Dr. Melissa Cable is a Summa cum Laude graduate of Louisiana State University. She is a board-certified ophthalmologist who specializes in gentle no-stitch cataract surgery, ocular disease and cosmetic procedures. In 2009, Dr. Cable was one of only 25 area business women to be honored and inducted into the Women Who Mean Business alumni group.
Dr. Cable often attends legislative forums to meet with state senators, representatives and their aides to discuss ophthalmologic issues. She also helps to craft amendments to present on behalf of Missouri and the Heartland region to recommend to the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) Board of Trustees.
Dr. Cable joined Discover Vision Centers in 1999. She is one of only six partners in the company.
Dr. Melissa Cable practices at the following offices:
Call 816.478.1230 or click here to request an appointment online
More information on Melissa Cable, MD, FACS:
Education:
- Residency: University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Eye Foundation of Kansas City, 1999
- Internship: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Truman Medical Center, 1996
- Medical Degree: Louisiana State University Medical School, Alpha Omega Alpha, 1995
- Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry: Louisiana State University, Summa cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1991
Recent Honors:
- Women Who Mean Business Honoree, 2009
- Nominated to the Heller School Executive Leadership Program
- Leadership Award Gavel, Distinguished Service as MoSEPS President, 2006
- AMA Physician’s Recognition Award 2001, 2004
Memberships:
- Fellow, American Academy of Ophthalmology, Credentials Committee, 2009, Councilor, 2008-present, Alternate Councilor, 2006-2007, Mid-Year Forum Participant, 2004-present
- American College of Surgeons
- American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
- Kansas City Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology
- Metropolitan Medical Society of Kansas City, State Governmental Relations Committee
- Missouri State Medical Association
- Missouri Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, Immediate Past President, 2007, President, 2006
