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Associate Professor McGovern Medical School
Director of Limb Loss Program at TIRR-MH
Houston, Texas
Dr. Melton is board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston (UTHealth). She is the Director of the Limb Loss (Amputee) Program at Memorial Herman--The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR-MH), internationally recognized as one of the leading rehabilitation programs. Dr. Melton received her undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University and completed medical school and residency at Baylor College of Medicine.
Dr. Melton specializes in the rehabilitation of Orthopedic Trauma with an emphasis on non-surgical management of patients with limb salvage and amputation encompassing pre-prosthetic or bracing management, prosthetic design and prescription, rehabilitation and pain management following patients long-term to provide comprehensive continuity of care.
Dr. Melton served as co-chair for the Limb Restoration Rehabilitation Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, on the advisory board for BCM Orthotics and Prosthetics program, Scientific Medical Advisory Committee of the Amputee Coalition championing Medicare Physician Documentation and Limb Loss Prevention Task Force to create an Amputee Model Systems. She also served on the board for Rehabilitation Services Volunteer Program as Amputee Director providing under and non-resourced patients with limb loss much needed equipment, prosthetics and therapy. Her research involves novel approaches to treating phantom limb pain and neuromas, limb salvage with Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC) and innovations in prosthetic components. She was selected as the scientific chair for the NIH funded/ Mayo Clinic PI for the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry.
Dr. Melton is recognized internationally as a medical expert in her field, frequently invited as a guest lecturer to national and international conferences.
Dr. Melton's honors include “Best Doctors in America” from 2009-2020; “America’s Top Physicians”, “Texas Super Doctors", and International Physician Leaders of the World.
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