Melanie Christina, MD, FACP

Dr. Christina is a wellness, guiding light. During a particularly dark time when my dad was in his last few months of life, my physician at the time, suddenly passed away. Due to the stress of caring for my dad, I knew I needed to get a new doctor quickly. As I asked for references from medical staff at the hospital, her name quickly surfaced repeatedly. Thus, I followed those suggestions and became one of Dr. Christian’s patients. From the first time we met, I could see a glimmer of light that I could be healthier in every way. She genuinely cared about my physical and emotional well being. I not only found a medical guiding light, but someone who understood the impact acute emotional stress can have on overall health. This light gave me motivation, knowledge, and inspiration to make healthier nutritional choices and seek counseling to aid in reducing the emotional stress I was experiencing. Light allows us to see. Dr. Christina’s infectious smile and ability to impart medical information in an easy to understand way, helped me to visualize a healthier me. Being able to visualize changes impacted my ability to actualize health improvements. My husband and I have continued to be patients of Dr. Christina although we now live in Austin. When friends ask why we are making that choice, we think of light and a brighter future with Dr. Christina. Thank you Dr. Christina for a decade of support, care, and friendship! You are our greatest wellness advocate.

Dr Christina is more then my doctor - she is my trusted doctor. I appreciate so much the level of care, concern, trust and, yes, love I feel from and for her. She is a care-giver in the true sense of the word. Not just caring about my physical well-being but genuinely caring about my whole well-being. I am so grateful to have Dr Christina in my life and as my physician.

Even before Dr. Christina became part of MDVIP, I never felt rushed or hurried as her patient. She listened and gave practical and wonderful advice. Visits were more like being with a really good friend who was also your doctor. During the past few years during some serious health issues, and a lot of specialists involved in my care, she has always been the one I've turned to for clarity when I've been confused. I feel very fortunate that she is there for me and I trust her completely.

We were with Dr. Christina before MDVIP and had to join when she did. My husband and I have recommended her to all our friends. We recently had dinner with two couples. My friend told us that she and her husband were at a restaurant the week before and her husband passes out at the table. They went on to tell about how scary it was, an ambulance came, his vitals were steady, end of story. We asked if he had gone to the doctor the next day, "nope, I'm fine. I don't have a regular doc anyway." Seriously? Later that night my husband and I talked about how lucky we are to have Dr. Christina, how we could have called her from the restaurant and she would told us what to do and would see him ASAP. Our yearly report might have provided some clues as to what it was, served as a warning perhaps. That we get our status every year at our checkups is so comforting. We can not praise Dr. Christina enough.