Oscar A. Alam Mendez, MD
Assistant Professor
Department:
SOM-Anesthesiology
Email:
oalammendez@umc.edu
Work Phone:
(601) 984-5900
Biography
I was born in Valencia, Venezuela, where I graduated from medical school. After working for one year in a rural area, I decided to pursue a career in anesthesiology in the United States. After completed an internship at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, affiliated with Columbia University, I started and graduated from the anesthesiology residency program at the University of Florida's Jacksonville campus. There, I also completed a fellowship in regional anesthesia and acute pain management. In 2019, I joined the University of Mississippi Medical Center as a full-time anesthesiologist, where I continue to work today.
Education
| University of Florida, Regional Anesthesia | 2019 |
| University of Florida, Anesthesiology | 2018 |
| Columbia University Medical Center - New York Presbyterian Hospital, Surgery | 2015 |
| Universidad de Carabobo, MD, Medicine | 2008 |
Specialty Certification Licensure
| Certification, The American Society of Anesthesiology | 04/2022 - 12/2035 |
Current Positions
| Director, School of Medicine | 11/2021 - Present |
| Director, School of Medicine | 11/2021 - Present |
| Assistant Professor, School of Medicine | 09/2019 - Present |
| The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216 | |
Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments
| Director, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine | 04/2021 - 04/2023 |
Publications
Journal Article | |
| Bellamy K, Hierlmeier BJ, Alam Mendez OA, Oswalt K, Stockman T, Predictors of Difficult Ultrasound-Guided Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks. Cureus, 2021 Oct;13(10):e18445 | 2021 |
| Leech J, Oswalt K, Tucci MA, Alam Mendez OA, Hierlmeier BJ, Opioid Sparing Anesthesia and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Protocol for Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Cureus, 2021 Nov;13(11):e19558 | 2021 |
Book Chapter | |
| Pham AD, Eng mr, Alam Mendez OA, Cohen O, Kaye AD, Urman RD Acute Pain Management Essentials: an interdisciplinary approach. Chapter 11: Running a Postoperative Pain Management Service | 2023 |
| Hoefnagel A, Alam Mendez OA, Ibrahim M. Pathogenesis of Neuropathic Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment. Chapter 8: Perfusion Related Neuropathies | 2022 |
Presentations
| Neurosurgery Grand Rounds at the UMMC, Update on ERAS protocols and spine surgery, Neurosurgery Grand Rounds | 04/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, Bilateral stellate ganglion block catheters for severe refractory cerebral vasospasm following aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, San Diego - California | 03/2024 |
| Poster Presentation, A case of successful multimodal pain control after complex escapulectomy surgery utilizing a combination of nerve blocks, Annual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, San Diego - California | 03/2024 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Methadone and ERAS, Yay or Nay?, Mississippi Society of Anesthesiologist, MSMA Headquarters | 01/2024 |
| Anesthesiology Grand Round Presentation at the UMMC, Nerve Injury During Regional Anesthesia and Triple Monitoring: Time to be more Objective?, Grand Round, University of Mississippi Medical Center | 09/2023 |
| Poster Presentation, Transverse Abdominis Plane (TAP) Block: A Case Report of a Rare Complication in a Post-Operative Liver Transplant, nnual Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Meeting, Hollywood - Florida | 04/2023 |
| Urology Grand Rounds at UMMC, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery in Urology procedures, Urology Grand Round | 04/2023 |
| Grand Rounds at NYP Lawrence Hospital Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, New York Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital | 11/2022 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Perioperative opioid-Sparing Multimodal Analgesia and Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Mississippi State Medical Association, Sandestin | 05/2021 |
| State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Point of Care Ultrasound, Mississippi Society of Anesthesiology, University of Mississippi Medical Center - Simulation Center | 02/2020 |
