Please join us in welcoming Jill S. Melicher. M.D. to Minnesota Eye Consultants. Dr. Melicher specializes in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery and will be serving patients primarily in our Blaine and Minneapolis locations.
Dr. Melicher attended Concordia College in Moorhead, MN for undergraduate education and went on to medical school at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences where she received numerous academic scholarships. She performed her residency training at the University of Minnesota Medical School and was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society as well as being awarded the Harry Plotke Award for oculoplastic surgery. Dr. Melicher then went on to complete a two-year oculoplastic surgery fellowship with Dr. Jeffrey Nerad at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, IA and the Cincinnati Eye Institute in Cincinnati, OH.
Dr. Melicher is Board Certified in Ophthalmology, a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and a fellow of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. She has authored numerous publications, textbook chapters, and will devote a significant portion of her practice to residency education.
Although originally from Fargo, North Dakota, Dr. Melicher and her husband, Chris, are happy to call Minnesota home.
