About Kelly E. Tjelmeland, MD

Dr. Kelly Tjelmeland (pronounced chel-muh-land) is a Board Certified plastic surgeon and the founding partner of Meridian Plastic Surgery Center. He received both his medical degree and subsequent General Surgery and Plastic Surgery training at Baylor College of Medicine at the Texas Medical Center in Houston. The College is recognized as having one of the nation’s premier training programs in cosmetic plastic surgery. During his medical school training, Dr. Tjelmeland was recognized with awards for Overall Excellence in Surgical Training and Excellence in Resident Teaching. His plastic surgery residency in the Texas Medical Center included training at The Methodist Hospital; St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital; The Texas Institute of Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR), the nation’s largest Veteran’s Administration Hospital; Ben Taub General Hospital and trauma center; M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; and Texas Children’s Hospital, the world’s largest children’s hospital. Originally from Iowa, Dr. Tjelmeland first moved to Austin in 1982, graduating from Westlake High School in 1984. He attended The University of Texas at Austin and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Following his medical training, Dr. Tjelmeland returned to Austin in 1999 to begin his surgical practice.