Supplementary I

Clinical Leadership & Roles: 

2025-Present: Melanie M. Stipp Anesthesia Services, PLLC, CEO

2025-2026: AACM, Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Medicine

2025: Melanie M. Stipp Anesthesia Services, PLLC, Incorporated 

2024-Present: Melanie M. Stipp, LLC, Innovator, Dev./ Optimization 

2024-Present: Melanie M. Stipp, LLC, The Anesthesia Institute, Founder & Dir. 

2024-Present: Melanie M. Stipp Anesthesia Services, PLLC, Founder 

2019-2023: Massachusetts General Hospital, Quality & Safety Committee 

2021-2022: Case Western Reserve University, Doctoral Candidate Mentor 

2018-2022: Massachusetts General Hospital, Student Preceptor 

2020: Massachusetts General Hospital, COVID Anesthesia Team (CAT)

2020: Partners HealthCare, COVID-19 PPE Task Force 

2020: Massachusetts General Hospital, COVID-19 High Acuity Ward 

2020: Partners HealthCare, COVID-19 Innovations Group 

2020: Massachusetts General Hospital, COVID-19 Innovations Group 

2018-2020: The General Hospital Corporation, Prospective Staff Interviews 

2019: American Association of Anesthesiologists, ANESTHESIOLOGY® 2019, the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting Presenter

2019: Massachusetts General Hospital, MGH Pharmacology Update XVI: Innovation and Evidence Conference, Pharmacology Presenter

2018-2020: Partners HealthCare Perioperative Observership Host & Mentor

2018-2019: The General Hospital Corporation, Prospective Staff Recruitment

2018-2024: CWRU/ HMS/ MGH, Grant Funded Research, Presentations & Doctoral Dissertation, Conferred by CWRU in 2021

Case Western Reserve University, Affiliated Independent Researcher

The General Hospital Corporation, Grant Funded Research

Massachusetts General Hospital, Staff Anesthetist

The General Hospital Corporation, Staff Anesthetist 

2018-Present: Commonwealth of Massachusetts, CRNA

2018-Present: State of Ohio, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)

2015-2018: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, CCSR Staff, J3-1 Coronary ICU, J3-2 Heart Failure ICU, G52/G53/G54 Surgical ICU, G20/H22 Neurological ICU, Satellite ICUs 

2015-2017: Case Western Reserve University, Anesthesia – Clinical & Didactic 

2014-2015: American Red Cross, Disaster Action Team (DAT), Cleveland, OH, USA 

2014: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Neurological Institute Joint Representative, The Joint Commission (TJC) Comprehensive Stroke Center Designation 

2013-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EPIC® Hyperspace® Super User 

2013-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, ICU Validation Team 

2013-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, EPIC® User Interface Dev./ Optimization 

2013-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Central Line Compliance Team 

2013-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Clinical RN Preceptor

2013-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Neurological ICU OSHA Trainer 

2013-2015: University Hospitals Case Medical Center, ESS Staff, CT & SICU, CCU 

2013-2018: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Vascular Access Resource Nurse (VARN) 

2013: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Staff Participant, ANCC Magnet Designation

2011-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Charge Nurse 

2012-2015: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Neurological ICU Staff 

2011-2012: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Neuro Concentrated Care Unit Staff 

2009-2011: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/ University Hospitals Case Medical Center, University Hospitals (UH) Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute, Research: Division of Cardiothoracic (CT) Surgery 

2009-2011: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Research: Division of Hematology & Oncology

2007-2008: American Lung Association, Asthma Program – Pediatrics 

2007-2008: UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital/ Case Western Reserve University, Translational Research, Pediatric Pulmonology & Presenter

2005, 2008: University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Trainee 

2004-2008: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Trainee, Critical Care Subspecialty 

Supplementary (Clinical):

2008: Cleveland Clinic: Preceptorship in Critical Care (336 hours)

2008: University Hospital: PICU, NICU, OR, Resuscitation, CBE class (1 day each)

2008: Cleveland Clinic: Fairview, Operating Room (2 days)

