Andrès
Melèndez-Dedòs
MD, DABA, FAPM
Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist
EDUCATION
- Washington University St Louis Missouri - Bachelor in Arts and Sciences
- University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine - Doctor in Medicine
- New York Medical College - Transitional Internship at New Rochelle Medical Center
- Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington D.C. - Residency in Anesthesiology at Georgetown Medical Center
- Harvard University Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Harvard Combined Pain Management Fellowship
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)
- Member Lee County Medical Society
- 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 in Pain Management
BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Melendez-Dedos joined Joint Implants Surgeon of Florida in 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. Melendez will complement the outstanding orthopedic surgery service and offer new options of treatment to the patients suffering from acute and chronic pain conditions. Dr. Melendez-Dedos specializes in medical and interventional pain management treatment, offering patients empathy and compassion in a professional and safe environment.
