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.

Hospital Affiliations

• Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital
• Memorial Hospital Miramar
• Memorial Hospital Pembroke
• Memorial Hospital West
• Memorial Regional Hospital

Gender

• Male

Languages

• Spanish
• English

• Anti-reflux Surgery (GERD)
• Bariatric Surgery
• Hernia Surgery

Education

Ponce School Of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2009

Internships

Mount Sinai Hospital Center, 2010, Surgery

Residency

Shands Hospital At The University Of Florida, 2011, Surgery
Univ Of Alabama At Birmingham Schl Of Medicine, 2014, Surgery

Fellowships

Cleveland Clinic Florida, 2015, Bariatric Surgery

Certifications

American Board of Surgery-Surgery

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