diff --git a/src/layout/melissa/MelissaPaciente.vue b/src/layout/melissa/MelissaPaciente.vue
index 26b5f1b..4a5d3b0 100644
--- a/src/layout/melissa/MelissaPaciente.vue
+++ b/src/layout/melissa/MelissaPaciente.vue
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import { useToast } from 'primevue/usetoast';
 import { useConversationDrawerStore } from '@/stores/conversationDrawerStore';
 import DocumentsListPage from '@/features/documents/DocumentsListPage.vue';
 import PatientConversationsTab from '@/features/patients/prontuario/PatientConversationsTab.vue';
+import PatientCadastroDialog from '@/components/ui/PatientCadastroDialog.vue';
 import { usePatientDetail } from '@/features/patients/composables/usePatientDetail';
 import { usePatientSessions } from '@/features/patients/composables/usePatientSessions';
 import { usePatientFinancial } from '@/features/patients/composables/usePatientFinancial';
@@ -338,11 +339,22 @@ function goToPacientes() {
     router.push('/melissa/pacientes');
 }
 
-// Edit: navega pra /melissa/pacientes?edit=<id> e a propria
-// MelissaPacientes detecta esse query param e abre o cadastroFullDialog.
+// Edit: abre o PatientCadastroDialog INLINE (sem sair do prontuario).
+// Antes redirecionava pra /melissa/pacientes?edit=X mas isso saia da
+// tela do prontuario. Agora o dialog abre por cima e ao salvar
+// recarrega os dados do paciente in-place.
+const cadastroOpen = ref(false);
+const cadastroPatientId = ref(null);
 function editPatient() {
     emit('edit', props.patientId);
-    router.push({ path: '/melissa/pacientes', query: { edit: props.patientId } });
+    cadastroPatientId.value = String(props.patientId || '');
+    cadastroOpen.value = true;
+}
+async function onPatientSaved() {
+    cadastroOpen.value = false;
+    if (props.patientId) {
+        await detail.load(props.patientId);
+    }
 }
 
 // Open WhatsApp: usa o conversationDrawerStore global (mesmo padrao
@@ -1870,6 +1882,15 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
             </div>
         </div>
     </section>
+
+    <!-- Dialog de cadastro/edicao do paciente — abre INLINE por cima do
+         prontuario (z-index PrimeVue ~1100 > .mpa-page z-index 40). Ao
+         salvar/criar, recarrega os dados do paciente sem sair da tela. -->
+    <PatientCadastroDialog
+        v-model="cadastroOpen"
+        :patient-id="cadastroPatientId"
+        @created="onPatientSaved"
+    />
 </template>
 
 <style scoped>