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Enrique Mendez, MD

Location Information
  • Primary Location
    Memorial Wound Care Center - Imperial Pointe
    1727 Imperial Blvd.
    Lake Charles, LA 70605
    Hours

    • Mon-Fri: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

      Sat-Sun: Closed

      Please call 337.480.7435 for more information.

Meet Enrique Mendez, MD

Affiliated Member of the Medical Staff at LCMHS.

Dr. Enrique Mendez is a physician who specializes in rheumatology, with over 32 years of experience in the field. He specializes in osteoporosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, arthritis, arthropathies and wound care. Dr. Mendez provides care for patients with complex wound issues at the Memorial Wound Care Center at Imperial Pointe in Lake Charles.  

Dr. Mendez received his medical degree from Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto Masferrer (USAM) in San Salvador, El Salvador. His post-medical training included an internal medicine residency with New York Medical College at Mount Vernon Hospital in Mount Vernon, NY and a rheumatology fellowship at Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans.  

Throughout his long career, Dr. Mendez has received several medical awards and has been published in the field of rheumatology clinical research. He is considered one of the leading experts in Lupus Clinical Trials in Louisiana. Dr. Mendez has partnered with Accurate Clinical Research to conduct research in the treatment of rheumatology.  

Specialties: 

  • Diabetic skin sores 
  • Pressure sores 
  • Vessel disease wounds 
  • Surgery wound breakdown 
  • Coccyx ulcer 
  • Poor circulation wounds 
  • Venous Stasis ulcers 
  • Resistant bone infections 
  • Radiation injury 
  • Podiatric care 
  • Acute and traumatic wounds 
  • Osteomyelitis 
  • Fasciitis 
  • Venous and arterial wounds 
  • Compromised skin grafts and flaps 
  • Necrotizing soft tissue infection 
  • Crush injury, Compartment Syndrome and other Acute Traumatic Ischemia 

Education
  • Medical School
  • Universidad Salvadoreña Alberto Masferrer (USAM)
    El Salvador, SS
  • Residency
  • New York Medical College at Mount Vernon Hospital
    Mount Vernon, NY
  • Louisiana State University Medical Center
    New Orleans, LA
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