Melissa M. Felinski, DO, is a board-certified and fellowship-trained surgeon dedicated to helping patients improve their quality of life through their surgical journey. She’s experienced in advanced, minimally invasive techniques utilizing robotic, laparoscopic, and endoscopic (incision-less) approaches. She primarily treats teens and adults and specializes in bariatric and foregut surgery. Her areas of specialty care include surgery of the esophagus and stomach (reflux/heartburn, ulcer disease, hiatal hernias, achalasia, and weight loss procedures for obesity). Her practice also includes surgery of solid organs (spleen, adrenal glands, thyroid, parathyroid, and pancreas), surgery of the abdominal wall and hernia surgery (umbilical/ventral/inguinal hernia and abdominal wall reconstruction), and surgery for gallbladder, small intestine, appendix, and colon. She performs upper endoscopies and colonoscopies. Felinski is an associate professor of surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston. She is also the assistant program director of the advanced gastrointestinal/minimally invasive, bariatric and robotic surgery fellowship program. Her experience includes a residency in general surgery, and a fellowship in minimally invasive, advanced gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery where she received formal training in robotic surgery and surgical endoscopy. Felinski is actively involved in national organizations, including the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgery and the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. She has authored several publications and has presented at regional and national conferences.