Gwenesta Melton MD

Gwenesta B. Melton treats a spectrum of rheumatologic illnesses. She is board-certified in both Internal Medicine and Rheumatology. She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, LA. She completed her Internal Medicine Training at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, TX. She completed a Rheumatology fellowship at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. She then completed her ten years in the military and opened LaFayette Clinic in Fayetteville, NC, in 1989.

Dr. Melton is a Fellow and Committee member of the American College of Rheumatology. She represents North Carolina on the Affiliate State Council and various ACR committees. She is also a member of the American College of Physicians. As a former President of the North Carolina Rheumatology Association and current Board member, she advocates for patients in Washington, DC. Additionally, she is a Founding Member and Vice President of the Association of Women in Rheumatology, co-leading the Advocacy and Local Chapter committees as well. Educating physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and medical students, Dr. Melton is a clinical preceptor for South Eastern Regional Hospital, Cape Fear Valley Medical Center, and Harnett Health System. She is a former faculty member of Duke University Medical Center as an adjunct consulting physician in the Rheumatology division. She spends her free time hiking, dancing, and traveling to foreign countries. She is married to a Nephrologist and has a grown daughter with her own marketing company.