Overview
Merlin Butler is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Kansas City, Kansas. Dr. Butler is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Prader-Willi Syndrome, Hypotonia, 15q11.2 Microdeletion, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), and Sleeve Gastrectomy. Dr. Butler is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 198 peer reviewed articles and participating in 4 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 13 articles in the study of Hypotonia.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- INDEMNITY
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Locations
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.
4 Clinical Trials
Kansas University Physicians Inc
Eric Rush is a Medical Genetics specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Rush is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. His top areas of expertise are Hypophosphatasia (HPP), Osteogenesis Imperfecta, Zellweger Syndrome, Tetrasomy X, and Osteotomy.
Dihong Zhou is a Pediatrics provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Zhou is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Hypotonia, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Increased Head Circumference, and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Dr. Zhou is currently accepting new patients.
Nasreen Talib is a Pediatrics provider in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Talib is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypotonia. Her top areas of expertise are Hypotonia and Otitis Media with Effusion. Dr. Talib is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- 15q11.2 MicrodeletionDr. Butler isElite. Learn about 15q11.2 Microdeletion.
- Angelman SyndromeDr. Butler isElite. Learn about Angelman Syndrome.
- HypotoniaDr. Butler isElite. Learn about Hypotonia.
- Prader-Willi SyndromeDr. Butler isElite. Learn about Prader-Willi Syndrome.
- Advanced
- Autism Spectrum DisorderDr. Butler isAdvanced. Learn about Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)Dr. Butler isAdvanced. Learn about Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
- Obesity in ChildrenDr. Butler isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity in Children.
- Experienced
- Achalasia Microcephaly SyndromeDr. Butler isExperienced. Learn about Achalasia Microcephaly Syndrome.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Catania TypeDr. Butler isExperienced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Catania Type.
- Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez TypeDr. Butler isExperienced. Learn about Acrofacial Dysostosis Rodriguez Type.
- Acrofrontofacionasal Dysostosis Syndrome
- Bardet-Biedl SyndromeDr. Butler isExperienced. Learn about Bardet-Biedl Syndrome.
- Brachydactyly Mononen TypeDr. Butler isExperienced. Learn about Brachydactyly Mononen Type.