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Michael Merrick is an Orthopedics provider in Tyler, Texas. Dr. Merrick has been practicing medicine for over 17 years is highly rated in 9 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis, Laminectomy, and Herniated Disc Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

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