Dr. Melker was born in the Bronx, New York and after a brief period in California, his family relocated to Gainesville when he was only four years old. His Gainesville roots run deep, having attended Brentwood, Glen Springs Elementary, Fort Clarke Middle School and Buchholz High School. Former classmates and hometown friends and their multigenerational families make up a significant portion of Dr. Melker’s practice.
Dr. Melker left Gainesville for his undergraduate years, attending Amherst College in Massachusetts. He continued his education at the University of Florida where he attended medical school, completed his internship in General Surgery, and four year residency in Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery.
After graduating from his ENT residency in July of 2004, Dr. Melker entered the private practice world as a busy member of the staff at North Florida Regional Medical Center. In April of 2006, he launched his solo practice, Gainesville ENT & Allergy Associates, which embodies Dr. Melker’s personal style, commitment to hometown medicine, and desire to serve his greater Gainesville family. While he truly enjoys all aspects of general medical and surgical ENT care and maintains a broad practice in all aspects of his training, his focus has been on sinus surgery and treatment of allergy and its ENT manifestations.
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