Dr. Mellisa A. Pensa M.D.
Family Practitioner
OHSU 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland OR, 97239About
Mellisa grew up in East Haddam, CT. She decided to become a doctor at the age of 17, when her grandfather died from lung cancer. She was fascinated by disease and also felt pulled to help patients and ...
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Family MedicineAmerican Board of Family MedicineABFM
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