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Melissa Novak, D.O.

Not currently accepting patients

  • Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine
  • Associate Professor of Family Medicine, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Family Medicine

Clinical focus

  • Sports Medicine

Locations and contact

I see patients at
Gabriel Park Family Health Center
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About me

Dr. Melissa Novak is only accepting new sports medicine patients at this time. 

Dr. Melissa Novak is a primary care sports medicine doctor. She helps athletes through their acute injuries and helps them prevent injuries. She also cares for athletes' overall health. She has a special interest in adolescent and young adult female athletes.

Dr. Novak has expertise in bone health and what is called the "female athlete triad" -- low energy, menstrual dysfunction and low bone density. She also has special expertise in knee injuries. Helping to prevent injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee is an important part of her practice.

As a doctor of osteopathy, she also has special training in using her hands to manipulate patients' muscles and joints to diagnose, treat and prevent illness or injury.

Dr. Novak serves as team physician for Portland State University, providing sports medicine care for varsity athletes in the PSU training room, in her OHSU clinic and on the field during athletic events.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • D.O., 2007, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine

  • Residency

    • Family medicine residency, North Memorial Medical Center University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 2007 - June 2010

  • Fellowship

    • Pre-doctoral osteopathic manipulative medicine fellowship, Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, June 2004 - May 2007
    • Sports Medicine Fellowship, University of Utah, 2010-2011

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Family Medicine
    • Sports Medicine CAQ
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Insurance

Before scheduling an appointment

  1. Check your network. If you have health insurance,  call your company to find out if the OHSU Health location or provider you plan to visit is part of your network.
  2. Ask what you will pay. Your insurance company can tell you what your costs are likely to be.

If you schedule an appointment and your health insurance does not include OHSU Health, you may have to pay more than if you go to a provider in your insurance network. 

Visit our billing and insurance page for more information.

Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.6 out of 5 (127 Ratings, 65 Reviews)

The patient ratings score is an average of all responses to the question "How likely would you be to recommend this provider to your family and friends (on a scale of 0 to 10)" on our nationally-recognized NRC patient surveys.

  1. Dr. Novak is an amazingly awesome clinician, she is calm, knowledgeable, and cares for my health.

  2. She answered all my questions and suggested several other therapies and explained them to me.

  3. Dr Novak was also amazing! She knew exactly what was going on and clearly explained the condition. She cared enough to not just adress the injury but to talk about strategies to avoid it again, like proper fueling and PT. She spent time with us and we didn't feel rushed asking questions.

  4. Have seen providers at OHSU Sports Med several times- they are all so thorough and knowledgeable

  5. Fellow Dr. Trevor Gohl saw me before Dr. Melissa Novak. He was fantastic. He was friendly, smiled, attentive, and aware of my goals and he made it known that he would do anything to help me to meet them.Dr. Novak was aware of my issues. This was my first meeting with her. She was awesome! We have a plan from here on. I have total confidence in her and her decisions for my health needs.

  6. Knowledgeable, compassionate, clear explanations. Treatment has been very helpful.

  7. Dr. Novak and Dr. Ori were so thorough and helpful, and the whole team there is top notch

  8. Honesty.

  9. They listened and answered all my questions

  10. Dr Novak is so personable and attentive. I know she has a packed schedule but she gives full attention when she's in the room. She heard my needs and addressed them.

  11. Dr. Novack is literally one of the best practitioners I've ever been to. I was having such severe back pain. I can barely get up from missing position, and her OMT worked wonders! I'm so amazed at how amazing she is. She also is the best knee injector and shoulder injector of anyone I've ever been injected by. She is simply amazing! Her MMA Troy is amazing as well!

  12. As always, Dr. Novak is professional, pleasant, and listens carefully. She explains options clearly and encourages me to be an active participant in my Health decisions. I feel very fortunate to have dr. Novak as my primary care physician.

  13. I have seen Dr Novak for many years. She's not an expert in all areas however she does everything she can to help navigate specialist and information to help me and follows up when I need assistance. I'm glad I'm an established patient.

  14. Dr. Novak listened attentively to my concerns. She rocks!

  15. Thorough. Listens and answers questions about test results, next steps, and results. Professional yet buts me at ease so it is like a conversation with a close friend

  16. Dr Novak is terrific

  17. Amazing. Listened. Thorough. Discussed plan and options for management of my needs. Flexible. Concerned appropriately included Fellow in care. Guided him through procedure. Very professional

  18. Dr Novak is great! I love working with her. She makes me feel heard and seen, which is not always the case.

  19. Very intentional, easy to speak with, was very engaged and asked questions and listened well, very personable and easy to talk to and made me feel safe. Really nice to feel the doctor very present and taking her time and not feeling rushed. Also very knowledgeable!

  20. She's amazing and very pleasant to chat with about life updates while we do my OMT

  21. Mellissa was very helpful in straightening out a medication mixup

  22. Perfect, no issues

  23. She was very friendly and nice and focused in on my knee problem. I was surprised that she mentioned getting an ultrasound and that she could tap my knee and then left the room and without ever doing a written consent it happened, and there was also an injection of steroids. I'm not used to procedures happening that quickly without formal consent. But I have to say I'm happy with the result the following day.

  24. The best! She is excellent at what she does & goes above & beyond to care for her patients...more than most drs in Ortho. She listens & respectfully responds to my questions.

  25. She is one of my absolute favorites! She knows her stuff, she is kind, friendly, respectful, competent, efficient, funny, and goes above and beyond. I always look forward to my visits with her.

  26. Works with me on the path to find resolution for my pain to be manageable.

  27. Dr. Novack is an exceptional doctor. Her skills are simply amamzing. I really appreiate the time she takes with me and understands my needs. If she has medical residence or students, she explains her techinques in detail. Dr. Novack is simply amazing!

  28. I have seen Dr Novak for many years and she is very good at what she does

  29. A pleasure to work with!

  30. She was great. Very personable and thorough