Melissa Rebecca Ham, MD
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine (1996)
- Residency
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine (1999), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2002), Pediatric Endocrinology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Endocrinology
Conditions
- 22q Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome VCFS)
- Acromegaly (Gigantism)
- Addison's Disease
- Adrenal Carcinomas
- Adrenal Disorders
- Adrenal Masses
- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
- Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (AIS)
- Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
- Constitutional Growth Delay
- Cushing's Syndrome
- Delayed Puberty
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP)
- Follicular Thyroid Cancer
- Graves' Disease
- Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar)
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Klinefelter Syndrome
- Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS)
- Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young (MODY)
- McCune-Albright Syndrome
- Medullary Thyroid Cancer
- Multinodular Goiter
- Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN)
- Papillary Thyroid Cancer
- Parathyroid Masses
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary Lesions
- Prader-Willi Syndrome
- Pre-Diabetes
- Precocious Puberty (Early Puberty)
- Short Stature
- Thyroid Carcinoma (Cancer)
- Thyroid Disorders
- Thyroid Nodules
- Thyroiditis (Hashimoto's Disease)
- Turner Syndrome (TS)
- Type 1 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome
- Dysmetabolic syndrome
- Type II diabetes mellitus
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Publications
- Interaction of Age of Onset with Genetic Risk Factors for Type 1 Diabetes, Felner EI, Klitz W, Ham M, Lazaro AM, Stastny P, Dupont B et al. Journal of Pediatric Diabetes 2005 6(4) 213-220
- Bedside ketone determination in diabetic children with hyperglycemia and ketosis in the acute care setting., Ham MR, Okada P, White PC Pediatric Diabetes March 2004 5(1) 39-43
- Genetic interaction among three genomic regions creates distinct contributions to early- and late-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus. Felner EI, Klitz W, Ham M, Lazaro AM, Stastny P, Dupont B, White PC Pediatric diabetes 2005 Dec 6 4 213-20
- Bedside ketone determination in diabetic children with hyperglycemia and ketosis in the acute care setting. Ham MR, Okada P, White PC Pediatric diabetes 2004 Mar 5 1 39-43
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Professional Activities
- Endocrine Society (2007)
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Endocrinology Society (2008)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Society of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas (PESTOLA) (1999)
- American Medical Association
- Texas Medical Association
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist (2020)
- European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology Summer School for Fellows (2001)
- Magna cum laude graduate (1992)
- Senior Honors Thesis (1992)
Virtual Visit
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