MelissaLeyvaMD

Summary

• Melissa Leyva, MD, is a pediatric gastroenterologist based in Berkeley Heights, NJ, with her education spanning from Albert Einstein College of Medicine to residencies and fellowships at Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She has served as a physician at Summit Medical Group since 2019, and previously worked at Hackensack Meridian Health Hackensack University Medical Center, and RWJBarnabas Health. Her medical experience includes procedures like endoscopy, colonoscopy, and sclerotherapy of esophageal varices. She has made significant contributions to the medical community with numerous publications in prominent medical journals, including Gastroenterology and American Journal of Medical Genetics. Dr. Leyva's recognized achievements include being listed among Bergen Top Docs in 2018, New Jersey Family Favorite Kids’ Docs in 2014, and receiving the Fellow Research Award from NASPGHAN in 2009.