Appointments and Second Opinions

Speak with one of our New Patient Coordinators to schedule an appointment, refer a patient or request a second opinion. In urgent cases, we can typically see new patients within 24 hours.

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Our Affiliations
HMS Affiliate

Dana-Farber/Boston Children's is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

Our Affiliations

Melissa Burns, MD

  • Physician
  • Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Appointment Phone

  • 617-632-3270 (established patients)
  • 888-733-4662 (new patients)

Fax

  • 617-632-5710

General

Treatment Centers

Discipline

Clinical Interests

Cancer genomics, Hematologic malignancies

Location

Background

Board Certifications

  • Pediatrics, 2012

Fellowship

  • Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 2015

Residency

  • Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2012

Internships

  • Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics, 2010

Medical School

  • New York Medicine College, 2009