Dr. Melissa S. Putman MD
Pediatrician
Massachusetts General Hospital 55 Fruit Street Boston MA, 02114About
Dr. Melissa Putman is a pediatrician practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Putman is a doctor who specializes in the health care of children. As a pedicatrician, Dr. Putman diagnoses and treats infections, injuries, diseases and other disorders in children. Pediatricians typically work with infants, children, teenagers and young adults up to age 21. They practice medical care as well as preventative health care. Dr. Putman can oversee and manage the physical, mental and emotional health of their patients.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Measures of the forearm via a portable device: ready for prime time?
- A randomized clinical trial of vitamin D supplementation in healthy adolescents.
- 50 years ago in the Journal of Pediatrics: Neonatal fibrous dysplasia. Turner AF,
- Defects in cortical microarchitecture among African-American women with type 2 diabetes.
- Young adults with cystic fibrosis have altered trabecular microstructure by ITS-based morphological analysis.
Treatments
- Metabolism, Diabetes
Fellowships
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Fellow:Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism 2008
- Boston Children's Hospital, Fellow:Pediatric Endocrinology 2009
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