Author: Melissa King DO

  • Melissa King DO

    Melissa D King, DO is a part-time general pediatrician at the Children’s Health Clinic at Dayton Children’s. In addition to seeing her own patients at CHC she is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics through Wright State University and works as a preceptor for the pediatric residents and medical students. Dr. King can also be found at the Cassano Health Clinic working with the Community Health Centers of Greater Dayton as a general pediatrician one day a week and intermittently as a pediatrician at the Dayton Children’s Urgent Care of Springboro. Most importantly Dr. King along with her husband Jeff are the proud parents of a toddler girl Audrey and an infant boy Ethan.
Melissa King DO
Permalink| Comments (2)| August 10, 2012

Adjusting your teens sleep cycle for school

As summer draws to a close and school time nears, it is time to reset those teenagers sleep cycle so that they can better conform to the hours of the school day. I am daily seeing teenagers in my practice … Continue reading →

Category Children's health Dr. Mom SymptomsSleep Ages
Melissa King DO
Permalink| Comments (0)| July 12, 2012

No place for time out!

It had been a long day; a really long day. We had traveled to Columbus for the weekend. There had been a lot of excitement, a lot of go-go-go without the needed compensatory rest. To top it off, it was … Continue reading →

Category Dr. Mom Parenting Ages
Melissa King DO
Permalink| Comments (3)| June 14, 2012

Whoo Whoo Whooping cough!

Ethan had his one year old check up – can you believe he is 1 already? He has really started changing from my baby into a little toddler. He is walking (and falling down) everywhere now and has even started … Continue reading →

Category Children's health Dr. Mom SymptomsWhooping cough Ages
Melissa King DO
Permalink| Comments (0)| May 31, 2012

Ewww it’s a tick!

Eweeeee!!! It’s a TICK!! I know… gross, right? Although I have not seen any ticks yet on Audrey or Ethan this year, I have already had 3 cases of tick bites in the office. But really, here is the low … Continue reading →

Category Dr. Mom SymptomsTicks Ages

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