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
Took his time and listened. I didn’t feel rushed.very pleasant.
Very nice man
The entire staff are absolutely lovely people.
Friendly, very professional and knowledgeable. Conservative approach I didn’t appreciate until he explained it.
Very knowledgeable and confident
Very happy with Dr Merrell, 2nd time using him for hand issues. He listens and works for a excelerated outcome. When surgery is needed he didn’t recommend injections and PT. Saw him 1 time walked out knowing I was being scheduled for surgery.
Great service and was started and ended as scheduled. He offered me options and put me as the customer first. World class customer service
Just so kind and easy to talk to. Explains what is going on and what is needed to correct, but still listens to you and what you want.
Very informative, and caring doctor.
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