Melissa Kaori S. Litao, MD

What are some of the specific conditions you treat?

Diabetes, thyroid disorders, adrenal disorders, pituitary disorders, disorders of growth and puberty.

Describe some of your professional highlights.

I am board certified with the American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology. I completed my pediatric endocrinology fellowship at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and my pediatric residency at Children’s Hospital of Michigan, where I was also awarded outstanding graduating resident. I also graduated cum laude from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine.

What would you like patients to know about your approach to care?

Over my years of practice, I’ve come to place a high importance on shared decision making. I like to collaborate with the families that I see so that together, we can come up with the best treatment plan for their child. I believe in practicing safe and evidence-based medicine, but also recognize that medicine is both an art and a science. I understand the anxieties that come with being a parent, so I want to make sure that my patients and their families feel heard and can take an active role in their care.

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Lamb S, Litao M, Talib N, Redel J. Hypercalcemia of Down Syndrome. JCEM Case Rep. 2025 Oct 27;3(12):luaf244. doi: 10.1210/jcemcr/luaf244. PMID: 41159014; PMCID: PMC12554922.

Litao MKS, Alvarez AG, Shah B. Pre-treatment Neutropenia in Children and Adolescents with Autoimmune Hyperthyroidism. J Clin Res Pediatr Endocrinol. 2021 Aug 23;13(3):263-268. doi: 10.4274/jcrpe.galenos.2020.2020.0184. Epub 2020 Dec 2. PMID: 33261249; PMCID: PMC8388046.

Badrinath Murthy D, Gutierrez Alvarez A, Vargas W, Litao MKS, Shah B. Auto-destruction of the thyroid gland and coexisting glutamic acid decarboxylase mediated neurological disease in an adolescent: an unusual presentation of autoimmunity. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jun 24;34(10):1329-1333. doi: 10.1515/jpem-2020-0697. PMID: 34162031.

Litao MK, El-Baba MF, Buggs-Saxton C. Hepatomegaly and Liver Dysfunction in a 15-Year-Old Girl With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2016 Jun;55(7):680-2. doi: 10.1177/0009922815599967. Epub 2015 Aug 12. PMID: 26270526.

Litao MK, Hayes D Jr, Chiwane S, Nogee LM, Kurland G, Guglani L. A novel surfactant protein C gene mutation associated with progressive respiratory failure in infancy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2017 Jan;52(1):57-68. doi: 10.1002/ppul.23493. Epub 2016 Jun 30. PMID: 27362365.

Litao MK, Kamat D. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate and C-reactive protein: how best to use them in clinical practice. Pediatr Ann. 2014 Oct;43(10):417-20. doi: 10.3928/00904481-20140924-10. PMID: 25290132.