Dr. Melvin honored as a Top Doctor 2018 by Washingtonian Magazine
Peer recognition. Nearly 12,000 physicians in DC, Maryland and Virginia nominated those colleagues whom they respected most. Dr. Melvin was among them.
Facts About Outpatient Knee Replacement
It is possible for a patient to be safely discharged home the same day after partial or total knee replacement surgery, without ever being admitted to a hospital. Outpatient knee replacement currently accounts for only a small percentage of all knee replacement surgeries in the US, but experts believe it will become more common over the next decade.