Dr. Melendez Expands Practice

Fairfield, CT --  Dr. Mark Melendez, a Johns Hopkins Fellowship-trained plastic and reconstructive surgeon with offices in Greenwich and Shelton, CT, has taken over Dr. David Yan's medical practice, Fairfield Plastic Surgery in Fairfield. Dr. Melendez performs a full spectrum of cosmetic and surgical procedures for the face, hand, breast and body, including facial rejuvenation (Botox and fillers). He also specializes in microvascular breast reconstruction surgery, including the DIEP flap procedure, for breast cancer patients. 

Dr.Yan and his wife, Dr. Lisa Geer-Yan, decided to move to Venice, Florida, to join a multi-disciplinary medical practice. Dr.Yan, who trained with the same plastic surgery group as Dr. Melendez -- Long Island Plastic Surgical Group in New York -- asked him to take over his practice. 

"I think that Mark provides a specialized set of skills that is needed in the area. Fairfield will greatly benefit from what he can bring to the community," said Dr. Yan.

Dr. Melendez commented, "I am deeply honored that Dr. Yan asked me to take over his medical practice. I am devoted to incorporating his practice into my own practice and providing all of my patients with excellent care for all of their cosmetic and reconstructive surgery needs. I also believe in a whole-body approach to surgery, along with total patient accessibility. I provide every patient with my personal cell phone number, and I also make house calls when necessary."

Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Dr. Melendez has pledged to donate a percentage of the profits from breast cancer reconstruction surgeries that he will perform during the months of October, November and December 2015 to Susan G. Komen Connecticut. Dr. Melendez, who sits on the Board of Directors of this esteemed Connecticut organization, has specified his donation to provide mammograms for women in Connecticut. He notes that Connecticut has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the United States and that approximately 3,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer in the state each year.

Dr. Melendez has been a proponent of educating local residents about breast cancer -- from screening, to diagnosis, to surgical options -- for the past few years. He has also volunteered his surgical services for Connecticut residents without medical insurance because he believes that everyone deserves expert medical care. In addition to performing volunteer surgery for patients at St. Raphael's Hospital in New Haven, Greenwich Hospital and Norwalk Hospital, he also volunteers on one international medical mission each year. He has performed numerous volunteer surgeries for children and adults in Vietnam and Honduras. Additionally, Dr. Melendez was appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University in North Haven, Connecticut.

Dr. Melendez's new office is located at 140 Sherman Street, Third Floor, in Fairfield. The phone number remains the same: 203.614.8800. His other offices -- Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery Associates of Connecticut -- are located at Four Corporate Drive, Suite 288, in Shelton, CT and at 2 1/2 Dearfield Drive, Suite 102, in Greenwich, CT. His central office phone number is 203.935.8160 and 24-hour patient phone number is 203.397.5724. Additional information on Dr. Melendez and his practice is available at www.markmelendezmd.com.

Dr. Melendez and his staff are dedicated to ensuring that all of their patients feel safe and cared for in a warm and welcoming atmosphere at all of his offices and seven area hospitals. He has staff privileges at Greenwich Hospital, Griffin Hospital, Milford Hospital, Norwalk Hospital, St. Raphael's Hospital, St.Vincent's Hospital and Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Dr. Melendez resides in Wilton, Connecticut, with his wife, Dr. Renee Baranin-Melendez, an emergency room physician at Greenwich Hospital, and their two sons, Mark and Matthew.