Merri Pendergrass
Experienced in Acromegaly

Dr. Merri Pendergrass

Endocrinology
Banner Health
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus - Banner University Medicine North
3838 North Campbell Avenue, Building 2, 
Tucson, AZ 
Accepting New Patients

Experienced in Acromegaly
Banner Health
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus - Banner University Medicine North
3838 North Campbell Avenue, Building 2, 
Tucson, AZ 
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Overview

I am an outdoor enthusiast and enjoy hiking, cycling, swimming, kayaking, and almost any other outdoor adventure.

Dr. Pendergrass is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acromegaly. Her top areas of expertise are Paget's Disease of Bone, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2, and Type 1 Diabetes (T1D).

Her clinical research consists of co-authoring 8 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
University Of Texas Southwestern, 1989
Residency
University of Texas Health Science Center San Anto, Internal Medicine, 1992
Specialties
Endocrinology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
American Board Of Internal Medicine/Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
University of Texas Health Science Center San Anto, Endocrinology, 1995
Hospital Affiliations
Banner - University Medical Center South
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Female

Insurance

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Cigna
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Health Care Services Corporation
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Oscar
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UnitedHealthcare
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VibrantRx
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Wellcare
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Locations

Banner - University Medical Center Tucson Campus - Banner University Medicine North
3838 North Campbell Avenue, Building 2, Tucson, AZ 85719
Call: 520-694-8888

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Pendergrass has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


8 Total Publications

Proof-of-Concept Study of Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Self-Care and Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes Patients on Insulin Pump Therapy.
Proof-of-Concept Study of Using Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms to Predict Self-Care and Glycemic Control in Type 1 Diabetes Patients on Insulin Pump Therapy.
Journal: Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists
Published: November 20, 2022
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