2008: University Hospital/ Case Medical Center: L&D/Post-Partum (15 week rotation)

2008: University Hospital/ Case Medical Center: Pediatrics RBC 5 (15 week rotation)

2007: Cleveland Clinic: Fairview Pediatric, Adult & Intermediate ER (2 days)

2007: Cleveland Clinic: Fairview, PK3 (15 week rotation)

2007: Cleveland Clinic: Fairview, Kemper Cardiac & Surgical ICUs (15 week rotation)

2006: Cleveland Clinic: Cardiac Non Intensive Care Unit: G90 (15 week rotation)

2006: Cleveland Clinic: Lutheran Hospital (15 week rotation)

2005: University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Medical Surgical Step-Down Unit: Lerner Tower 8 (15 week rotation)

2005: Cleveland Clinic: Medical Surgical Non ICU: H60 (15 week rotation)

2004-05: Cleveland Clinic: Radiology Dept./ Vascular & Cardiac Cath Lab (4 days)

2004: Cleveland Clinic: Main Branch Operating Room (1 day)

2004: Cleveland Clinic: Neurology ICU: H61 (1 day)

2004: Cleveland Clinic: Neurology Step-Down Unit: H61 (15 week rotation)

Supplementary (Miscellaneous Clinical):

2024-Present: Melanie M. Stipp Anesthesia Services, PLLC, MA, USA; OH, USA**

2015-Present: Melanie M. Stipp, OH, USA; MA, USA

>The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

>The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA, USA

>Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Stockholm, SE*

>Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA 

>UH Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA (Historical)

>Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø, DK*

>UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA

>UH Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

>Bispebjerg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 København NV, DK*

>The Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center (CCOC), Akron, OH, USA

>UH MacDonald Women's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA

>Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

>St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK*

>Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK*

>Akron Children’s Hospital,  Akron, OH, USA

>Cleveland Clinic Fairview, Cleveland, OH, USA

>Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest, Mayfield Heights, OH, USA

>Cleveland Clinic, Lutheran Hospital, Cleveland, OH, USA

>UH Portage Medical Center, Ravenna, OH, USA

>Cleveland Clinic Marymount, Garfield Heights, OH, USA

>Cleveland Clinic South Pointe Hospital, Warrensville Heights, OH, USA

>Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center - West (Montrose), Fairlawn, OH, USA

>Robinson Memorial Hospital, Ravenna, OH, USA (Historical)

>The Findlay Surgery Center, Findlay, OH, USA

>NorthStar Anesthesia, HQ: Fort Worth, TX, USA 

>Thong Nhat Hospital, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, VN*

>Benh Vien Tu Du, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, VN*

*Supplementary (Visiting Clinician) - International Host 

**(Founded: 2024 | Incorporated: 2025)

Supplementary (Miscellaneous International):

2018: St. Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK*

2018: Guy's Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK*

2017: Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, VN*

2017: Benh Vien Tu Du, Pham Ngu Lao Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, VN*

2016: Thong Nhat Hospital, Tan Binh District, Ho Chi Minh City, VN*

2008: Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Stockholm, SE*

2008: Rigshospitalet, Blegdamsvej 9, 2100 København Ø, DK*

2008: Bispebjerg Hospital, Bispebjerg Bakke 23, 2400 København NV, DK*

*Supplementary (Visiting Clinician) - International Host 

Supplementary (Miscellaneous Enrichment): 

2025-2026: Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Medicine (FAACM®)

2023-2024: Harvard University: edX, Public Policy, Contract Law, Meteorology, et al.

