Wakkas Tayara, MD

Memorial Physician Clinics General Surgery in Gulfport, MS, is part of the Mississippi Gulf Coast's largest health system, dedicated to transforming community health by providing the highest quality healthcare. With a focus on exceptional personal attention and comprehensive care, they strive to ensure that each patient is treated as more than just a number. Offering a range of services, Memorial Health System emphasizes accessibility through options such as in-person visits, virtual consultations, and walk-in clinics. By prioritizing expert care and quick access, the facility aims to support patients in achieving better health outcomes and an improved quality of life. Generated from the website

Memorial Health System in Gulfport, MS is dedicated to providing expert personal attention and quick access to comprehensive care close to home. With a focus on critical care medicine, internal medicine, and pulmonary disease, their team of healthcare professionals offers a range of services including pulmonology, lung health, and interventional pulmonary critical care. Patients can expect top-notch care from board-certified physician Summer Allen, MD, who received her medical education and training at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine and Medical Center. Memorial Health System prides itself on delivering care at the speed of life, offering in-person visits, virtual appointments, and walk-in clinics to meet the diverse needs of their community. Generated from the website

Dr. Miguel Melgar is a Board Certified neurological surgeon. He is a specialist in complex spine surgery and minimally invasive surgery for brain tumors. He was most recently affiliated with Tulane University School of Medicine where he served as Interim Chairman of Neurosurgery and Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery at Tulane University School of Medicine. He has been staff neurosurgeon at the New Orleans Veterans Administration hospital since 2003. As part of the Tulane Minimally Invasive Surgery Center, he developed the Cerebral Endoscopic Surgery Program which involves the performance of endoscopic third ventriculostomies, intracranial navigation and keyhole microsurgery. Dr. Melgar’s clinical interests include cerebrovascular diseases, extracranial-intracranial bypass surgery for the prevention of stroke, intracranial anyeursms, arteriovenous malformations (AVMs), and cavernous angiomas. He is a renowned expert in complex skull base tumor surgery including acoustic neuromas and meningiomas. Dr. Melgar is a designated Fellow of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.