Melvina McCabe, MD
Dr. Melvina McCabe has been dedicated to medicine and furthering the field of Geriatric health for over 20 years. She currently serves as Chairperson of Geriatrics in the Department of Family Medicine in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Medical Director of the Horizon Health Care Center, and an Associate Professor at the University of New Mexico in Family Medicine/Geriatrics. Dr. McCabe is Director of the Geriatric Education Center, and was appointed by the Governor to serve on the NM Health Policy Commission. She is also a grant reviewer for the Alzheimer’s Association and an active member of the Association of American Indian Physicians, the American Geriatric Society and the American Medical Association. As an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation, Dr. McCabe has made major contributions to understanding health attitudes among elderly Native Americans through research, publications, and many lectures on subjects such as Alzheimer’s in general and in Native American populations, as well as diversity issues in health care. She received her Doctor of Medicine from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 1984 and has a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics.
