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
Conditions
- 22q deletion syndrome (DiGeorge syndrome VCFS)
- Acromegaly (Gigantism)
- Addison's disease (hypocortisolism)
- Adrenal carcinomas
- Adrenal disorders
- Adrenal mass
- Anaplastic thyroid cancer
- Androgen insensitivity syndrome (AIS)
- Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome (BWS)
- Constitutional growth delay
- Cushing's syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis (CF)
- Delayed puberty
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)
- Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP)
- Follicular thyroid cancer (FTC)
- Graves' disease
- Growth hormone deficiency
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Hyperglycemia (high blood sugar)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar)
- Hypogonadism
- Hypoparathyroidism
- Hypothyroidism
- Klinefelter syndrome (KS)
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS)
- Mature onset diabetes of the young (MODY)
- McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS)
- Medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)
- Multinodular goiter (MNG)
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)
- Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
- Parathyroid Mass
- Pheochromocytoma
- Pituitary lesions
- Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS)
- Pre-diabetes
- Precocious 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
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Medical Association
- Endocrine Society (2007)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Society (2008)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Society of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas (PESTOLA) (1999)
- 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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