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Office
5215 Turkey Lake Rd
Orlando, FL 32819- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Mercedes Fernandez, MD is a board certified pathologist in Orlando, Florida. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Florida, Georgia, and New Jersey. She is affiliated with AdventHealth Heart of Florida, HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, and HCA Florida Largo Hospital.
Education & Training
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical SchoolResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 1991 - 1995
Universidad Autonoma de Santo DomingoClass of 1981
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 1995 - 2025
GA State Medical License 2012 - 2015
NJ State Medical License 1994 - 2015- American Board of Pathology Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology
- American Board of Pathology Cytopathology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 154 citationsAn Updated Review of Ciguatera Fish Poisoning: Clinical, Epidemiological, Environmental, and Public Health Management.Melissa A. Friedman, Mercedes Fernandez, Lorraine C. Backer, Robert W. Dickey, Jeffrey N. Bernstein, Kathleen Schrank, Steven R. Kibler, Wendy Stephan, Matthew O. Grib...> ;Marine Drugs. 2017 Mar 14
- 141 citationsCiguatera Fish Poisoning: Treatment, Prevention and ManagementMelissa A. Friedman, Lora E. Fleming, Mercedes Fernandez, Paul K. Bienfang, Kathleen Schrank, Robert Wayne Dickey, Marie Yasmine Dechraoui Bottein, Lorraine C. Backer,...> ;Marine Drugs. 2008 Aug 21
- 41 citationsIncreased heme oxygenase activity in splanchnic organs from portal hypertensive rats: role in modulating mesenteric vascular reactivity.Mercedes Fernandez, Richard W. Lambrecht, Herbert L. Bonkovsky> ;Journal of Hepatology. 2001 Jun 1
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Press Mentions
Fatty Liver: Protein Discovery May Offer New Treatment TargetJanuary 19th, 2017
Hospital Affiliations
AdventHealth Heart of FloridaDavenport, Florida
HCA Florida Largo HospitalLargo, Florida
HCA Florida Ocala HospitalOcala, Florida
