Melanie J. Baskind, MD

Melanie Baskind is a pediatric hospitalist at MarinHealth Medical Center, where she attends high risk deliveries, takes care of pediatric patients, well newborns and infants in the Neonatal ICU. After graduating from Harvard Medical School, she moved to California to complete her pediatrics residency at UCSF followed by a chief residency year. She was drawn to pediatrics because of the inherent advocacy in the field and is passionate about reproductive justice, mental health, preventative, holistic care and ultimately empowering patients and their families through education. She first got involved with Huckleberry while in residency and is humbled to be able to serve and help support such an impactful organization. She lives in Marin with her husband and dog and outside of the hospital can be found on a nearby soccer field.