| Poster Presentation, It wasn’t the block! A surgical complication masquerading as post-brachial plexus blockade nerve dysfunction and CRPS, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas - Nevada | 04/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Pneumothorax in a patient with blunt chest trauma after a supraclavicular nerve block, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas - Nevada | 04/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Successful completion of a popliteal level sciatic nerve block in a patient with an undiagnosed Baker’s cyst, American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine Annual Meeting, Las Vegas - Nevada | 04/2019 |
| Poster Presentation, Goal directed transfusion and coagulation management of a major obstetric hemorrhage and DIC, a case report, Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology Annual meeting, Miami - Florida | 03/2018 |
| Poster Presentation, Management of Horner’s syndrome and hemiparesis occurring after thoracic epidural placement, Postgraduate Assembly in Anesthesiology, New York City - New York | 12/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, A rare case of an adult at 38 weeks gestation with a single ventricle s/p Fontan Procedure, American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Boston - Massachusetts | 10/2017 |
| Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Mini aortic valve replacement with Sutureless Valve, Gulf Atlantic Anesthesia Residents Research Conference, Jacksonville - Florida | 04/2017 |
| Poster Presentation, Mini-Aortic Valve Replacement: A Stitch in Time, Florida Society of Anesthesiology annual meeting, West Palm Beach - Flodira | 11/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Combined Spinal Epidural Anesthesia for C-Section in a Super Morbid Obesity Patient with Chiari I Malformation and Pseudotumor Cerebri., American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Chicago - Illinois | 11/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Combined Spinal Epidural anesthesia for C-Section in a patient with Pena Shokeir syndrome with severe scoliosis malignant hyperthermia and facial dysmorphism., American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Chicago - Illinois | 11/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Combined Spinal Epidural anesthesia for C-Section in a patient with Chiari I Malformation and Super Morbid Obesity., Florida Society of Anesthesiologist Annual Meeting, West Palm - Florida | 06/2016 |
| Poster Presentation, Use of cerebrospinal fluid lumbar drain in a thoracic aortic aneurysm repair - An option to reduce post-op neurological deficit., Duval County Medical society. Jacksonville - FL., Jacksonville - Florida | 11/2015 |
| Poster Presentation, Endobronchial Lipoma – Case report, XXIII Venezuelan Congress of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery, Porlamar - Venezuela | 07/2009 |
| Poster Presentation, Low bone mass Incidence in medical students at the University of Carabobo., Trauma and Orthopedics III Conference “Dr. Marcana Orcelis", Porlamar - Venezuela | 06/2008 |
| Poster Presentation, Risk Factors Incidence for low bone mass in students between 20 and 25 years, attending classes from third to sixth year of Medicine, Scientific Conference of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Valencia - Venezuela | 10/2007 |
Honors, Awards, and Recognition
| Teacher of the year 2021-2022, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of anesthesiology | 2022 |
| John I. Lauria, MD Award for Resident Advocacy, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of anesthesiology | 2021 |
| Teacher of the Year 2020-2021, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of anesthesiology | 2021 |
| Teacher of the Year 2019-2020, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Department of anesthesiology | 2020 |
| Certificate of Appreciation. ‘‘For sharing valuable knowledge and expertise as guest speaker on Cricothyrotomy workshop’’, Mississippi Critical Care Organization - University of Mississippi Medical Center | 2020 |
| Recognition - "In gratitude for hard work, ongoing support and commitment to the Department of Anesthesiology", University of Florida, Jacksonville. Department of Anesthesiology | 2018 |
| Chief Resident Chief Resident 2017-2018, University of Florida Jacksonville, Department of Anesthesiology | 2017 |
| GMEC representative for 2016-2017 academic year, University of Florida, Jacksonville. Department of Anesthesiology | 2017 |
| Society of Teaching Scholars: Outstanding Resident Educator Award, University of Florida Jacksonville. Department of Anesthesiology | 2017 |
| Excellence in study of medicine through exceptional achievement on USMLE step 1, Kaplan Medical | 2011 |
| Outstanding performance certification for health promotion of the community. Manuare, Venezuela, INSALUD | 2008 |
| Outstanding performance during community service in “Distrito Sur Del Lago”. Guigue, Venezuela, INSALUD | 2008 |
