Arizona Neurosurgery and Spine At The CORE Institute
Neurosurgery
Phoenix, AZ
Most recent review: 5 days ago
New
4.5
392 Ratings
157 Comments
José Menéndez, MD, FAANS, FACS is a Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Neurosurgeon at The CORE Institute. He specializes in the use of minimally invasive techniques for the surgical management of brain and spine problems. He has trained many surgeons in the use of these procedures and continues to help develop better alternatives for patient care through research.
José Menéndez, MD, FAANS, FACS is a Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Neurosurgeon at The CORE Institute. He specializes in the use of minimally invasive techniques for the surgical management of brain and spine problems. He has trained many surgeons in the use of these procedures and continues to help develop better alternatives for patient care through research.
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Friendly, informative, great team.
(5 days ago)
Apr-2026
Can’t thank this surgeon enough!! He was kind, compassionate and caring besides feeling immediate relief upon waking from surgery.
(5 days ago)
Apr-2026
So glad I found Dr. Menendez.
(2 weeks ago)
Mar-2026
FOR ONE I WOKE UP AND DIDN'T NEED PAIN KILLERS NOT EVEN TOW DAYS LATER, PLUS HE SEEMS LIKE REALY GOOD DR. AND A NICE PERSON.
(3 weeks ago)
Mar-2026
Attentive, excellent advise and treatment plan
(1 month ago)
Mar-2026
Friendly knowledgeable comforting. Really put me at ease.
(1 month ago)
Mar-2026
Dr Menendez was extremely knowledgeable and explained my condition and concerns with compassion and understanding. Im planning on a very good outcome for my spinal and brain problems in the future.
(1 month ago)
Mar-2026
Great Surgeon!
(1 month ago)
Mar-2026
Felt shamed, yes lam diabetec! Why do doctors always think that's always main cause of all symptoms? Waited 1hr 45 minutes. For what see me less then 10 minutes. Thank you for being so pretentious!
(1 month ago)
Mar-2026
He sounds like he knows what he's doing time will tell i like him
José Menéndez, MD, FAANS, FACS is a Board Certified and Fellowship Trained Neurosurgeon at The CORE Institute. He specializes in the use of minimally invasive techniques for the surgical management of brain and spine problems. He has trained many surgeons in the use of these procedures and continues to help develop better alternatives for patient care through research. He is one of few surgeons in the state who performs surgeries for brain pathologies through less-traumatic and less-invasive options, marrying the most recent advances in technology with surgical innovation and ultimately improving patient care with a safer and faster recovery. He also specializes in the surgical treatment of epilepsy.
Dr. Menéndez grew up on the border between Texas and Mexico and is very proud of his dual-culture upbringing. He earned his Medical Degree from the Instituto Tecnológicoy de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, which is the highest-ranked education institution in Mexico and one of the most prestigious in the world, where he graduated with the highest honors. He completed his neurosurgical residency at Washington University in St. Louis, where he had the opportunity to rotate at the National Referral Centre for Neurosurgery at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland. He obtained further specialized training in complex spinal surgery and surgical treatment of epilepsy.
Dr. Menéndez is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of Arizona College of Medicine–Phoenix and serves as the chairman of neurotrauma at Banner University Medical Center in Phoenix. He is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and is a member of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the North American Spine Society, and the International Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.
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Friendly, informative, great team.
Can’t thank this surgeon enough!! He was kind, compassionate and caring besides feeling immediate relief upon waking from surgery.
So glad I found Dr. Menendez.
FOR ONE I WOKE UP AND DIDN'T NEED PAIN KILLERS NOT EVEN TOW DAYS LATER, PLUS HE SEEMS LIKE REALY GOOD DR. AND A NICE PERSON.
Attentive, excellent advise and treatment plan
Friendly knowledgeable comforting. Really put me at ease.
Dr Menendez was extremely knowledgeable and explained my condition and concerns with compassion and understanding. Im planning on a very good outcome for my spinal and brain problems in the future.
Great Surgeon!
Felt shamed, yes lam diabetec! Why do doctors always think that's always main cause of all symptoms? Waited 1hr 45 minutes. For what see me less then 10 minutes. Thank you for being so pretentious!
He sounds like he knows what he's doing time will tell i like him