Jose(Mena-Mercado)MenaMDFAAPMR

Physical Medicine/Rehab • Coral Gables, FL

Neuromuscular Medicine, Pain Medicine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical)

NFL Team Pain Physician- Miami Dolphins. Team Physician- FIU Athletics. IPSIS (International Pain and Spine Intervention Society) instructor Interventional Spine & Sports Medicine. PBS- Health Channel: Physician Expert Commentator

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Office
Miami Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute
1150 Campo Sano Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33146
Phone+1 786-268-6200

Summary

Dr. Jose Mena is an interventional physiatrist in Coral Gables, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Baptist Hospital of Miami, South Miami Hospital, Doctors Hospital, and West Kendall Baptist Hospital. Currently, a team physician for Florida International University (FIU) athletics and the team pain physician for the Miami Dolphins (NFL). He received his medical degree from University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine and has been in practice 14 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in Neuromuscular Medicine, Interventional Spine, Sports Medicine (Non-Surgical) and is experienced in Minimally invasive interventional spine procedures, Nerve conduction studies, Electromyography, Interventional musculoskeletal ultrasonography procedures, among others.

Education & Training

University of Louisville School of MedicineFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2007 - 2008
Boston University Medical CenterChief Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2006 - 2007
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2004 - 2007
VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 2003 - 2004
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 2003

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 2008 - 2026
PR State Medical License Active through 2025
KY State Medical License 2007 - 2009
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

IPSIS (International Pain and Spine Intervention Society) instructor IPSIS, 2024
On-Time Doctor Award 2014-2018
Patients' Choice Award 2010-2011, 2013-2018
Compassionate Doctor Recognition 2010-2011, 2013-2018
America's Top Physician 2010-2018
Marquis Who’s Who 2017
Top 10 Doctor- State 2014
Top 10 Doctor- Metro Area 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Imaging in Radiculopathy
Jose Mena, Andrew L. Sherman
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. 2011-02-01
106 citations
Effect of the Modified Glasgow Coma Scale Score Criteria for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Mortality Prediction: Comparing Classic and Modified Glasgow Coma Scale Sco...
Jorge Humberto Mena, Alvaro I. Sánchez, AndrÃ©s M. Rubiano, Andrew B. Peitzman, Jason L. Sperry
The Journal of Trauma. 2011-11-01
48 citations
Mu-opioid stimulation in rat prefrontal cortex engages hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin-containing neurons, and reveals dissociable roles of nucleus accumbens and hypoth...
Jesus D. Mena, Ryan A. Selleck, Brian A. Baldo
The Journal of Neuroscience. 2013-11-20

Journal Articles

Not All Conditions Respond Equally to Spine Injections: A Review of the Outcome Literature for Common Spine Pathologies
Mena, J; Sherman A, Curr Phys Med Rehabili, 2015

Committees

Pain Medicine Board Committee & Question Editor, American Board of Anesthesiology 2022 - Present
Reviewer, Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2014 - Present
Oral Board (Part II) Examiner & Part I Question Senior reviewer, American Board of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2013 - Present
Editor- Knowledge NOW, American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 2012 - Present
Pain Medicine Board- Question Writer, American Board of Anesthesiology 2015 - 2021