Arizona Neurosurgery and Spine At The CORE Institute
Neurosurgery
Phoenix, AZ
4.4
271 Ratings
107 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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He gave me not only the explanation of my issues in a down to earth manner, but diagnosed an alternative procedure that is less invasive to address my particular issue. I left feeling much better.
Jun-2025
He was very kind and actually listened to me. He gave me a clear plan and for the first time in a long time I feel like relief is close.
Jun-2025
Excellent Doctor!!!! Excellent human being!!! His intelligence, skill, caring, empathy and compassion are above and beyond!!! But yet he is so down to earth!! I am grateful and blessed to have Dr. Menendez as my surgeon. I feel he genuinely cares about his patients and loves the work he does.
Jun-2025
Took his time with me. Gave clear explanations.
May-2025
The only problem I had was waiting 2 hours to see the doctor. But I understand he’s a busy man.
May-2025
Thorough review of my progress and answered all my questions
May-2025
Helpful and professional!
Apr-2025
Like all surgeons he has no people skills
Apr-2025
Wonderful doctor but needs more office staff so wait time is not 2 hours.
Apr-2025
His the best dr also his staff are so friendly thank you dr menendez i been seen him since 2010🙏
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.
He gave me not only the explanation of my issues in a down to earth manner, but diagnosed an alternative procedure that is less invasive to address my particular issue. I left feeling much better.
He was very kind and actually listened to me. He gave me a clear plan and for the first time in a long time I feel like relief is close.
Excellent Doctor!!!! Excellent human being!!! His intelligence, skill, caring, empathy and compassion are above and beyond!!! But yet he is so down to earth!! I am grateful and blessed to have Dr. Menendez as my surgeon. I feel he genuinely cares about his patients and loves the work he does.
Took his time with me. Gave clear explanations.
The only problem I had was waiting 2 hours to see the doctor. But I understand he’s a busy man.
Thorough review of my progress and answered all my questions
Helpful and professional!
Like all surgeons he has no people skills
Wonderful doctor but needs more office staff so wait time is not 2 hours.
His the best dr also his staff are so friendly thank you dr menendez i been seen him since 2010🙏