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Board Certification, Specialty and Expertise

Dr. Melanie Erb identified specializing in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery, OphthalmologyOphthalmology
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor, and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses. No Sub Specialty. and Plastic SurgeryPlastic Surgery
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction, or replacement of physical defects of form or function, involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk, and external genitalia. He/she uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well. A plastic surgeon possesses special knowledge and skill in the design and surgery of grafts, flaps, free tissue transfer and replantation. Competence in the management of complex wounds, the use of implantable materials, and in tumor surgery is required..

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Insurance Accepted

Dr. Melanie Erb accepts the following plans for United Healthcare at 3257 E Guasti Rd:

• Definity Choice Plus
• Definity PPO
• Harvard Pilgrim Choice
• Harvard Pilgrim Choice Plus
• Harvard Pilgrim Options
• Harvard Pilgrim Options PPO
• PacifiCare SignatureElite
• PacifiCare SignatureElite Plus (TX/OK Employers Only)
• UnitedHealthcare Choice
• UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
• UnitedHealthcare Core
• UnitedHealthcare iPlan Choice Plus
• UnitedHealthcare iPlan PPO
• UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
• UnitedHealthcare Select EPO
• UnitedHealthcare Select Plus POS

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License

Dr. Melanie Erb has been confirmed to have a license in California.

Education

Dr. Erb attended medical school at University of California Irvine College of Medicine and graduated in 2000 having 12 years experience. . Advanced training program of a internship in General Surgery was conducted at University of California Irvine. Additional residency training in Ophthalmology was conducted at University of California Irvine.. Advanced training program of a fellowship in Plastic Surgery was conducted at Eyesthetica.

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Aliases

Patients may also know Dr. Melanie Erb MD as:

• Melanie H Erb
• M Erb

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