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Melissa McCormack, MD, Pediatrics, Winchester, MA

MelissaMcCormackMDPhD, FAAP

Pediatrics Winchester, MA

Pediatrician

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  • Office

    77 Swanton St
    Suite 2
    Winchester, MA 01890
    Phone+1 781-922-4499
    Fax+1 833-606-0113

Summary

  • Dr. Melissa McCormack is a pediatrician in Winchester, MA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Winchester Hospital, Floating Hospital for Children and Boston Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 22 years. She is experienced in pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric syndromes, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, and preterm birth.

Education & Training

  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 1998 - 1999
  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
    Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1995 - 1998
  • Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Child Neurology, 1997 - 1997
  • The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
    The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1995
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityPh.D., Medical Sciences, 1992
  • College of the Holy Cross
    College of the Holy CrossB.A., Mathematics, 1985

Certifications & Licensure

  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1996 - 1997
  • American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Sigma Xi, Honorary Society of Science 1991
  • Gertrude McBrien Mathematics Prize 1985
  • Pi Mu Epsilon Mathematics Honor Society 1984
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Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

  • Grafts of genetically modified Schwann cells to the spinal cord: Survival, axon growth and myelination  
    Tuszynski, M.H., N. Weidner, M. McCormack, I. Miller, H. Powell, J. Connor, Cell Transplantation, 1/1/1998
  • Grafts of genetically modified cells and Schwann cells to the injured spinal cord promote neurite growth  
    Meyers, S.H., McCormack M.L., Nakahara, Y., Ray, J., Gage, F., and Tuczynski, M., American Association of Neurological Surgeons 1994 Annual Meeting. American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, 1/1/1994
  • Syngeneic adult Schwann cell-seeded semipermeable guidance channels support ventral root regeneration across large gaps  
    McCormack, M.L., T.K. Morrissey, D.C. Xiong, R.P. Bunge, and P. Aebischer, First Annual Congress of the Cell Transplantation Society, 1/1/1992
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Mapping the role of transplanted adult rat Schwann cells in promoting ventral root regeneration
    McCormack, M.L., Morrissey, T.K., Xiong, D.C., Bunge, R.P., and Aebischer P., Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., 1/1/1992
  • Ventral root regeneration through glial cell-seeded semipermeable guidance channels
    McCormack, M.L., T.K. Morrissey, N. Kleitman, R.P. Bunge, and P. Aebischer, Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., 1/1/1991
  • A comparison of dorsal and ventral spinal root regeneration
    McCormack, M.L., M. Goddard, V. Guenard, and P. Aebischer, Soc. Neurosci. Abstr., 1/1/1990
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Lectures

  • Assessment and Treatment of Children with PANDAS/PANS* Symptoms: A Pediatrician’s Perspective 
    Pediatric Grand Rounds - Peace Health St Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham, WA - 11/8/2022
  • Evaluating Treatment Resistant Mental Illness through the Lens of Immune Mediated Neuropsychiatric Disorders in a School Setting 
    Recognizing, Understanding, and Treating Immune-Mediated Neuropsychiatric Disorders - Portsmouth, NH - 10/1/2022

Other

  • The role of transplanted glia in spinal root regeneration [Dissertation] 
    McCormack, M.L., Brown University
    Providence, RI - 1/1/1992

Press Mentions

  • 'My Daughter Was Gone.' A Dalton Girl Lost Years to a Rare Illness. Inside Her Mom's Fight for Answers
    'My Daughter Was Gone.' A Dalton Girl Lost Years to a Rare Illness. Inside Her Mom's Fight for AnswersJuly 2nd, 2021
  • The Alex Manfull Fund Welcomes Distinguished Scientists to Inaugural Medical and Scientific Advisory Board
    The Alex Manfull Fund Welcomes Distinguished Scientists to Inaugural Medical and Scientific Advisory BoardDecember 15th, 2023

Committees

  • Scientific Advisory Board, The Alex Manfull Fund 2023 - Present
  • Member, Massachusetts PANDAS/PANS Advisory Council 2022 - Present
  • Physician member, Winchester Hospital - Breastfeeding Committee 2018 - 2019
  • Physician member, Arlington High School Collaborative Team - multidisciplinary team for high risk students 2017 - 2018
  • member, Core Quality Improvement Committee, Pediatric Physicians’ Organization at Children’s Hospital(PPOC) 2013 - 2015
  • Member, Winchester Hospital - Perinatal Committee 2007 - 2020

Research History

  • Postdoctoral FellowDepartment of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital - Characterization of a novel Collectin1998 - 1998
  • Postdoctoral FellowDepartment of Pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania - Identification of a novel disease-causing mutation in the FRDA gene resulting in Freidreich’s Ataxia.1997 - 1997
  • Postdoctoral FellowDepartment of Biology, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA - Ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) as a protective factor for oligodendrocytes in inflammatory demyelinating diseases1992 - 1993

Professional Memberships