Melvyn Augustus Harrington Jr
MD, FAOA
Medicine
Orthopedic Surgery
Houston, Texas, United States
Vice Chair, Director, Professor
Melvyn A. Harrington Jr, MD, is a Professor, Residency Program Director, Adult Reconstruction Fellowship Director, and a Vice Chair for Diversity and Inclusion for the Joseph Barnhart Department of Orthopedic Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. He is a graduate of the AAOS (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) Leadership Fellows Program and served two terms on the Diversity Advisory Board of the AAOS. He is the past president of the J. Robert Gladden Orthopedic Society.
Dr. Harrington served on the Executive Committee of the American Orthopaedic Association and is a member of the Council of Residency Directors Academic Committee. He is a member of the Steering Committee for Movement is Life Musculoskeletal Health Disparities National Caucus. Locally, he is the past chair, and a member of, the Houston Leadership Board for the Arthritis Foundation. Dr. Harrington is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in arthritis and joint replacement surgery.
