Dr. Michelle Heller-Barlekamp is board certified in pediatrics and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She was born and raised in Rutherford, New Jersey. After earning her bachelor's and master's degrees from Fairleigh Dickinson University, she attended the Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia.

Dr. Heller-Barlekamp completed her residency at the Janet Weis Children's Hospital at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania and joined Advocare West Morris Pediatrics the summer of 2011. She is married and has a son and daughter. Her interests include spending time with her son, daughter, godchildren, scrapbooking, swimming, and reading.