Professional Membership and Service
| American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain medicine, Member | 2019 - Present |
| American Society of Anesthesiology, Member | 2015 - Present |
| Mississippi State Anesthesiologists, Member | |
| American Medical Association, Member |
Committee Service
| Canvas, Member | 2023 - Present |
| Opioid Stewardship Committee, Chair | 2023 - Present |
| Case Review Committee, Member | 2022 - Present |
| Program evaluation committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Clinical Competency Committee, Member | 2021 - Present |
| Promotion and tenure, Member | 2020 - Present |
Community Service
| Mississippi Food Network - Spring Into Service, Packer Volunteer | 04/2024 - 04/2024 |
| Undergrad Anesthesiology Shadowing, Faculty Preceptor | 03/2024 - 03/2024 |
| Book reading - St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Volunteer | 01/2024 - Present |
| Undergrad Anesthesiology Shadowin, Faculty Preceptor | 12/2022 - 12/2022 |
| Undergrad Anesthesiology Shadowing, Faculty Preceptor | 06/2022 - 06/2022 |
Teaching Experience
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Introduction to Perioperative pain management | Annual 7/01/2020 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Regional anesthesia and Cardiac ultrasound OSCE simulation | Summer 2024 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Incidental pathologic findings during regional anesthesia | Annual 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Supraventricular tachycardia Simulation Session | Summer 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Bradycardia ACLS Simulation Session | Spring 2023 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Regional Anesthesia in ITE keywords | Annual 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Ventricular Tachycardia/asystole during complicated cholecystectomy Simulation session | Annual 2022 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Pulseless Electrical Activity/Ventricular Fibrillation. Simulation session | Annual 2022 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Thoracic Nerve Blocks | Annual 2022 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Liver Transplant - Preanhepatic Simulation Session | Fall 2022 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Liver Transplant Neohepatic phase Simulation Session | Fall 2022 - 2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Central Line Placement | Annual 2022 - 2022 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Peri-operative Pain Management for Cardiothoracic Patients | Annual 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Inhaled Anesthestic | Annual 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Upper Extremity Regional Anesthesia | Annual 2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Neuraxial anesthesia | Annual 2021 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, ASRA anticoagulation | Annual 2021 |
| Nursing, Lecture, Lecturer, Inpatient Pain Service and Acute Pain Service | Annual 2019 |
| Medicine, Small Group, Preceptor, Anesthesia Delivery Systems | Annual 07/01/2022 |
| Nursing, Lecture, Lecturer, Regional Anesthesia in the perioperative period | Annual 07/01/2021 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Lower Extremity Blocks | Annual 07/01/2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Truncal Blocks | Annual 07/01/2020 |
| Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Ultrasound basics lecture | Annual 07/01/2020 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Regional Anesthesia Workshop - Truncal Blocks | Annual 05/24/2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Regional Anesthesia Workshop - Upper and lower extremities | Annual 05/10/2023 |
| Medicine, Course, Course Director, Emergent cricothyroidotomy | 01/06/2020 |
| Anesthesiology, Course, Course Director, Inpatient Pain Service Initiation | Annual |
| Medicine, Small Group, Mock oral examiner, Anesthesiology Mock Oral | Annual |
Directed Student Learning
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2019 - Present |
| Supervised Teaching Activity | 2019 - Present |
Fellows supervised
| Pain Management, Preceptor, 0 fellows supervised, Inpatient Pain Service | 09/2019 - Present |
Residency Training
| Quality Improvement Project, Advisor | 2024 - 03/2024 |
| Teaching Day Project, Research Advisor | 2023 - Present |
| Quality Improvement Project, Advisor | 2023 - 05/2023 |
| Inpatient Pain Service, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2019 - Present |
| Regional Anesthesia, Subspecialty/Activity Director | 2019 - Present |