Jorge L. Rodriguez-Mendez, M.D., received board certification through the American Board of Internal Medicine December 30TH, 1989 and in nephrology 1994- 2014, now Board Eligible (since August 13, 2018). Dr. Rodriguez-Mendez has led a team of medical professionals who provide compassionate, patientcentered care at Conviva West Kendall Drive for over 26 years. Dr. Rodriguez-Mendez completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, and completed a residency in nephrology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, in 1993. He earned his medical degree at the Universidad Central del Este in the Dominican Republic in 1981 and completed an internship at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology in 1985. Dr. Rodriguez-Mendez enjoys traveling, skiing, and caring for animals. Dr. Rodriguez-Mendez has been recognized through the NCQA’s Diabetes Recognition Program (DRP). Clinicians who achieve DRP Recognition show their peers, patients and others in the Diabetes community that they are part of an elite group that is publicly recognized for its skill in providing the highest-level diabetes care.