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Specialties
Board Certification
American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (Neuro-oncology)Patient Rating
4.9 /5( out of 83 reviews )The patient rating score is an average of all responses on our patient experience survey. The rating averages scores for all questions about care from our providers.
The scale on which responses are measured is 1 to 5 with 5 being the best score.
Patient Comments
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Patients are de-identified for confidentiality and patient privacy.September 22, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERI am very fortunate to have Dr. Mendez be my Physician. He diagnosed and provided a plan and treatment to remove the PTLD that developed in my brain. He also ordered the right Chemotherapy plan to attack any of the PTLD that might have been missed from the surgery. The person who is fortunate enough to have Dr Mendez treat them for their cancer concerns, can rest reassured that he and his staff will do everything that is needed to provide the care and treatment for their personal needs.
September 20, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERHe is awesome does an excellent job of helping you understand and asks for your questions.
September 14, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERLove that man! Honest compassionate warm understanding caring everything good!
September 06, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Mendez is an outstanding doctor. He is very intelligent and bright. His service is excellent.
July 11, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Mendez is a wonderful doctor.
July 03, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Mendez was extremely knowledgeable and compassionate about the treatment options available to my Mother for her glioblastoma. He took ample time to explain the options and the choices before us.
June 15, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERHe is great he asks me a few times if I have questions or anything else to say.
June 13, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERDr. Mendez was very patient. He took lots of time to answer our questions, and I trust his expertise.
June 06, 2024HUNTSMAN CANCER CENTERExplains things very well and listens to what we have to say and seems genuinely concerned and ready to tackle whatever we need to do
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Board Certification and Academic Information
Academic Departments Neurosurgery -Primary Neurology -Adjunct Board Certification American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology)United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (Neuro-oncology)Education history
Fellowship Neuro-Oncology - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Fellow Neurology - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis Administrative Chief Resident Residency Neurology - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Resident Internal Medicine - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis/Barnes-Jewish Hospital Intern Professional Medical Medicine - University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine M.D. Environmental Engineering and Science - Rice University B.A. Selected Publications
Journal Article
- Robinson LJ, Goold E, Cannon DM, Mendez JS, Menacho ST, Mao Q, Liu T (2024). A rare case of an adult primary intracranial sarcoma associated with a DICER1 mutation. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 83(5), 365-369. (Read full article)
- Arnold L, Hoshina Y, Hyejung L, Haaland B, Colman H, Mendez JS (2024). Effect of Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis on Hematologic Toxicity in Patients Receiving Chemoradiation for Primary BrainTumors. J Neurooncol, 167(1), 211-217.
- Mellinghoff IK, van den Bent MJ, Blumenthal DT, Touat M, Peters KB, Clarke J, Mendez J, Yust-Katz S, Welsh L, Mason WP, Ducray F, Umemura Y, Nabors B, Holdhoff M, Hottinger AF, Arakawa Y, Sepulveda JM, Wick W, Soffietti R, Perry JR, Giglio P, de la Fuente M, Maher EA, Schoenfeld S, Zhao D, Pandya SS, Steelman L, Hassan I, Wen PY, Cloughesy TF (2023). Vorasidenib in IDH1- or IDH2-Mutant Low-Grade Glioma. N Engl J Med, 389(7), 589-601. (Read full article)
- Earl ER, Colman H, Mendez J, Jensen RL, Karsy M (2023). An evaluation of biobanking and therapeutic clinical trial representation among adult glioma patients from rural and urban Utah. Neurooncol Pract, 10(5), 472-481. (Read full article)
- Lucas CG, Davidson CJ, Alashari M, Putnam AR, Whipple NS, Bruggers CS, Mendez JS, Cheshier SH, Walker JB, Ramani B, Cadwell CR, Sullivan DV, Lu R, Mirchia K, Van Ziffle J, Devine P, Goldschmidt E, Hervey-Jumper SL, Gupta N, Oberheim Bush NA, Raleigh DR, Bollen A, Tihan T, Pekmezci M, Solomon DA, Phillips JJ, Perry A (2023). Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing Reveals Divergent Clonal Evolution in Components of Composite Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma-Ganglioglioma. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol, 81(8), 650-657. (Read full article)
- Gelhard S, Maxwell A, Colman H, Cohen AL, Mendez JS (2022). Consolidation regimens in primary central nervous system lymphoma: a single-center retrospective cohort evaluating survival outcomes and cost-benefit analysis. J Neurooncol, 159(2), 293-300. (Read full article)
- Kraus RD, Weil CR, Su FCF, Cannon DM, Burt LM, Mendez JS (2022). Incidence and extent of disease progression on MRI between surgery and initiation of radiotherapy in glioblastoma patients. Neurooncol Pract, 9(5), 380-389. (Read full article)
- Guney E, Lucas CG, Qi Z, Yu J, Zhang R, Ohgami RS, Rubenstein JL, Bou DR, Schafernak KT, Wertheim GB, Dahiya S, Giulino-Roth L, Attarbaschi A, Barth MJ, Kothari S, Abla O, Cohen AL, Mendez JS, Bollen AW, Perry A, Tihan T, Pekmezci M, Solomon DA, Wen KW (2022). A genetically distinct pediatric subtype of primary CNS large B-cell lymphoma is associated with favorable clinical outcome. Blood Adv, 6, 3189-3193. (Read full article)
- Parsons MW, Whipple NS, Poppe MM, Mendez JS, Cannon DM, Burt LM (2020). The use and efficacy of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in children and adults with pilocytic astrocytoma. J Neurooncol, 151(2), 93-101. (Read full article)
- Mendez JS, Ostrom QT, Gittleman H, Kruchko C, DeAngelis LM, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Grommes C (2018). The elderly left behind – Changes in survival trends of primary central nervous system lymphoma over the past four decades. Neuro Oncol, 20(5), 687-694.
- Sneed PK, Mendez J, Vemer-van den Hoek JG, Seymour ZA, Ma L, Molinaro AM, Fogh SE, Nakamura JL, McDermott MW (2015). Adverse radiation effect after stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases: incidence, time course, and risk factors. J Neurosurg, 123(2), 373-86. (Read full article)
Review
- Kropp S, Mendez JS (2024). Advancements in Targeted Molecular Therapy for Low-Grade Gliomas: Challenging the Treatment Paradigm. [Review]. Practical Neurology, 23(3), 56-59.
- Azab MA, Cole K, Earl E, Cutler C, Mendez J, Karsy M (2023). Medical Management of Meningiomas. [Review]. Neurosurg Clin N Am, 34(3), 319-333. (Read full article)
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