Jose Mendez, MD
Danbury Hospital
Bio
Dr. Mendez is a practicing pulmonologist with more than 15 years of experience at Nuvance Health as a scholarly clinician. Dr. Mendez is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine. He completed his medical residency at the University of Cordoba in Argentina where he obtained his medical degree. After moving to the United States, he entered the residency program at Danbury Hospital affiliated to Yale University where he graduated and received the Intern of the Year Award. He completed his fellowship training at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota in Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine. His areas of expertise include asthma, COPD, interstitial lung diseases, critical illness, and sleep disorders such as sleep apnea, insomnia, and narcolepsy. He is part of the faculty at the Danbury Hospital Internal Medicine program and has collaborated with the faculty of the Norwalk Hospital Sleep Fellowship program. He has published book chapters and numerous articles in peer reviewed journals. He enjoys presenting at national pulmonary and sleep conferences as well as providing education sessions for the community. He is also actively participating in sleep and medical education research projects. As the medical director of the Sleep Disorders Center in Danbury and New Milford hospitals, Dr. Mendez takes special interest in providing comprehensive sleep evaluations and treatments for children and adults with complex sleep conditions. He is a member of the American Thoracic Society, the American Collage of Chest Physicians, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Originally from Argentina, he speaks Spanish and enjoys traveling, running, biking, and taking long walks with his wife, children, and his German Shepherd.