JosephAMeleIIIMD

Plastic Surgery • Walnut Creek, CA

Aesthetic/Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Breast Reconstruction, Hand, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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Office
130 La Casa Via
Ste 206
Walnut Creek, CA 94598
Phone+1 925-943-6353

Fax+1 925-977-6989

Education & Training

Saint Francis Memorial HospitalResidency, Plastic Surgery, 1994 - 1997
San Joaquin General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1990 - 1994
University of California Davis HealthInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
University of California, Davis, School of MedicineClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1990 - 2025
American Board of Plastic Surgery Plastic Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

University of California Regents Scholarship UC Davis School Of Medicine, 1985
Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, 1984
Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society, 1984
Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society, 1982
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
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Clinical Trials

Safety and Effectiveness of Natrelle(TM) Cohesive Round Silicone-Filled Breast Implants Start of enrollment: 1999 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Adjunct Study of Natrelle(TM) Cohesive Round Silicone-Filled Breast Implants Start of enrollment: 1997 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Mentor MemoryGel Post-Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2006 Nov 01
Completed
A Study of a Novel Silicone Dressing to Minimize Scar Formation Start of enrollment: 2011 Jun 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Sientra Post-Approval Study Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
Active, not recruiting
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

64 citations
A randomized controlled trial of the embrace advanced scar therapy device to reduce incisional scar formation
Michael T. Longaker, Rod J. Rohrich, Lauren Greenberg, Heather J. Furnas, Robert Wald
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 2014-09-01
23 citations
Teaching aesthetic surgery at the resident level.
Stuart A. Linder, Joseph A. Mele, Angelo Capozzi
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. 1996-07-01
2 citations
Chronic hyperpigmentation from a heated mustard compress burn: a case report
Stuart A. Linder, Joseph A. Mele, Thomas Harries
The Journal of Burn Care & Rehabilitation. 1996-07-01

Press Mentions

Joseph A. Mele, MD, FACS Receives "Top Plastic Surgeon West" and "Top Aesthetic Doctor" in the Aesthetic Everything® Aesthetic and Cosmetic Medicine Awards 2021February 23rd, 2021

Professional Memberships

American Society of Plastic Surgeons - ASPS
Member
American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery - ASAPS
Member
International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Member
California Society of Plastic Surgeons
Member
American College of Surgeons - ACS
Member

External Links

Dr. Mele's Plastic Surgery Sitehttp://www.DrMele.com
Dr. Mele's Breast Surgery Sitehttp://www.SanFranciscoBreast.com
Dr. Mele's San Francisco Plastic Surgery Bloghttp://www.SanFranciscoPlasticSurgeryBlog.com