Roles
Professor of Orthopaedics
Vice Chair of Education
Residency Program Director, Orthopaedic Surgery
Associate Fellowship Program Director, Spine Surgery
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Biography
Dr. Menga is a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive spinal surgery and complex spinal surgery/scoliosis. With extensive experience in managing degenerative disc disease, degenerative spine conditions, disc herniation, and stenosis of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, Dr. Menga offers both nonoperative and operative treatments for cervical, thoracic, and lumbar pain and radiculopathy/sciatica. Additionally, Dr. Menga manages traumatic spine disorders and a wide range of spinal pathologies using techniques ranging from minimally invasive spine surgery to complex spinal reconstruction.
Dr. Menga is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. He recently joined from the University of Rochester in New York, where he served as the Division Chief of Spine Surgery and as Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery. Currently, he serves as the Vice Chair of Education and the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program Director for the Orthopaedic Surgery residency training program at the University of Miami. He also serves as the Associate Fellowship Program Director of Spine Surgery.
A veteran of the United States Navy, Dr. Menga served as a Petty Officer with the Amphibious Construction Battalion Unit. He earned his medical degree at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and completed his residency training in Orthopaedic surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. At Johns Hopkins, he was awarded the prestigious Frank L. Coulson, Jr. Award for Clinical Excellence by The Miller-Coulson Academy of Clinical Excellence (MCACE) as a Chief Resident. He then completed his fellowship training in Orthopaedic spinal and deformity surgery at NYU Langone Medical Center and the Hospital for Joint Diseases in a combined Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery training program.
Dr. Menga has also gained additional experience by traveling to and visiting world-renowned spine surgeons to share his expertise in spinal deformity and
reconstruction. He recently visited the Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital in Nanjing, China, and the Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology at Bordeaux University Hospital in Bordeaux, France.
In recognition of his contributions, Dr. Menga was recently awarded the prestigious Edgar Dawson Travelling Fellowship by the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS), allowing him to visit other deformity spine surgeons to expand and share his knowledge in North America.
In 2018, Dr. Menga was honored by the North American Spine Society (NASS) as one of the top 20 spine surgeons in North America under age 40, an accolade from Spine Line’s inaugural “20 under age 40” list. -
Education & Training
Education
Post Graduate Training
Licensures and Certifications
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Honors & Awards
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Teaching Interests
Dr. Menga serves as active faculty and guest speaker for multiple International and National Orthopaedics and Spinal Societies, teaching medical students, Residents, Spine fellows and fellow Spine Surgeons. He has also given multiple invited Grand Round Lectures on his clinical expertise and research on various spine topics. -
Research Interests
Dr. Menga is actively involved in research with special interest in clinical and functional outcomes of pediatric and adult spine surgery. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed journal publications and book chapters on topics in spinal surgery and Orthopaedic surgery. Dr. Menga has presented his research at multiple national and international spine and Orthopaedic surgery meetings and has received multiple awards and honors for his outstanding research. -
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