Melissa L. Hearrell

Experienced Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensed as a Family Nurse Practitioner with a strong commitment to patient-centered care. Skilled in providing comforting, professional medical care for patients and their families. Background in Clincial Reserach Trials, including Early Phase Clinical Trials, Food Allergy clinical research trials, with expertise in Food Challenge Procedures gained through leading the development of a dedicated Food Challenge Suites at Texas Children’s Hospital. Passionate about treating anaphylaxis, autoimmune conditions, and immunology, while also exploring the potential of weight loss peptides to improve quality of life. Dedicated to combining clinical treatment with research trials to advance treatments and cures in allergy, immunology, and food allergy conditions.

• Presenter, New Frontiers in Food Allergy, 2020
• Poster Presenter, Utilizing Oral Food and Drug Challenges, 2020
• Presenter, Oral Food Challenge Procedures, 2020
• Presenter, The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Allergy Families, 2022
• Presenter and Poster Presenter, The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Food Allergy Families, 2022
• Presenter, Social Media Use Among Parents of Food Allergic Children, 2022
• Poster Presenter, Race and ethnicity influence on quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in food allergy families, 2023

• Kiamichi Technology Center, Durant, OK
• Grayson County College, Denison, TX
• The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
• Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
• National Institute of Health, Washington, D.C.
• The University of Texas, Cizik School of Nursing, Houston, TX
• Wilson N. Jones Medical Center, Sherman, TX
• Texoma Home Health, Sherman, TX
• Platinum Home Health, Paris, TX
• Jordan Health Services/CIMA Hospice, Sherman, TX
• Hill Country Home Health, New Braunfels, TX
• Peripheral Vascular Associates, San Antonio, TX
• Arthritis Center of Central Texas, San Marcos, TX
• Sylvanna Research, San Antonio, TX
• Grand Canyon University Graduate School of Nursing, Phoenix, AZ
• Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX

• American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 2013
• Hill Country Nurse Practitioner’s Association, 2014
• European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018
• American Academy of Pediatrics, 2019
• American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 2020

• Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN), Wilson N. Jones Medical Center, Sherman, TX, 01/01/07 - 12/31/08
• Registered Nurse (RN), Texoma Home Health, Sherman, TX, 01/01/08 - 12/31/09
• RN Case Manager, Platinum Home Health, Paris, TX, 01/01/09 - 12/31/10
• RN Case Manager, Jordan Health Services/CIMA Hospice, Sherman, TX, 01/01/10 - 12/31/13
• RN, Hill Country Home Health, New Braunfels, TX, 01/01/13 - 12/31/15
• RN, Peripheral Vascular Associates, San Antonio, TX, 01/01/14 - 12/31/15
• Rheumatology Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Research Subinvestigator, Arthritis Center of Central Texas, San Marcos, TX, 01/01/15 - 12/31/15
• Clinical Research Subinvestigator, Sylvanna Research, San Antonio, TX, 01/01/15 - 12/31/17
• Adjunct Faculty, Graduate Nursing Instructor, Grand Canyon University Graduate School of Nursing, Phoenix, AZ, 01/01/15 - 12/31/19
• Clinical Research Subinvestigator, Worldwide Clinical Trials, San Antonio, TX, 01/01/17 - 12/31/19
• Instructor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, TX, 01/01/19 - Present

Family Nurse Practitioner, FNP-C (2015)

Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner, APRN (2015)

Member-American Association of Nurse Practitioners (2013)

Registered Nurse, RN (2009)

Licensed Practical Nurse (2006)

Licensed Vocational Nurse (2006)

IV Certification

CPR Certification

ACLS Certification

NIH Clinical Center Certification: Introduction to the Principles Practice of Clinical Research

1. Hearrell, M. & Anagnostou, A. (2020). Diagnosis and management of anaphylaxis. Journal of Food Allergy, 2:64-68. doi: 10.2500/jfa.2020.2.200001.

2. Davis, C. M., Anagnostou, A., Devaraj, S., Viat, D. T., Rivera, F., Pitts, K., Hearrell, M., Minard, C., Guffey, D., Gupta, M., Watkins, L., Orange, J. S. & Anvari, S. (2022). Maximum dose food challenges reveal transient sustained unresponsiveness in peanut oral immunotherapy (POIMD Study). The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 10:2, 566-567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2021.10.074.

3. Stukus, D., Hearrell, M., Timberlake, D. & Anagnostou, A. (2022). Social media use among parents of food allergic children. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, 129:5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2022.08.666.

4. Hearrell, M., Huang, X., Staggers, K., & Davis, C. (2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food allergy families. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 149:2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2021.12.481.

5. Rana, R., Nguyen, D.T., Kok, M., Patel, P., Buheis, M., Miller, J., Lucas, B., Hearrell, M., Taylor, M., & Anvari, S. (2024). Breaking the mold: Penicillin allergy de-labeling leads to timely infection intervention. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 153:2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.555.

6. Hearrell, M. L. (2024). Current and future treatment of food allergies. NASN School Nurse. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X231215262.

7. Pitt, T., Hearrell, M., Huang, X., Andrews, K., & Davis, C. (2024). Race and ethnicity influence on quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic in food allergy families. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 153:2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaci.2023.11.186.