Dr. Melèndez-Dedòs joined Joint Implants Surgeon of Florida on August 1, 2017. He specializes in medical and interventional pain management treatment, offering patients empathy and compassion in a professional and safe environment.
Dr. Melèndez-Dedòs joined Joint Implants Surgeon of Florida on August 1, 2017. He specializes in medical and interventional pain management treatment, offering patients empathy and compassion in a professional and safe environment.
Biography
Dr. Melèndez-Dedòs joined Joint Implants Surgeon of Florida on August 1, 2017. Dr. Melendez is an anesthesiologist and pain management specialist with an extensive and broad 20-year experience in private, academic, research and administrative aspects of pain medicine in Puerto Rico. The new pain management service under the direction of Dr. Melèndez-Dedòs will complement the outstanding orthopedic surgery service and offer new options of treatment to the patients suffering from acute and chronic pain conditions. Dr. Melèndez-Dedòs specializes in medical and interventional pain management treatment, offering patients empathy and compassion in a professional and safe environment.
Education
Bachelor in Arts and Sciences Washington University St Louis Missouri
Doctor in Medicine, University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine
Transitional Internship at New Rochelle Medical Center, New York Medical College
Residency in Anesthesiology at Georgetown Medical Center, Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington D.C.
Harvard Combined Pain Management Fellowship, Harvard University Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
Board Status
Board Certified American Board of Anesthesiology in Anesthesiology
Board Certified American Board of Anesthesiology in Pain Management Recertified Sept 2016
Fellow of the American Board of Pain Medicine
Distinctions
Member American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA)
Member American Medical Association (AMA)
Member of American Regional anesthesia (ASRA)
Member of International Association of the Study of Pain (IASP)
2002-05 Doctor’s Choice Award in Pain Management
2006 Distinguished Service Award Puerto Rico College of Physicians & Surgeons
2011-13 Doctor’s Choice Award in Pain Management
2017 Doctors Choice Award 2017 in Pain Management

Always very professional, I would not consider using another doctot.
Dr Melendez is awesome! He’s my lifesaver!!! Melissa and Kelly in the MRI room are also the Best!!
He is gentle and so caring about me! He is also kind, concerned, chooses what I need and will help me the most God bless you!
Over an hour wait for my appointment time. Very rushed once I saw the Doctor.
I had a cervical injection and he walked through the whole entire process very gentle very caring. He is the best doctor I’ve been to in a long time.
Understanding and compassionate. He actually listens!
THE BEST
Most kind most informative all the text treated me with the most respect and took their time with me and the doctor was very very, very, very, very informative
Dr Melendez is kind, gentle, soft spoken and he listens to you.. he also has a great staff. I do tell my friends about Dr Melendez and if they're looking for someone I recommend him highly.
Dr Melendez is very compassionate and has wonderful bedside manners. He really cares about you. He has helped me so much. I highly recommend him to anyone who has back pain like I have had.