Melissa J. Blaker

Dr. Blaker is a board-certified pediatrician and pending board-certified thoracic surgeon. She is also a decorated active-duty Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, where she previously served as the Director of Mother Baby and subsequently Pediatrics at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany. Dr. Blaker earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from Lake Erie College in Bradenton, Florida and completed her residency in Pediatrics at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She completed her residency in Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Blaker loves the daily privilege she has to surgically treat heart and lung disease in order to enhance patient’s lives. During her endeavors, she developed a passion for understanding the intricacies of the system behind healthcare and in turn completed an MBA at The George Washington University. Throughout her endeavors she is most thankful for the love and support of her husband and six children, whom she dearly loves.