Melissa Ann Bender, MD

B.A.: Hanover College Hanover, Indiana, 2002

M.S.: University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana, 2003 (Biology)

M.D.: Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana, 2007

Certificate: Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics New York, New York, 2011 (Bioethics)

American Board of Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine) (Certification Date: 10-05-2012 ) - (Recertification Date: to 01-01-2023 )

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Palliative Care

Family Medicine

Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Peer Reviewed Publications

Bender, Melissa A; Andrilla, C Holly A; Sharma, Rashmi K; Hurd, Caroline; Solvang, Nicole; Mae-Baldwin, Laura  (2019). Moral Distress and Attitudes About Timing Related to Comfort Care for Hospitalized Patients: A Survey of Inpatient Providers and Nurses. The American journal of hospice & palliative care, 36 (11) , 967-973More Information

Bender, Melissa A; Kummet, Carol; Merel, Susan  (2018). Grieve and Light a Virtual Candle. Journal of palliative medicine, 21 (7) , 895-896More Information

Bender, Melissa A; Hurd, Caroline; Solvang, Nicole; Colagrossi, Kathy; Matsuwaka, Diane; Curtis, J Randall  (2017). A New Generation of Comfort Care Order Sets: Aligning Protocols with Current Principles. Journal of palliative medicine, 20 (9) , 922-929More Information

Bender, Melissa A; Clarke, Elizabeth; Guilbe, Rose M; Selwyn, Peter A  (2013). Missed opportunities in providing palliative care for the urban poor: a case discussion. Journal of palliative medicine, 16 (5) , 587-90More Information

Bender, Melissa A; Kummet, Carol; Buck, Laura; Schlenker, Kathryn; Meagher, Ashley D; Marchand, Lucille  (2020). Narrative Quilting. Journal of palliative medicine, 23 (3) , 428-429More Information