Dr. Greg Merrell has special interests in wrist arthritis, fracture care, minimally invasive surgery of the elbow and wrist, as well as conditions of the shoulder. His research interests include the study of bone healing.
Dr. Greg Merrell has special interests in wrist arthritis, fracture care, minimally invasive surgery of the elbow and wrist, as well as conditions of the shoulder. His research interests include the study of bone healing.
Dr. Greg Merrell received his medical degree from Yale University. He continued at Yale for his orthopaedic residency. Dr. Merrell received his fellowship training in upper extremity and microvascular surgery from Brown University.
Dr. Merrell has special interests in wrist arthritis, fracture care, minimally invasive surgery of the elbow and wrist, as well as conditions of the shoulder. He has authored numerous scientific publications and book chapters on the minimally invasive treatment of fractures. Dr. Merrell has an active research program established.
Dr. Merrell is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hand Surgery, and a member of the clinical trials and outcomes committee for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.
His research interests include the study of bone healing. Dr. Merrell won the Marshall Urist American Orthopaedic Association award for his research on bone healing. He has written a number of journal articles and book chapters on minimally invasive treatment of scaphoid fractures. He was the invited author from the Journal of Hand Surgery to describe his minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of tennis elbow. Dr. Merrell served as team physician for the 2002 Search for Genghis Khan Expedition to Mongolia. This expedition was featured on a Discovery Channel documentary.
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
2007 OTA: Assessment of a novel silver antimicrobial coating for orthopaedic trauma hardware2002 OREF: Gata-1 Megakaryocytes: a novel osteoinductive pathway for promoting bony healing in a rat critical sized defect model
2002 AOA Marshall Urist Award: Gata-1 Megakaryocytes: a novel osteoinductive pathway for promoting bony healing in a rat critical sized defect model.
2002 OREF: Gata-1 Megakaryocytes: a novel osteoinductive pathway for promoting bony healing in a rat critical sized defect model
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Orthopaedic Research Society
American Academy of Orthopaedics
Very Professional &
Dr Merrell made me feel like a person instead of a chart. I felt seen and heard and was treated with compassion and dignity.
Very fast and on time
Very compassionate, helpful, Skilled and wise! So grateful for his help! His team is excellent too! Loved NP Molly! Your encouragement is a great blessing! Thank you! Rita Burke
Expertise and kindness greatly appreciated ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Great individual and he worked a miracle on my hands. I would recommend him to anyone suffering with hand a wrist problems.
Always professional, always helpful, good sense of humor, very polite and caring. The best
Great at explaining what was going on with my shoulder. Seems to really care about his patients. Kind, friendly, top notch specialist!!
Dr. Merrell has a very warm personality that makes you feel at ease. He addressed my concern and offered options. Thank you!
Helpful caring and focused on my issues