## About

Melisa Ruiz-Gutierrez, MD, PhD, is a board-certified pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. A physician-researcher, Dr. Ruiz-Gutierrez cares for children with blood disorders, including sickle cell disease (SCD), Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS), and bone marrow failure. She is a member of the Center of Excellence ...  in Sickle Cell Disease at Boston University.

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- ### Departments
    
    [Hematology-Oncology (Pediatrics)](/departments/hematology-oncology-pediatrics), [Sickle Cell Disease Program](/departments/sickle-cell-disease-program), [Sickle Cell Disease Pediatric Clinic](/departments/sickle-cell-disease-pediatric-clinic)
- ### Specialties
    
    Pediatric blood disorders, sickle cell disease (SCD), Shwachman–Diamond syndrome (SDS), bone marrow failure
 
 

- ### Contact
    
     [617.414.4841](tel:617.414.4841)
- ### Primary Location
    
     [801 Massachusetts Avenue  
    7th Floor](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?q=801+Massachusetts+Avenue%3Cbr%3E7th+Floor)
 
 

 



 

 

- ### Administrative Title
    
    Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
- ### Residency
    
    Pediatrics, University of Washington, 2009–2012
- ### Fellowship
    
    Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University of Washington, 2012–2015
- ### Education
    
     Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, 2009
- ### Board Certifications
    
    Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics
 
 

 

 ## Affiliations

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  ## Affiliations

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