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Office
Sand Point Clinic
Seattle, WA 98105
Summary
- Dr. Melinda Pierce is a Pediatric Endocrinologist based in Seattle, WA. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of California (San Francisco)/Fresno and then pursued a fellowship in Pediatric Endocrinology at Oregon Health & Science University. She finished her medical education at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in 2010. Dr. Pierce has an impressive list of publications, with work appearing in "Thyroid," "Global Pediatric Health," "Hormone Research in Paediatrics," and "Placenta." Her research addresses a range of endocrinology-related topics, from thyroid hormone defects to obesity trends and congenital central hypothyroidism.
Education & Training
- Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2013 - 2016
- University of California (San Francisco)/FresnoResidency, Pediatrics, 2010 - 2013
- Geisel School of Medicine at DartmouthClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2012 - Present
- WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
- MN State Medical License 2017 - 2024
- OR State Medical License 2014 - 2019
- PA State Medical License 2012 - 2012
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 13 citationsPrenatal Treatment of Thyroid Hormone Cell Membrane Transport Defect Caused by MCT8 Gene MutationSamuel Refetoff, Theodora Pappa, Meredith K. Williams, M. Gisele Matheus, Xiao Hui Liao
Thyroid. 2021-05-03 - 12 citationsTrends in Obesity and Overweight in Oregon Children With Down Syndrome.Melinda Pierce, Katrina Ramsey, Joseph D. Pinter
Global Pediatric Health. 2019-04-02 - 8 citationsDetecting Congenital Central Hypothyroidism by Newborn Screening: Difficulty in Distinguishing from Congenital Thyroxine-Binding Globulin Deficiency.Kara J. Connelly, Melinda Pierce, Cheryl E. Hanna, Stephen H. LaFranchi
Hormone Research in Paediatrics. 2017-09-14
Press Mentions
- The AMA Does Not Speak for UsDecember 9th, 2016
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