Michael Melman recently joined Pediatric Affiliates in September, 2004.  He grew up in New York City and Long Island, New York.  Dr. Melman received his Bachelor's degree from Cornell University, with distinction.  He then attended medical school at The University of Buffalo, where he graduated cum laude.  After receiving his medical degree, he served as a pediatric leukemia research fellow for the National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute in Washington, DC.  There, he received a Cancer Research Training Award and published two papers on acute lymphoblastic leukemia.  He then headed south to Georgia where he completed his pediatric residency at Emory University in Atlanta.  He was board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in 2004 and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of the American Medical Association.

 

Dr. Melman's area of interest in pediatrics includes sports medicine and nutrition.  He is an avid body-builder and enjoys spending his free time weight training at Gold's Gym in Venice.