Melvin G. Hector, MD

Associate Clinical Professor, Medicine
Dr. Hector in front of a blue wall
520-621-5658
Melvin.Hector@bannerhealth.com

In addition to his work as a geriatrician, Dr. Melvin is an inventor, with patents on several medical devices, and a playwright with Old Pueblo Playwrights in Tucson.

Degrees

  • MD: University of Missouri, Columbia
  • BA: Biology, University of Missouri, Columbia
Residency
University of Missouri, Columbia
Fellowship
Geriatrics, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
Board Certifications
Family Medicine, Life Member
Geriatrics, Certificate of Added Qualifications
Certified Medical Director, Long-term care, 20 years
Honors and Awards
Member of the University of Arizona Center on Aging, 2025
Listed in “Guide to America’s Top Physicians” and Naifel and Smith’s “The Best Doctor’s in America”, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2023
American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award for Continuing Medical Education. 1984, 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008, 2014, 2020
Geriatrician of the Year – Arizona Geriatrics Society, 2020
Medical Director of the Year, Southwest Division, Life Care Centers of America, 2006
Clinical Specialties
Aging
Falls
Fall Prevention