Danielle Melton

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT DANIELLE MELTON

I am helping to expand the University of Colorado Limb Restoration Program with Dr. Jason Stoneback, in the Department of Orthopedics, and Dr. Kate Payne, Medical Director of the UCHealth inpatient rehabilitation unit. I specialize 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.I serve 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. I also serve 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. My 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. I was selected as the scientific chair for the NIH funded/ Mayo Clinic PI for the Limb Loss and Preservation Registry. I am recognized internationally as a medical expert in her field, frequently invited as a guest lecturer to national and international conferences on topics including Creating A Model System of Amputee Care, Bridging the Gap between Military and Civilian Care, Innovative Surgical Techniques for Amputations including Osseo-Integration and Targeted Muscle Re-innervation, Best Practices for Upper Limb Prosthetic Evaluation. I have been selected by my peers to “Best Doctors in America” since 2009; “America’s Top Physicians” since 2010, a selection by the Consumer’s Research Council of America. I have been listed among “Texas Super Doctors Rising Stars 2013” peer recognized in professional achievement and Houston’s Top Doctors since 2014, Texas Super Doctors since 2014 and International Physician Leaders of the World.