Dr. Messina is the chairman of the Division of Infectious Disease at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital. She joined the pediatric infectious disease program in 2006. A graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, she completed her pediatric residency at University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center/Children's Medical Center, Dallas, followed by a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at UT/Southwestern Medical Center. She was a staff pediatrician at Children's Medical Center Dallas.
Dr. Messina was named Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital physician of the year in the 2019 Johns Hopkins Medicine Clinical Excellence Awards.
A fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Messina is board certified pediatrics and pediatric disease. She is a member of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society, the American Society for Microbiology and the Infectious Disease Society of America. Dr. Messina serves as a reviewer for the Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal.
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Board Certification
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Education
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Medical Education
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
8/1/1994 - 5/8/1998
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Internship
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
7/1/1998 - 6/30/1999
Pediatrics
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Residency
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
7/1/1999 - 6/30/2001
Pediatrics
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Fellowship
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
7/1/2003 - 6/30/2006
Pediatric Infectious Disease