MelissaA.WalkerMD

Child Neurology • Boston, MA

Physician

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Office
185 Cambridge St.
Simches 5-240
Boston, MA 02114
Phone+1 617-726-5732

Education & Training

Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Child Neurology, 2013 - 2016
Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Pediatrics, 2011 - 2012
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 2011
Columbia UniversityPhD, Neurobiology & Behavior, 2005 - 2010
Duke UniversityBS, AB, Biology, Biochemistry concentration, Cum Laude, with distinction, 1999 - 2003

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 2015 - 2026
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

40 citations
Partial Loss of USP9X Function Leads to a Male Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Disorder Converging on Transforming Growth Factor β Signaling.
Brett V. Johnson, Raman Kumar, Sabrina Oishi, Suzy Alexander, Maria Kasherman
Biological Psychiatry. 2020-01-15
725 citations
MitoCarta3.0: an updated mitochondrial proteome now with sub-organelle localization and pathway annotations.
Sneha Rath, Rohit Sharma, Rahul Gupta, Tslil Ast, Connie Chan
Nucleic Acids Research. 2021-01-08
8 citations
On the dynamic and even reversible nature of Leigh syndrome: Lessons from human imaging and mouse models.
Melissa A. Walker, Maria Miranda, Amanda Allred, Vamsi K. Mootha
Current Opinion in Neurobiology. 2022-02-01

Press Mentions

Pediatric Neurology Welcomes New ProvidersFebruary 13th, 2018

Grant Support

NINDS Research Education Opportunities (R25)NINDS2016–Present
F30 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral MD/PhDNINDS2011