Visiting Associate Professor - University of Colorado
Adjunct Associate Professor - University of Texas Health Science Center
Recognition & Awards
America's Top Physicians, Consumer Research Council of America
(2018)
Awarded yearly 2010 - 2018
Research Interests
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.
Publications
Archer KR, Davidson CA, Alkhoury D, Vanston SW, Moore TL, Deluca A, Betz JF, Thompson RE, Obremskey WT, Slobogean GP, Melton DH, Wilken JM, Karunakar MA, Rivera JC, Mir HR, McKinley TO, Frey KP, Castillo RC, Wegener ST. Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy for Improving Recovery After Traumatic Orthopaedic Lower Extremity Injury (CBPT-Trauma). J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 1;36(Suppl 1):S1-S7. PubMed PMID: 34924512
Archer KR, Davidson CA, Alkhoury D, Vanston SW, Moore TL, Deluca A, Betz JF, Thompson RE, Obremskey WT, Slobogean GP, Melton DH, Wilken JM, Karunakar MA, Rivera JC, Mir HR, McKinley TO, Frey KP, Castillo RC, Wegener ST. Cognitive-Behavioral-Based Physical Therapy for Improving Recovery After Traumatic Orthopaedic Lower Extremity Injury (CBPT-Trauma). J Orthop Trauma. 2022 Jan 1;36(Suppl 1):S1-S7. PubMed PMID: 34924512
Melton, Danielle H. MD. Physiatrist Perspective on Upper-Limb Prosthetic Options: Using Practice Guidelines to Promote Patient Education in the Selection and the Prescription Process. Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics 29(4S):p P40-P44, October 2017. | DOI: 10.1097/JPO.0000000000000157
Bosse, Michael J. MD; Morshed, Saam MD, PhD; Reider, Lisa PhD; Ertl, William MD; Toledano, James MD; Firoozabadi, Reeza MD; Seymour, Rachel B. PhD; Carroll, Eben MD; Scharfstein, Daniel O. ScD; Steverson, Barbara RN, MHA; MacKenzie, Ellen J. PhD; METRC. Collaborator: Melton, Danielle H. MD. “Transtibial Amputation Outcomes Study (TAOS): Comparing Transtibial Amputation With and Without a Tibiofibular Synostosis (Ertl) Procedure." Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma: April 2017 - Volume 31 - Issue - p S63-S69. doi: 10.1097/BOT.0000000000000791
Freysteinson W, Thomas L, Sebastian-Deutsch A, Douglas D, Melton D, Celia T, Reeves K, Bowyer P. A Study of the Amputee Experience of Viewing Self in the Mirror. Rehabil Nurs. 2017 Jan Feb;42(1):22-32. PubMed PMID: 26879100
Li S, Melton D. “Tactile, thermal, and electrical thresholds in patients with and without phantom limb pain after traumatic lower limb amputation.” J Pain Res. 2015;8:169-174 https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S77412
Cannada LK, Melton DH, Deren ME, Hayda RA, Harvey EJ. Dealing With Catastrophic Outcomes and Amputations in the Mangled Limb. J Orthop Trauma. 2015 Dec;29 Suppl 12:S39-42. PubMed PMID: 26584265
Meier RH 3rd, Melton D. Ideal functional outcomes for amputation levels. Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2014 Feb;25(1):199-212. PubMed PMID: 24287248
Robert Meier, MD and Danielle H Melton, MD. Ideal Functional Outcomes for Amputation Levels. In: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. Elsevier. 2014. Pg. 199-212.
Li S, Berliner JC, Melton DH, Li S. Modification of electrical pain threshold by voluntary breathing-controlled electrical stimulation (BreEStim) in healthy subjects. PLoS One. 2013;8(7):e70282. PubMed PMID: 23894632
Li S, Melton DH, Berliner JC. Breathing-controlled electrical stimulation could modify the affective component of neuropathic pain after amputation: a case report. J Pain Res. 2012;5:71-5. PubMed PMID: 22536094
O&P Business News. Article (October 2012). Joseph M. Czerniecki, MD et al. “The Effect of Rehabilitation in a Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit on Mobility Outcome After Dysvascular Lower Extremity Amputation.”
Bones, Joints and Muscles - Foot and Ankle Injuries and Disorders
Bones, Joints and Muscles - Hip Injuries and Disorders
Bones, Joints and Muscles - Knee Injuries and Disorders
Bones, Joints and Muscles - Leg Injuries and Disorders
Bones, Joints and Muscles - Shoulder Injuries and Disorders
Clinical Interests
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.
Volunteer Activities
I serve in many organizations that seek to further research and care for patients with limb salvage and amputation. I am the co-chair for the Limb Restoration Rehabilitation Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine and am on the advisory board for BCM Orthotics and Prosthetics program. I also serve on the Scientific Medical Advisory Committee of the Amputee Coalition championing Medicare Physician Documentation, and have served on multiple Limb Loss Prevention Task Forces to create 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.
General Information
Medical Schools:
MD, Baylor College of Medicine
(2002)
Undergraduate Schools:
BS, Louisiana State University (LA)
(1993)
Internships:
Baylor College of Medicine Program
(2003)
Residency Programs:
Baylor College of Medicine Program, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (2006)