2019: UMass Boston, Boston, MA, USA, Health Policy, Finance & Ethics* 

2018: UMass Boston, Boston, MA, USA, Health Systems Leadership*

2018-2020: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA- DNP

2016, 2017: Viet Nam National: Ho Chi Minh City, VN: Anesthesia Observership

2015-2017: Case Western Reserve University, Anesthesia – Clinical & Didactic, MSN

2013-2014: Case Western Reserve University, Graduate Courses** 

2008: Danish Institute for Study Abroad (DIS): Public Health, København, DK

2008: Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Uppsala University, SE

2008: Danish Institute for Study Abroad: University of Copenhagen, København, DK

2008: Danish Institute for Study Abroad: Vejlefjord Sanatorium, DK, Public Health

2008: Case Western Reserve University: Co-Hosted the Martin Luther King Health Care Disparities Forum, Cleveland, OH, USA

2008: Case Western Reserve University: Mortar Board, Committee Chair for the First Book Foundation Benefit, Cleveland, OH, USA

2004-2009: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA- BS, BA, Minor

2005: Miami University, Oxford, OH, USA, Chemistry

2000-2004: Mt. Notre Dame Academy, Parochial High School, Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, Cincinnati, OH, USA

*Funded by, The General Hospital Corporation

**Funded by, Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Supplementary (Miscellaneous Non-Clinical):

2018-Present: Melanie M. Stipp, LLC*

2009-2010: Havas N.V./ Euro RSCG (Cleveland/ Akron/ Canton Territory)

2005-2011: Case Western Reserve University 

2002-2005: Best Buy, Product Specialist 

2001-2003: Circuit City, Product Specialist 

2001-2003: Paramount King's Island, Assistant Supervisor/ Cashier Foreman 

*(Founded: 2018 | Incorporated: 2025)

Supplementary (Miscellaneous Activities): 

>Zeta Pi Chapter of Alpha Phi Fraternity (Scholarship Chair), Cleveland, OH, USA

>Mt. Notre Dame High School, Parochial School, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Clarinet)

>Mt. Notre Dame High School, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Marching Band)

>Lakota Symphonic Winds – Invitation via Audition (Clarinet; District Honor)

>Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC), Cincinnati, OH, USA (Clarinet)

>Lakota Local School District, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Jazz Band/Improv, Clarinet)

>Lakota Local School District, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Jazz Band, Tenor Saxophone)

>Lakota Local School District, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Jazz Band, French Horn)

>OMEA District 13 Honor Band, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Clarinet)

>Lakota Local School District, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Clarinet)

>Marianne D. McComb Writer's Conference, USA (Creative Writing, Award Winner)

>Greater Sycamore Soccer Association (GSSA) Referee, Sycamore, OH, USA

>Southwest Ohio Conference (SWOC), OH, USA (Chess Club)

>Lakota Local School District, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Math League)

>Lakota Local School District, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Theater & Performance Art)

>Lakota Local School District, Cincinnati, OH, USA (Gifted Program)

Supplementary (Honors Societies):

2026: Pi Lambda Theta (PLT) International Honor Society 

2026: Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) International Honor Society

2017: Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society

2009: The Phi Beta Kappa Society  

2007: Iota Sigma Pi National Honor Society

2007: The Golden Key International Honor Society

2007: Alpha Kappa Delta International Honor Society

2007: Mortar Board National Honor Society

Honors/ Scholarships/ Grants/ Awards:

2026: Pi Lambda Theta (PLT) International Honor Society 

2026: Kappa Delta Pi (KDP) International Honor Society

2021-2022: MGH CRNA Professional Development Grant 

2018-2019: MGH CRNA Professional Development Grant 

2018: Authored in A Guide to Mastery of Clinical Nursing, text receives AJN award

2015-2018: Rothstein Scholarship 

2015-2018: Anesthesia Training Grant 

2017: Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society 

2011-2018: Cleveland Clinic Caregiver Appreciation & Honors Awards (24x) 

2013-2014: Cleveland Clinic Neurological ICU Star of the Month (2x) 

