MERIDITH L MESSINGER, MD Email MERIDITH MESSINGER
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- Specialty
- Pediatrics
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- Language
- English
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- Hospital Affiliation
- The Mount Sinai Hospital
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- Phone
- 300 Cadman Plaza West 929-210-6000 929-210-6000
Meridith Messinger, MD is a board-certified pediatrician at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients Monday - Saturday in Brooklyn Heights. Trained in Washington, DC and New York, she is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. She was awarded her medical degree from Albany Medical College and completed her residency in Pediatrics at Children's National Medical Center. Prior to joining Mount Sinai Doctors, she served as the Director of the Undergraduate Medical Education and the Associate Residency Program Director for the SUNY Downstate Department of Pediatrics at Long Island College Hospital. Dr. Messinger was also the founder and first medical director of Reach Out and Read, a national project designed to promote early childhood literacy through routine doctor’s office visits. She has a particular interest in breastfeeding, child development, international adoption, and common behavioral problems. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Lawrence Wolf, MD, and their three children.
Certification
American Board of Pediatrics
Clinical Focus
- Acne
- Allergic Cough
- Annual Pediatric Checkup
- Annual Physical
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Behavioral Health
- Daytime Sleepiness
- Developmental Screening
- Eczema
- Food Allergy
- Frequent Urination
- Hearing Problems / Ringing in Ears
- Hoarseness / Voice Disorder
- Immunizations
- Juvenile Diabetes
- Migraine
- Newborn Medicine
- Pediatric Second Opinion
- Pneumonia
- Sore Throat
- Swelling in Neck
- Well Child Care
Education
MD, Albany Medical College
Residency, Pediatrics
Children's National Medical Center
Language
English
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