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Melissa Zappa

Melissa Zappa, LAc, MAcOM

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

Huntsman Cancer Institute - Cancer Hospital North

1K, Wellness and Integrative ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ
Salt Lake City
801-587-4585
  • Dr. Melissa Zappa, DAc, Lac, holds a Doctor of Acupuncture degree from Won Institute of Graduate Studies, a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the National ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ Sciences near Chicago, IL. Melissa completed post-graduate internships in Nanjing, China at Jiangsu Provincial Hospital and has pursued additional integrative and oncology training from Memorial Sloan Kettering and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO.) Dr. Zappa is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and serves as the current Co-Coordinator for the HCI Survivorship Committee. She is also an affiliate of the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.

    Melissa’s clinical treatment specialties include gastrointestinal (nausea, digestive upset, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, etc) and hormonal disturbances (hot flashes, night sweats) due to cancer and its treatment.

    Specialties

  • Dr. Melissa Zappa, DAc, Lac, holds a Doctor of Acupuncture degree from Won Institute of Graduate Studies, a Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Oregon College of Oriental Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Sciences from the National ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ Sciences near Chicago, IL. Melissa completed post-graduate internships in Nanjing, China at Jiangsu Provincial Hospital and has pursued additional integrative and oncology training from Memorial Sloan Kettering and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO.) Dr. Zappa is an adjunct professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and serves as the current Co-Coordinator for the HCI Survivorship Committee. She is also an affiliate of the ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ of Utah’s Osher Center for Integrative Medicine.

    Melissa’s clinical treatment specialties include gastrointestinal (nausea, digestive upset, abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhea, etc) and hormonal disturbances (hot flashes, night sweats) due to cancer and its treatment.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Huntsman Cancer Institute -Adjunct
    Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation -Adjunct