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Max Daniel Méndez Salazar
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Max Daniel Méndez Salazar

Orthopedics and Traumatology
Pediatric Orthopedics
Spine surgery
Patient Demographics: Babies, Children, Adult

"I believe in practicing medicine in an honest, warm and high quality manner; always seeking the patient's and his family's well-being"

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Procedures (27)

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Ankle fixation surgery
Cervical fusion
Cervical spine fracture surgery
Hip fracture surgery
Abscess debridement and drainage
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery
Articular hyaluronic acid injections
Carpal tunnel surgery
Complex tendon suture without graft
Dupuytren's contracture surgery
Foot orthotics
Hand or foot simple bone resection surgery due to tumor or infection
Injections with platelet-rich plasma
Intervertebral disk prosthesis
Knee arthroscopy
Knee cardilage surgery
Kneecap stabilization
Meniscectomy
nail hematoma drainage
Non hand or foot simple bone resection due to tumor or infection
Shoulder fixation surgery
Shoulder stabilization
Small sized wound suture
Subcutaneous foreign growth removal
Tibial fracture surgery spine
Total knee arthroplasty with prosthetic implant
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Medical conditions (22)

Bowed legs
Flat foot
Fractured bone
Fractured hip
Scoliosis/kyphosis
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Clubfoot
Fractured ankle
Fractured fingers
Fractured foot
Fractured hand
Fractured knee
Fractured leg
Fractured shoulder
Fractured wrist
Heel spurs
Herniated lumbar disc
Hip dysplasia
Joint pain
Lower back pain
Neck pain, shoulder and hips
Sprain
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General Info

Languages

English, português brasileiro, Español

Education

Degrees
  • Specialty in Orthopedics and Traumatology. Universidad de Costa Rica - Oftalmología. June 2005 - June 2010
  • Doctor and Surgery. Universidad de Costa Rica - Oftalmología. January 1996 - December 2002
Fellowships

  • Specialization in Infant Orthopedics and Traumatology. Costa Rica University.

  • Vertebral Column Surgery.

Courses

  • International Certificate: Specialist in Sports Injury Prevention - Centro de Alto Rendimiento

    2014

  • Advanced AOSpine Seminar: Central American Trans Congress of Orthopaedics: Spine Surgery Complications - AOSpine

    2014

  • XVIII National Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Asociación Costarricense de Ortopedia y Traumatología. San José, Costa Rica

    2014

  • XVII Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Asociación Costarricense de Ortopedia y Traumatología. San José, Costa Rica

    2013

  • Advanced Seminar: Thoracolumbar Fractures - AOSpine

    2011

  • Advanced Seminar: Degenerative Lumbar - AOSpine

    2010

  • Course of Principles in the Surgical Treatment of Fractures - AOTrauma

    2010

  • Symposium: Advances in Tumor Spine Surgery - AOSpine

    2010

  • Deformities of the Spine - AOSpine

    2009

  • External Fixation - Orthofix International N.V.

    2008

  • AO Alumni Symposium - AO Trauma Latinoamérica. San José, Costa Rica

    2007

  • National Congress of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Asociación Costarricense de Ortopedia y Traumatología. San José, Costa Rica

    2006

  • CPR for Healthcare Professionals - Provida. San José, Costa Rica

    2003

  • Medical Ethics and Accountability - Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica

    2003

  • National Medical Congress (Videoconference) - Colegio de Médicos y Cirujanos de Costa Rica. San José, Costa Rica

    2003

Professional

Licenses

  • Physicians and Surgeons College of Costa Rica cod. MED7374Active

    Medic and Surgeon - Costa Rica

Affiliations
  • American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons (AAOS)
  • Costa Rican Orthopedic and Traumatology Association (ACOT)
  • Latin American Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Positions
  • Fellow of Orthopedics and Child Traumatology - Hospital Nacional de Niños. 2014-2016
  • Attending Specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hospital San Rafael de Alajuela, Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. Alajuela, Costa Rica. June 2010 - July 2014
  • Resident of Orthopedics and Traumatology - Hospital San Juan de Dios, Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. San José, Costa Rica. June 2005 - July 2010
  • Attending Physician in the Emergency Room - Hospital de Ciudad Neily, Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social. Puntarenas, Costa Rica. July 2003 - May 2005
  • Assistant Medical Specialist in Child Orthopedics - KIDOZ Pediatric Center.