Dr. Joan Meléndez Muñoz

 Experiencia profesional

• Más de 15 años de experiencia
• Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología con subespecialidad en Uroginecología en Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona (2018 - actualidad).
• Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en Armadale Kelmscott Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, Armadale, Australia (2018 - 2019).
• Fellow en Uroginecología en Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia (2015 - 2018).
• Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (2014 - 2015).
• Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en Barts Health NHS Trust, Reino Unido (2013 - 2014).
• Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en North Middlesex Hospital, Londres, Reino Unido (2012 - 2013).
• Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust, Whipps, Reino Unido (2011 - 2012).
• ​Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en Barking, Redbridge and Havering NHS Trust, Romford, Reino Unido (2010 - 2011).
• ​Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Londres, Reino Unido (2009 - 2010).
• ​Especialista en Obstetricia y Ginecología en North Middlesex Hospital, Londres, Reino Unido (2007 - 2009).
• Honorary Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Royal London Hospital, London, UK. (2020 - actualidad).

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 Subespecialización

• Uroginecología

 Docencia

• Difficult Deliveries Course / Curso de partos difíciles Universitat de Girona, Girona Faculty: George Attilakos, Sotiris Vimplis, Ramesan Navaratnarajah, Vincent Ebulue, Michael Elkin, Ilaria Torre, Marie EL Antoury. 30 May (2019).
• Management of Massive Obstetric Haemorrhage / Manejo de la hemorragia obstétrica. Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta. Girona. Faculty: Wai Yoong, Mahantesh Karoshi, Wasim Lodhi, Viswa Sivashanmugarajan, Maud Nauta. 26 October (2018).
• Diagnosing Anal Sphincter Injuries in the XXI century / Diagnóstico de las lesiones del esfínter anal en el siglo 21. Un enfoque práctico. Hospital Universitari Dr. Josep Trueta. Girona Faculty: Joseph Lee, Rodrigo Guzman Rojas, Clara Shek, Hans Peter Dietz. 2 July (2018).
• Obstetric Emergencies. Drills and Skills for Midwives. Sala de Simulació, UdG, Girona. Spain 29 March (2019).
• Medical English for overseas doctors North Middlesex university Hospital, London 26-27 October (2013).

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 Logros académicos destacados

• Licenciado en Medicina y Cirugía en la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (1998 - 2004).

 Publicaciones y conferencias

• A fiber-optic sensor-based device for the measurement of vaginal integrity in women. Parkinson LA, Rosamilia A, Mukherjee S, Papageorgiou AW, Melendez-Munoz J, Werkmeister JA, Gargett CE, Arkwright JW. Neurourol Urodyn. (2019).
• TVT Abbrevo and Miniarc suburethral sling in women with stress urinary incontinence – a Randomised Controlled Trial J. Melendez-Munoz, M. Braverman, A. Rosamilia, N. Young, A. Leitch, J. Lee Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 230  141–146 (2018).
• Vaginal wall weakness in parous ewes: a potential preclinical model of pelvic organ prolapse Natharnia Young, Anna Rosamilia, John Arkwright, Joseph Lee, Miranda Davies-Tuck, Joan Melendez, Jerome Werkmeister, Caroline E. Gargett. Int Urogynecol J. Jul;28(7):999-1004 (2017).
• Re: Laparoscopic morcellation: an acceptable risk or an Achilles heel? Are there safer alternatives to morcellation? Melendez J, Yoong W. BJOG. 24 July (2015).
• Vaginal hysterectomy and training. Melendez J. Int Urogynecol J. Apr;26(4):621. (2015).
• Cervical pessary in pregnant women with a short cervix. Melendez J, Gupta M. Lancet Sep 8;380(9845):886; author reply 887 (2012).
• MRSA bacteriemia after caesarean section wound infection: when screening is missed and things go wrong. Melendez J, Claxton A, Erskine K. Arch Gynecol Obstet. Mar;285(3):663-5. (2012).
• Medical debulking with GnRH agonists to facilitate vaginal hysterectomy. Melendez J, Bhatia R, Fakokunde A, Yoong W. Gynaecol Surg Volume 9, Number 1 77-80 (2012),
• Heterotopic pregnancy: Tubal ectopic pregnancy with a viable IVF intrauterine pregnancy. Melendez J, Paraskevopoulou S, Foo X, Yoong W. J Obstet Gynaecol.;30(7):742-3 (2010).
• Human seminal plasma hypersensitivity: an unusual indication for in vitro fertilization. Bajardeen B, Melendez J, Yoong W. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol.Jul 31 (2010).
• The best way to determine the best way to undertake a hysterectomy. Melendez J, Memtsa M, Stavroulis A, Fakokunde A, Yoong W. BJOG. 2009 Oct;116(11):1539-40
• IUGA Annual Meeting, Viena. 2018 Anal incontinence: the role of the levator ani muscle in the absence of anal sphincter injury. Oral presentation Joan Melendez-Muñoz, Nisha Subramanian, Talia Friedman, Hans Peter Dietz
• ICS Annual Meeting, Florence 2017. Long term changes in Urine Flow among women with Retropubic sling for more than 5 years. Oral presentation Joan Melendez, Anna Rosamilia, Geoff Edwards, Alison Leitch, Germana Ryan, Joseph Lee.
• IUGA Annual Meeting, Vancouver. 2017 MiniArc vs TVT Abbrevo Midurethral Sling in Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence – an RCT – 6m and 12m follow up. Oral presentation Joan Melendez, Meirav Braverman, Anna Rosamilia, Natharnia Young, Alison Leitch, Joseph Lee
• IUGA Meeting, Nice. 2015 Can we identify the risk factors associated to severe obstetric anal sphincter injuries? Non-discussed Poster presentation Melendez J. Rashid M, Oliver R
• BSGE, London. 2015 Laparoscopic hysterectomy. Does minimal access surgery alone maximise recovery? Oral presentation Melendez J, Magama Z, Odejinmi F.
• UGSA ASM. Melbourne Australia. 2014. Urinary incontinence in Primary Care. A General Practitioner’s perspective. Oral presentation. Melendez J, Yoong W.
• Is Levator Trauma an Independent Risk Factor for Anal incontinence? Melendez-Munoz J, Subramanian N, Friedman T, Peter Dietz H. Colorectal Dis. 2019 Sep 27.
• Composite mesh design for delivery of autologous mesenchymal stem cells influences mesh integration, exposure and biocompatibility in an ovine model of pelvic organ prolapse Emmerson S Mukherjee S Melendez-Munoz J, Cousins F, Edwards SL, Karjalainen P, Ng M, Tan KS, Darzi S, Bhakoo K, Rosamilia A, Werkmeister JA, Gargett CE. Biomaterials 19 Sep 2019

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 Premios y reconocimientos

• Título de especialista del Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2015).
• Fellow del Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (2017).

 Miembro de asociaciones médicas privadas

• Miembro del Standardisation Steering Committee de la International Continence Society (ICS).
• Miembro del Terminology and Standardisation Committee de la Internationl Urogynaecology Association (IUGA).
• Miembro del Female Obstetric Trauma Working Group (SSCWG20).
• Miembro de la European Urogynaecology Association (EUGA).
• Miembro Sociedad Iberoamericana de Neurourología y Uroginecología. (SINUG).

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