Menendez, Alvaro, MD
Hartford HealthCare Medical Group

Alvaro Menendez, MD

Medical Oncology
4.9 / 5

Location Information

  • Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital
    85 Retreat Avenue
    Hartford, CT 06106

    860.972.4183

    Fax: 860.728.0151

  • Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute - Manchester
    376 Tolland Turnpike Suite 201
    Manchester, CT 06042
    Hartford HealthCare

    860.533.5830

    Fax: 860.533.5835

  • Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Windham Hospital
    5 Founders Street Suite 200
    Willimantic, CT 06226
    Windham Hospital Family Health Center

    860.456.5330

About Alvaro Menendez, MD

  • Gender
    Male
  • Languages
    English, French, Spanish
    Providing the best care to our patients and their companions requires communicating in a way everyone understands. Interpreter services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All spoken languages are available, as well as American Sign Language (AS/L)
  • Specialties
    Accepting New Patients

    Medical Oncology, Hematology / Oncology

    Not Currently Accepting New Patients

    Internal Medicine

  • Areas of Expertise
    Breast Cancer, Cancer Prevention, High Risk Patients

Education

  • FellowshipIndiana University School of Medicine

    InternshipRoger Williams Medical Center
    Boston University School of Medicine

    Medical SchoolDelgado University

    ResidencyRoger Williams Medical Center
    Boston University School of Medicine

  • Professional Organizations

    American Society of Clinical Oncology, Member
    American Society of Hematology, Member

Reviews

Verified Patient Reviews

Bio

Dr. Alvaro Menendez is a hematologist and medical oncologist seeing patients at the Hartford HealthCare Cancer Centers at Hartford and Windham hospitals.

Board-certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, he is a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Society of Hematology. His areas of interest include breast oncology, integrative medicine and disparities and minority oncology. He has conducted research into the benefits of massage to combat cancer pain, hypogonadism after chemotherapy and the use of complementary and alternative medicine with conventional oncology treatment.

Dr. Menendez, who is fluent in Spanish and French, is a graduate of Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado in El Salvador, and completed his internship and residency through Brown University at Roger Williams Medical Center. He also completed a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Indiana University School of Medicine.

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Insurance

Aetna, Anthem, BCBS Medicare, CarePartners of Connecticut, Cigna Healthcare, Colonial Cooperative Care, Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc., Connecticare, Connecticare Commercial, Connecticare Medicare, Corvel, Coventry, Essence Healthcare, Evercare, First Health Group Corp., Focus, Harvard Pilgrim, Health Connecticut, Health Direct, Health New England, Healthy Connecticut, Multiplan, Northeast Health Direct, One Health Plan/ Great-West Healthcare, Oxford Health Plans, Prime Health Services, Private Health Care Systems, Inc., Senior Whole Health, United Healthcare, WellCare of Connecticut, Inc.
This information is subject to change at any time. Please check with your insurance provider before scheduling your appointment or receiving services to confirm they are a participating member of the Hartford HealthCare network.
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