Dr. Patrick Melder is a native of Texas. He obtained undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Tx. Patrick attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, TX. After graduating he completed a surgical internship at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, TX and then complete his Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery training at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. After training, he became a staff surgeon at Walter Reed and an associate program director the National Capital Consortium Otolaryngology Training Program. Patrick later became Chief, Otolaryngology at Walter Reed. He served on active duty for 13 years and left active duty to pursue a private practice career. He later obtained additional board certification in Sleep Medicine. Patrick is a serial entrepreneur. As an entrepreneur he has invented, developed, manufactured, marketed and sold products and has successfully raised millions of dollars in the process. He has consulted with and licensed medical device technologies to top-tier medical device companies. “I love to solve problems, help people, and take complex subjects and make them understandable. Every subject or endeavor I have pursued I have mastered and in the process learned to assimilate massive amounts of new, desperate information while in the process applying my problem solving skills always creating unique solutions. I’m comfortable working in ambiguous situations, setting my own goals and getting results. With my military background and history of also working at large institutions, I understand chain of command and how to be a team player.”, healthcare