Melvin P. Payne,III, MD

Memphis Surgery Associates

Education

• Undergraduate Degree: Rhodes College
• Medical School: University of Tennessee at Memphis
• Residency: Naval Medical Center – San Diego, CA
• Specialty Certification: Diplomate American Board of Surgery
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
• Immediate Past President of the Medical Staff, St Francis Hospital, Bartlett
• Medical Director Robotic Surgery Program, St Francis Hospital, Bartlett

Specific areas of interest:

• Thyroid and parathyroid surgery
• Breast surgery
• Robotic surgery, including single incision gallbladder surgery
• Gastrointestinal surgery
• Advanced laparoscopic surgery for colon, reflux, and hernia