GREEN MOUNTAIN INTERNAL MEDICINE - Key Persons

Melissa Barrup, FNP joined Green Mountain Internal Medicine in July 2022. She previously worked at Springfield Community Health Center Internal Medicine in Springfield, Vermont and Colchester Family Practice in Colchester, Vermont. She graduated from the University of Vermont in 2000 with a BS in Psychology and Biology. She then moved to Boston and worked for 6 years in clinical Alzheimer's disease research at Boston University School of Medicine before attending Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions and completing her BSN and MS in Nursing in 2011. She is a board-certified family nurse practitioner and has been in practice for 14 years. She believes in the importance of the patient-provider relationship. She strives to provide a safe and welcoming space within that relationship so that patients can partner with her in their health. She strongly believes that medical care should be patient-centered and evidence-based. Her goal is to support all patients in their journey for wellness. Melissa has a strong passion for Gerontology. She is also an LGBTQIA+ ally.

Melissa Brandes, MD established Green Mountain Internal Medicine, PLC in 2017. Her educational background includes a BS from Cornell University in 1993 and medical degree from Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse in 1997. She completed her residency at the University of Vermont Medical Center and became Board certified in internal medicine in 2000. Since then, she has been working as a primary care provider in the Burlington area. She has worked in private practice at Vermont Internal Medicine in Burlington for 13 years before joining the Community Health Center- Goodhealth in S. Burlington in 2013. After 4 years she returned to private practice. Dr Brandes' practice interests center around wellness, disease prevention, and women's health. She strives to provide patient-focused and evidence-based care that will empower you to achieve wellness through personalized goals. By taking the time to better understand all the factors affecting your health, she will help determine which approach is best suited to you. She looks forward to partnering with you in optimizing your health.