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Dr. Melissa Kinder
Dr. Melissa Kinder completed her undergraduate work with majors in Biology and Chemistry at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. She graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Biology and high honors in chemistry. She then completed medical school at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, IL. Dr. Melissa Kinder then completed a residency in plastic surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She then stayed at the University as an associate professor teaching plastic surgery to the residents for a year. Recognizing how complex hand surgery is, Dr. Melissa Kinder then went back to train for another year in hand surgery at Oregon Health Science University. She has a special interest in hand and wrist surgery, but also performs many kinds of reconstructive surgery as well, relying on her reconstructive experience from The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Originally, Dr. Melissa Kinder is from the southwest suburbs of Chicago, IL. After living in the midwest all of her life, she decided to stay on the west coast after thoroughly enjoying her time in Portland during her fellowship. Her hobbies include traveling, hiking, running (especially traveling to run!) and enjoying time with family and friends.
Dr. Melissa Kinder completed her undergraduate work with majors in Biology and Chemistry at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. She graduated magna cum laude with highest honors in Biology and high honors in chemistry. She then completed medical school at Southern Illinois University in Springfield, IL. Dr. Melissa Kinder then completed a residency in plastic surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She then stayed at the University as an associate professor teaching plastic surgery to the residents for a year. Recognizing how complex hand surgery is, Dr. Melissa Kinder then went back to train for another year in hand surgery at Oregon Health Science University. She has a special interest in hand and wrist surgery, but also performs many kinds of reconstructive surgery as well, relying on her reconstructive experience from The James Cancer Hospital at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
Originally, Dr. Melissa Kinder is from the southwest suburbs of Chicago, IL. After living in the midwest all of her life, she decided to stay on the west coast after thoroughly enjoying her time in Portland during her fellowship. Her hobbies include traveling, hiking, running (especially traveling to run!) and enjoying time with family and friends.
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Tonja Anderson - Clinic Manager
Tonja has always enjoyed organizing things, so stepping into the clinic manager role for Dr. Kinder was a natural step. The pandemic caused an early retirement from being a school lunch lady so Tonja was very excited to join Dr. Kinder’s team. Tonja was born and raised in the Portland area and she and her husband are very happy to be raising their family here. When not working, Tonja is a big supporter for her children’s activities, her son is in the robotics club and her daughter’s passion is acting. She and her husband love going to the theater, out to enjoy local restaurants, numerous crafts and hobbies, traveling or just enjoying the beautiful Northwest. |
We have therapy right in the building! Working very closely with Dr. Kinder for our patients is ARMWORKS HAND THERAPY. They provide exceptional individual splinting and help treat our patients after surgery or injury. Armworks has several locations; they do everything they can to provide the tools and education to our patients during recovery.