Joseph A. Mele, M.D., F.A.C.S.

130 La Casa Via Building 2
Suite 206
Walnut Creek, CA

Phone: (925) 943-6353

Education

• Surgical Internship: University of California Davis Medical Center
• Surgical Residency: San Joaquin General Hospital
• Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco.
  
  San Francisco area patients interested in plastic surgery can seek the experienced Joseph Mele, MD, a plastic surgeon located in Walnut Creek. Plastic surgery at our San Francisco area facility can restore our patients' self-esteem.

  After graduating with high honors in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Davis, Dr. Joseph A. Mele was awarded the prestigious Regents' Scholarship to attend the University of California, Davis School of Medicine.

  Dr. Mele is board certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He completed his surgical internship at the University of California Davis Medical Center, his General Surgery Residency at San Joaquin General Hospital, and sub-specialized with a Fellowship in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Saint Francis Memorial Hospital in San Francisco.

  As a plastic surgery fellow in San Francisco, Joseph Mele, MD, acquired three years of intense postgraduate instruction in General Plastic Surgery, as well as specialized training in the areas of Cosmetic Plastic Surgery, Micro Surgery, Burn Care and Rehabilitation, Hand Surgery, and the repair of Congenital Deformities (birth defects). Dr. Mele has volunteered on surgical missions to provide medical care for underprivileged children in Guatemala (Hospital de la Familia) and Argentina (Rotary International's Rotoplast).

  Dr. Mele is a member in good standing of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the International Confederation of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, the California Society of Plastic Surgeons, The American Medical Association, The California Medical Association, The Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association, and is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. He has published articles on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery and has presented his research at national, state, and local plastic surgery conferences. If you have any questions about breast augmentation, BOTOX® Cosmetic, rhinoplasty, liposuction, or the other procedures performed by plastic surgeon Joseph Mele, MD, please contact our plastic surgery office near San Francisco in Walnut Creek, California.

Certification/Professional Memberships

• American Board of Plastic Surgery
• American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
• American Society of Plastic Surgeons
• International Confederation of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
• California Society of Plastic Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• California Medical Association
• Alameda Contra Costa Medical Association
• Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.

Procedures Performed

130 La Casa Via Building 2
Suite 206
Walnut Creek, CA

Phone: (925) 943-6353

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For more information, visit: www.drmele.com