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Biography: Dr. Melcher is a board certified family medicine physician. He received his medical degree from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport, Louisiana in 2001. He completed his residency at San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown, Texas in 2004.

Biography: John Kristoferson M.D. is a Board Certified Orthopaedic Surgeon. Born into an engineering military family, he grew up in Europe and the Eastern United States. Out of necessity he learned to fix what's broke, a talent which developed into an Orthopaedic career.He attended Trinity University in San Antonio, graduating Summa Cum Laude. He then entered The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, again graduating with highest honors. He completed his training at U.T. Southwestern affiliated hospitals, finishing the final three months working for The National Health Service in Norwich, England.Dr. Kristoferson has been married for forty years, has four adult children and four grandchildren. They are his greatest achievement. Aviation is his primary hobby. He built and flies an experimental aircraft. He also owns and flies a Lake Renegade Amphibian aircraft. A trip to Alaska is on his bucket list.Dr. Kristoferson has extensive experience in nearly all orthopaedic procedures. He is grateful to have lucked into his perfect career choice! He goes to work each day because he wants to, not because he needs to. He is committed to taking the time to understand a patient's needs/desires and facilitating an optimal outcome.

Biography: Andrew Chambers, MD is a board certified andfellowship trained orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in joint replacementsurgery. He received extensive training in joint replacement surgery during hisfellowship at Harvard Medical School / Massachusetts General Hospital, whichwas voted as the top hospital in the United States. Dr. Chambers has a specialinterest in MAKOplasty Robotic assisted knee and hip replacement surgery andhas performed several thousand joint replacements during his career.The MAKOplastyprocedure is changing the way joint replacement surgeries are performed byproviding each patient with a personalized surgical experience based on theirspecific diagnosis and unique anatomy using CT-based 3D modeling. The roboticarm technology allows for extremely precise placement of hip/knee replacementcomponents with potentially less soft tissue injury than traditional jointreplacement.Dr. Chambers hasimplemented the techniques learned at Harvard Medical School into his ownpractice and offers minimally invasive total hip / knee / shoulder replacement,partial knee replacement, revision surgery for malfunctioning, loose, andinfected joint replacements, and arthroscopic surgery of the hip, knee, andshoulder. Dr. Chambers focuses special attention on surgical techniques forrapid recovery after total joint replacement which allow his patients a morepredictable and earlier return to an active lifestyle.Dr. Chambers is aTexas native and grew up in Houston, Texas. He attended medical school at TheUniversity of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, and completed residency atJohn Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. After his fellowship at HarvardMedical School, Dr. Chambers moved to the DFW area where he has been inpractice since 2016. In his free time, Dr. Chambers enjoys traveling andspending time with friends and family. He is an avid sailor and enjoysparticipating in sailing races on the local lakes in the Dallas/Fort Wortharea.

Care Philosophy: We invest in building relationships with our patients. These relationships are built with time and attentiveness, delivered in the context of competency and care.