Physician & Surgeon
Board Certified in Internal Medicine
Dr. Melvin was raised right here in Portland and graduated from the University of Oregon with a Bachelor Degree in Architecture. Following his ancestry to New Zealand where he graduated from Otago University Medical School in both medicine and surgery (MB., Ch.B). He completed his Board Certification and Residency training in internal medicine in 2003 at St. Vincent Hospital, Portland, Oregon and has been in private practice since.
Dr. Melvin expertise is in Internal Medicine, which incorporates all of adult medicine, from intensive care to daily aches-&-pains. He has a special interest in holistic and preventive medicine. He provides state-of-the-art treatments for diabetes, cardiac risk reduction, chronic pain and mental health. He is also able to provide minor surgical procedures, mole removal and biopsies. Dr Melvin is also the medical supervisor of a multi-disciplinary clinic in Oregon City and of a holistic hospice, in here in Portland.
Dr. Ken’s interest outside of medicine include: art & design; gardening; photography; yoga; spending time with his wife, and tinkering with his Subaru.