, Kehle-Forbes SM, Polusny MA, Krebs EE. Yoga Practice Among Veterans With and Without Chronic Pain; A Mixed Methods Study. Med Care. 2020 Sep;58 Suppl 2 9S:S133-S141. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001331. PubMed PMID: 32826783; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7444464.

Grants

Completed

1.      National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), Yoga for Chronic Pain in Veterans.

·        F30 AT009162-01

·        2024

·        2016 to 2021

Presentations

Conference Presentations

Apr 2007

Donaldson M, Putkonen J. Landscape evolution in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. National Conference on Undergraduate Research, San Rafael, CA.

Other Presentations

May 2007

Donaldson M, Putkonen J. Landscape evolution in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium, Seattle, WA, USA. c2007.

Aug 2007

Putkonen J, Rosales M, Turpen N, Morgan D, Donaldson M. Regolith transport in the dry valleys of Antarctica. International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences, Santa Barbara, CA. c2007.

Oct 2007

Putkonen J, Rosales M, Donaldson M. Direct quantification of current sediment transport on moraine surfaces in Cascade Mountains, WA, USA. Geological society of American Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, USA.

May 2008

Donaldson M, Hauscka S. Design and construction of regulatory gene cassettes for muscle-specific gene expression and the treatment of muscular dystrophies. University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium, Seattle, WA, USA.

May 2009

Donaldson M, Welikson R, Hauschka S. Design and optimization of mouse and human chimaeric regulatory gene cassettes for human muscular dystrophy gene therapies. University of Washington Undergraduate Research Symposium, Seattle, WA, USA.

Nov 2009

Welikson R, Donaldson M, Stevens K, Hauschka S. Human muscle creatine kinase and CSX-1 regulatory cassettes direct tissue specific gene expression activity in ES-derived human cardiomyocytes. Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Stem Cell Retreat; Seattle, WA, USA.

Oct 2015

Sattuer C, Opoka RO, Donaldson M, Park G, John CC. Children with severe malarial anemia and sickle cell disease have decreased parasite biomass and inflammation but increased angiopoietin-2 levels compared to children without sickle cell disease. American society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Annual Meeting; Philadelphia, PA.c00.

Nov 2015

Donaldson MT, Krebs EE, Polusny MA, Yoga for chronic pain in veterans. Minnesota Chapter American College of Physicians; Minneapolis, MN. C00.

Mar 2017

Donaldson MT, Krebs EE, Polusny MA. Yoga for Chronic Pain in Veterans. Pain Science in Motion; Stockholm, Sweden.

May 2018

Donaldson MT, Polusny MA, Maclehose RF, Goldsmith ES, Miron LR, Hagel Campbell EM, Thuras PD, Krebs EE. The Health Inventory: Patterns and correlates of convectional and complementary non-pharmacological health practice use among US military veterans. Robert P. Hebbel Department of Medicine Research Day; Minneapolis, MN, USA.

May 2018

Donaldson MT, Polusny MA, Maclehose RF, Goldsmith ES, Miron LR, Thuras PD, Krebs EE. The Health Inventory: Patterns and correlates of convectional and complementary non-pharmacological health practice use among US military veterans. International Congress on Integrative Medicine and Health; Baltimore, MD, USA.

Apr 2019

Donaldson MT, Sury M. Meaning from distress: A reflective practice to inform suicide prevention among medical trainees. Academic Consortium for Integrative medicine & Health, 2019 Consortium Members Meeting' Edmonton, AB, Canda.

Mar 2023

Donaldson MT, Bell GR. Perceived belongings to guide wellness interventions. CORD Academic Assembly 2023. Las Vegas, NV, USA.

Areas of Research Interest

·        Out of hospital pain management.

·        Mitigating stress reaction to traumatic injury through pain management.

Service

Memberships in Professional Organizations

2023

Annals of Emergency Medicine, Reviewer

2023

National Association of EMS Physicians

Professional Service

Leadership Roles

2022 - 2023

Chief Resident for wellness, University of Iowa Emergency Medicine Residency