The Amputee Coalition announced that Danielle Melton, MD, has succeeded Stephen Wegener, PhD, as chair of its Scientific & Medical Advisory Committee (SciMAC). Melton is director of the amputee program at The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas, and an assistant professor in the physical medicine and rehabilitation and orthopedic departments at the University of Texas, Houston, Health Science Center. She has served on SciMAC since 2011. Wegener will continue to serve on the committee for one year as past chair.
