Melissa Marie Guanche, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Melissa Marie Guanche, MD
Melissa Guanche, M.D., is the director of interventional spine care at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Guanche specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation, also known as physiatry, which aims to enhance and restore the functional ability of patients with physical impairments or disabilities affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles and tendons.
She designs comprehensive, patient-centered treatment plans that help maximize patients’ independence in activities of daily living and improve their quality of life. Dr. Guanche has published articles and abstracts in peer-reviewed journals and presented her clinical findings at medical conferences. She is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Association of Academic Physiatrists and Spine Intervention Society. She is fluent in English and Spanish.
Director of Interventional Spine Care
Female
English
Spanish
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
South Miami Hospital
Education & Training
OSS/Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
Fellowship Program, Sports Medicine, 2014
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Residency Program, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 2013
Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
Internship Program, Internal Medicine, 2010
Ponce School of Medicine (Puerto Rico)
Medical School, 2009
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2014
Locations
Accepted Insurance
Note: Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network.
- Medicare
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- BlueCare
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- Options
- POS
- PPO
- Select
- Select
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
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5 / 5
