Carlos E. Meléndez Garcîa, MD

  • Post-Doctoral Scholar

Dr. Melendez is a General Academic Pediatrics fellow at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. He completed his medical school and residency training in Puerto Rico and is fluid in Spanish and English. His areas of interest are medical education, general pediatrics, Hispanic/Latinx health, and sexual and gender minorities (SGM) health. His current work focuses on advancing healthcare access for the LGBTQ+ pediatric community by researching ways to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV for SGM youth.

Education & Training

  • BS, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, Ponce, PR, 2015
  • MD, Ponce Health Sciences University - SOM, Ponce, PR, 2019
  • MS, Clinical Research, University of Pittsburgh, Present

Selected Publications

Academic and Research Interests

  • PrEP
  • HIV
  • LGBTQ
  • Sexual and gender minorities
  • Adolescents
  • Pediatrics