Background
King, Melissa Buffington was born on August 9, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
King, Melissa Buffington was born on August 9, 1959 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
AB magna cum laude, Franklin and Marshall College, 1981; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1985.
Resident, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1985-1989; fellow pulmonary and critical care medicine, Thomas Jefferson U. Hospital, Philadelphia, 1989-1990; fellow research pulmonary and critical care medicine, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1990-1992; instructor pulmonary medicine and critical care, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, since 1992.
Member American College Chest Physicians (Physician Scientist award 1993-1995), Minnesota Thoracic Society.