Jorge M Pelaez MD

Epilepsy, Sleep Medicine

Medical Director Florida Health & Wellness Institute

1004 Scenic HwyFlorida Health & Wellness InstitutePensacola, FL 32503
Phone+1 850-436-4444
Fax+1 850-433-3555

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Education & Training

Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Epilepsy, 1996 - 1998
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsChief Residency, Neurology, 1996 - 1997
U Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics1993 - 1996
U Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics1992 - 1996
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Neurology, 1992 - 1993

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Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1998 - 2028
OH State Medical License 1997 - 1998
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Neurology
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Sleep Medicine
American Academy of Antiaging Medicine and Regenerative Medicine11/13/2013
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons2019

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Partner®, eMDs, 2013-2015
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Practice Partner, eMDs, 2013-2015
Selected as one of America’s Top Physician by Consumers Research Council of America, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2010

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

4 citations
Tortuosity of carotid and vertebral arteries: a magnetic resonance angiographic study
Jorge M. Pelaez, Ross L. Levine, Faizan Hafeez, Douglas A. Dulli
Journal of Neuroimaging. 1998-10-01

Journal Articles

Epileptic syndromes, an underutilized concept.
Sánchez de León I, Bulacio J, Peláez J, Lüders H, Revista Neurológica Argentina
GM-CSF Potentiated Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell (PBPC) Collection With or Without Bone Marrow as Hematologic Support of High-Dose Chemotherapy: Two Protocols.
Elias AD, Mazanet R, Wheeler C, Anderson K, Ayash L, Schwartz G, Pap SA, Peláez JM, et al, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 20 Supplement: S25-9, 1991 Dec
Mobilization of Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cells (PBPC) by Chemotherapy with GM-CSF for Hematologic Support After High Dose Intensification for Breast Cancer.
Elias AD, Ayash L, Anderson K, Wheeler C, Schwartz G, Tepler I, Lynch K, Pap SA, Peláez JM, et al, Blood, 79(11): 3036-44, 1992 Jun 1

Abstracts/Posters

VNS Symposium.
Ramsay E, Dean C, Peláez J, Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Miami, Florida, FL
Epilepsy monitoring and epilepsy surgery.
Peláez J, Epilepsy Symposium, Epilepsy Foundation of America
Relationship of quantitative FDG-PET temporal lobe metabolism and lateralized memory function on Wada testing.
Peláez J, M.D; Geller E, M.D; Wong O, M.D, Ph.D; Raja S, M.D.; Chelune G, Ph D; Bulacio J, M.D, American Epilepsy Society 1998 Meeting, San Diego, California