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Dr. Mendelson
Elie Mendelson, DPM, CWS, is a podiatrist and certified wound specialist at Advanced Foot, Ankle, & Wound Specialists, PA. He currently sees patients at the practice’s locations in Tamarac, Coral Springs, and Pompano Beach, Florida.
Dr. Mendelson was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from high school, he studied for a year abroad in Jerusalem, Israel. He then attended Touro College in Queens, New York, and earned a Bachelor of Science in marketing. After a brief marketing career in Long Island, he returned to college to pursue his love of medicine and earn post-baccalaureate requirements in order to attend podiatric medical school. He then attended the New York College of Podiatric Medicine and earned a Doctor of Podiatric Medicine.
Dr. Mendelson completed a three-year podiatric medical and surgical residency training program at Northwest Medical Center in Margate, Florida, with an added reconstructive rearfoot and ankle surgery component.
He became wound care certified by the American Board of Wound Management in June 2017. Dr. Mendelson is a diplomate of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery and American Board of Wound Management. He is also a fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons.
Dr. Mendelson currently lives in Boca Raton with his wife and three children (two daughters and one son). In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family, playing guitar, and is a lifelong Pittsburgh sports fan.