Joseph Melendez-Davidson, MD
Memorial Division of General Surgery
4651 Sheridan Street
Suite 350
Hollywood, FL 33021
Phone: 954-276-8559
Fax: 954-966-9762
Memorial Division of General Surgery
2301 N. University Drive
Suite 103
Pembroke Pines, FL 33024
Phone: 954-276-1400
Fax: 954-322-8115
Memorial Division of General Surgery
8649 NW 186th Street
Hialeah, FL 33015-2553
Phone: 954-276-1400
Fax: 786-753-6113
About Me
Joseph W. Melendez-Davidson, MD, a general and bariatric surgeon, earned his medical degree in 2009 from the Ponce School of Medicine in Puerto Rico. He then completed his general surgery residency with his first year at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, his second year at the University of Florida Medical Center in Gainesville, and his final three years at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he served as chief resident. Following his one-year fellowship in Advanced Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida, Dr. Melendez-Davidson joined Memorial Healthcare System in 2015.
Dr. Melendez-Davidson offers a multidisciplinary approach to weight loss, and he is an integral part of Memorial’s exceptional team of surgeons, who help and support patients as they move in a long-term, strategic fashion toward healthier lives. In addition to bariatric surgery, Dr. Melendez-Davidson performs general surgery procedures such as hernia repair.
Languages
- English
- Spanish
Areas of Focus
- Anti-reflux Surgery (GERD)
- Bariatric Surgery
- Hernia Surgery
Education
Fellowships
- Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2015, Bariatric Surgery
Residency
- Shands Hospital At The University Of Florida, 2011, Surgery
- Univ Of Alabama At Birmingham Schl Of Medicine, 2014, Surgery
Internships
- Mount Sinai Hospital Center, 2010, Surgery
Medical Education
- Ponce School Of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2009
Certifications
- American Board of Surgery-Surgery
Awards, Achievements, and More
Research
- Fistula Post Gastrectomia en Manga, Teleconferencia Latinoamericana de Cirujia (Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery)
- Bariatric Revision Surgery: Jejunojejunostomy Elongation, Surgical Video Submission to SAGES (Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery)
- Antireflux Rivision Surgery with Toupet Fundoplication, Surgical Video Submission to SAGES (Cleveland Clinic Florida, Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery)
- Emotional Reactivity in Children with ADHD (Colorado State University Department of Clinical Psychology)
Professional Organizations
- American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
- Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES)
- American Medical Association
- American College of Surgeons
Awards
- United States Air Force Academy Commendation
- Outstanding Unit Award - US Air Force
- Air Force Training Ribbon
- Golden Key International Honour Society
- Surgeon of Excellence in Hernia Surgery, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), 2022
- Master Surgeon in Hernia Surgery, Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), 2022
Awards and Recognitions
Memorial Hospital Pembroke Center of Excellence | Hernia Surgery
Surgeon of Excellence | Hernia Surgery | Drs. Brett Cohen, Jeremy Gallego Eckstein, and Joseph Melendez-Davidson
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