2009: Summa cum laude 

2009: The Phi Beta Kappa Society

2004-2009: Frances Payne Bolton Scholarship 

2009: Bolton Scholar Award for Academic Excellence 

2004-2009: Dean’s High Honors List 

2008-2009: Ball Scholarship 

2008: Case Western Reserve University Convocation Procession Flag Bearer 

2008: Stella Berkeley-Friedman Award 

2008: CWRU Students Who Make a Difference 

2008: Who's Who Among American Universities & Colleges Nominee 

2007: Mortar Board National Honors Society 

2007: Gamma Sigma Alpha Honors Society 

2007: Alpha Kappa Delta Honors Society 

2007: Golden Key National Honors Society 

2007: Iota Sigma Pi National Honors Society 

2005: UAA Scholar Athlete 

2004: National Dean’s List 

2009 –  2011

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

• Cardiovascular Research: Platelet Aggregation in Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
• Focus: Laboratory investigation into the "primed" or hyper-reactive state of platelets in patients with CAD
• Context: This project utilized patient cohorts from University Hospitals Case Medical Center to study how platelet aggregates correlate with the severity of coronary blockages. Executed study-specific recruitment, venipuncture and analysis for the control cohort.
• Mentor(s)/ PI: Alvin Schmaier, MD (Lead), Carl Orringer, MD (Preventive Cardiology), and Marco Costa, MD (Interventional Cardiology)
• Sponsors: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant HL070766 (Full number: 5R01HL070766), "In Vivo Mechanisms of Platelet and Coagulation Activation"

2009 – 2011

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

• Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trial
• Focus: Platelet Shelf Life
• Focus: Coordination of a Phase I clinical trial investigating a biochemical mechanism to extend the shelf life and viability of stored platelets for transfusion.
• Mentor/ PI: Alvin Schmaier, MD
• Sponsor: CSL Behring
• Context: This work aimed to address the clinical shortage of platelets

2009 – 2011

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

• Translational Development: Novel Thrombosis Assay
• Focus: Development of a novel diagnostic assay to detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
• Mentor/ PI: Alvin Schmaier, MD & Nathan Berger, MD (Collaborator for cancer-associated thrombosis)
• Sponsors: The Harrington-McLaughlin Family Foundation (Harrington-McLaughlin Discovery Award) and NIH Grant HL070766 (Full number: 5R01HL070766), "In Vivo Mechanisms of Platelet and Coagulation Activation"
• Context: This was a "bench-to-bedside" project aimed at creating a rapid clinical test to detect deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

2009 – 2011

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA

Duke University, Durham, NC, USA (HQ) 

Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA

University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Howard University, Washington, DC, USA

• Federal Multicenter Consortium: PACTTE Anemia Trials
• Focus: Coordination of preliminary trial preparations for the Partnership for Anemia: Clinical and Translational Trials in the Elderly (PACTTE), a series of Phase II trials.
• Sub-Focus: Intravenous iron in the treatment of anemia in the elderly
• Mentor/ PI: Nathan Berger, MD, PhD and Alvin Schmaier, MD
• Sponsor: National Institute on Aging (NIA)
• Context: This project was part of a multi-site $16 million NIH-funded consortium focused on unexplained anemia in the elderly
• Grant: Consortium for Clinical Trials on Anemia in Older Persons (U01) (RFA-AG-09-003), National Institute on Aging (NIA)

2012 – 2014

• Mobility Study, as seen on NPR, 2015
• Focus: Investigated the clinical impact of early and frequent ambulation 
• Host: Cleveland Clinic Nursing Research and Innovation, Cleveland, OH, USA
• PI: Nancy Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, NE-BC
• Context: Patient support, data collection 
• Contribution: Pro Bono 

2020

The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA, USA

Acknowledgements:

• Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
• Lu, S. Y., LaMuraglia, G. M., Burki, F. P., See, R. B., & Peterfreund, R. A. (2020). Ipsilateral Vocal Cord Monitoring for Carotid Endarterectomy and Concurrent Contralateral Vocal Cord Paralysis: A Case Report. Anesthesia & Analgesia Practice. 14(12), e01331. doi: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001331. PMID: 33094950
• PI:  Robert Peterfreund, MD, PhD
• Context: Requested to revise manuscript iterations, subsequently was accepted for publication; Review & Editing.
• Contribution: Pro Bono
• Identifiers:
  • DOI: 10.1213/XAA.0000000000001331
  • PMID: 33094950