MichelleElaineMelicostaMDMPH, MSc, FAAP(She/Her)

Hospitalist

Associate Chief Medical Officer VP of Quality, Patient Safety and Professional Affairs,Kennedy Krieger Institute Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University

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Office
1800 Orleans Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-955-5000

Fax+1 410-955-5001

Summary

Dr. Michelle Melicosta is a pediatrician in Baltimore, MD and is affiliated with the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins Hospital. She received her medical degree from the Medical School of Brown University and has been in practice 23 years. She specializes in pediatric hospital medicine.

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaResidency, Pediatrics, 1994 - 1997
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 1994
Johns Hopkins School of Public HealthMPH

Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1997 - 2026
MD State Medical License 2014 - 2025
MN State Medical License 1996 - 1998
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: Outcomes for 16 Inpatient Cases to Target Oral Consumption Using a Medical and Behavioral Treatment Model.
Aaron D Lesser, Emily S Mathis, Michelle E Melicosta
Clinical Pediatrics. 2022-05-01
8 citations
Acute Flaccid Myelitis.
William Ide, Michelle Melicosta, Melissa Trovato
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2021-05-20
72 citations
Acute flaccid myelitis: cause, diagnosis, and management.
Olwen C. Murphy, Kevin Messacar, Leslie Benson, Riley Bove, Jessica L. Carpenter
Lancet. 2021-01-23

Journal Articles

(2017). Pediatric Spinal Cord Injury Due to Acute Flaccid Myelitis: Epidemiology, Clinical Management, and Implications for Rehabilitation.
Prestwich, Suzanne & Dean, Janet & Melicosta, Michelle., Current Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Reports. 5. 10.1007/s40141-017-0159-4.

Press Mentions

Experts Chase the Cause of a Paralyzing Childhood Disease Spiking This YearNovember 14th, 2018
An Md. Girl's Life-Changing Illness Puts a Family on an Uncharted Path to RecoveryAugust 21st, 2017
An Md. Girl's Life-Changing Illness Puts a Family on an Uncharted Path to RecoveryAugust 21st, 2017
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