About
Dr. Menendez was born in Havana, Cuba, and immigrated to the United States with his family in 1968 at the age of ten, where he immediately embarked upon the arduous pursuit of mastering English and excelling in his educational endeavors. This eventually placed him at the esteemed Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas, from which he received his medical degree. Dr. Menendez participated in General Surgery training at Parkland Memorial Hospital and affiliated hospitals in Dallas, Texas. He then completed a three year specialty training in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the prestigious Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City under the guidance of Dr. Saul Hoffman, MD and Dr. Bernard Simon, MD. As part of his third year in Plastic Surgery training Dr. Menendez participated in a six week externship in 1989 under the guidance of world renowned Craniofacial and Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon, Dr. Daniel Marchac in Paris, France. It was during this externship in Paris that Dr. Menendez was introduced to and worked with Dr. Pail Tessier, the father of Craniofacial Surgery, and also Dr. Ilouz, the innovator of the techniques in liposuction. It was this experience in Paris, France, with the giants of the field, that Dr. Menendez developed a passion and inspiration to follow these remarkable mentors into the field of Aesthetic and Craniofacial Surgery.
