Melissa Requenez, M.D.

Melissa Requenez, MD is originally from San Antonio, Texas and currently lives in Katy, Texas. Dr. Requenez is a licensed psychiatrist at Balance Family Medicine, where she works alongside Dr. Mack to provide integrated mental health care for adult patients.

Dr. Requenez brings over a decade of clinical and academic experience to her practice. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Biology and Psychology from Rice University, her Doctor of Medicine from UT Houston Medical School, and completed her psychiatry residency at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident and received the Medical Student Teaching Award.

Before joining Balance Family Medicine, Dr. Requenez spent over eleven years as an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine, where she specialized in high-risk obstetric psychiatry — caring for women during pregnancy and postpartum. She supervised and mentored psychiatry and family medicine residents, delivered lectures across multiple departments, and published research on the care of pregnant women with severe mental illness.

Dr. Requenez was drawn to psychiatry by a deep desire to help people throughout every stage of their lives and to build strong, lasting therapeutic relationships with her patients. She believes that it’s okay to ask for help, and she is committed to creating a welcoming environment where patients feel comfortable sharing their histories. At Balance Family Medicine, she conducts comprehensive psychiatric assessments, provides treatment planning for adult patients, performs cognitive evaluations for patients with suspected cognitive decline, and works closely with the primary care team to ensure each patient’s mental health needs are addressed as part of their overall wellness.

Outside of the office, Dr. Requenez enjoys spending time with her family and her three dogs.