Meet Melissa Nelson

Melissa, Class of 2006, is a Fontbonne 70th Gala Honoree and 2025 Leadership Award recipient. She is MSN, CNM, WHNP-BC and Director of the Nurse-Midwifery Division.vision in the Department of OB/GYN at Mass General Hospital. She received her BA in Liberal Arts from College Of The Holy Cross. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Masters of Science in Nursing from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing where she specialized in Midwifery and Women's Health. She has experience in teaching residents, midwifery students and medical students. Her clinical interests are adolescent pregnancy, Centering Pregnancy, Maternal Healthcare Inequities and healthcare leadership. In 2023, she completed the Duke University School of Medicine Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Institute and is an active member of the American College of Nurse Midwives.