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Summary
- Dr. Melissa Hurwitz is a Pediatric Gastroenterologist based in San Francisco, CA. She completed her medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in 1997, followed by a Pediatrics residency at UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center and a fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Stanford University. She is currently a Clinical Professor at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and previously held positions as an Associate Professor at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford and was a Staff Physician at Palo Alto Medical Foundation. Her research contributions, including studies on immunosuppression in post transplant lymphoproliferative disease, oral vancomycin in primary sclerosing cholangitis and ethanol lock therapy, have been published and cited in reputable journals.
Education & Training
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Gastroenterology, 2001 - 2004
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Pediatrics, 1997 - 2000
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1997
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1998 - 2026
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 37 citationsOpen-label prospective therapeutic clinical trials: oral vancomycin in children and adults with primary sclerosing cholangitisAhmad H. Ali, Jennifer Damman, Shamita B. Shah, Yinka K. Davies, Melissa Hurwitz
Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. 2020-07-07 - 12 citationsPrenatal treatment of ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency.Yael Wilnai, Yair J. Blumenfeld, Kristina Cusmano, Susan R. Hintz, Deborah Alcorn
Molecular Genetics and Metabolism. 2018-01-16 - 33 citationsEvaluation of ethanol lock therapy in pediatric patients on long-term parenteral nutrition.Kevin P. Pieroni, Colleen Nespor, Marisa Ng, Manuel A. Garcia, Melissa Hurwitz
Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 2013-04-01
Other Languages
- Spanish
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