Overview
Dr. Merlo is an internist who specializes in pulmonary and critical care medicine. Dr. Merlo also has clinical expertise in the care of patients with cystic fibrosis as well as clinical expertise in the care of patients with advanced lung disease who may require or have undergone lung transplantation. Dr. Merlo holds a joint appointment in epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Merlo attended the College of the Holy Cross and completed medical school and residency training in internal medicine at Georgetown University. He completed both clinical and research fellowships in pulmonary and critical care medicine at Johns Hopkins, and earned his M.P.H. at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research interests include outcomes in lung transplantation and cystic fibrosis, HIV-related pulmonary disease, and outcomes in Osler Weber Rendu. Dr. Merlo serves as the Associate Program Director of Scholarship for the Osler Medical Housestaff Training Program. He has contributed numerous scientific papers and book chapters related to cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation, and his awards include the Harry Shwachman Clinical Investigator Award from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.
Dr. Merlo is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Pycnodysostosis. His top areas of expertise are Cystic Fibrosis, Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID), Aspergillosis, Lung Transplant, and Endoscopy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 132 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
601 North Caroline Street, Floor 7, Baltimore, MD 21287
10751 Falls Road, Falls Concourse Suite 412, Lutherville, MD 21093
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.
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Cystic FibrosisDr. Merlo isElite. Learn about Cystic Fibrosis.
- Lung TransplantDr. Merlo isElite. Learn about Lung Transplant.
- Distinguished
- Allergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisDr. Merlo isDistinguished. Learn about Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis.
- AspergillosisDr. Merlo isDistinguished. Learn about Aspergillosis.
- Newborn JaundiceDr. Merlo isDistinguished. Learn about Newborn Jaundice.
- Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID)Dr. Merlo isDistinguished. Learn about Secondary Immunodeficiency (SID).
- Advanced
- Pulmonary AspergillomaDr. Merlo isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Aspergilloma.
- Experienced
- Acute Interstitial PneumoniaDr. Merlo isExperienced. Learn about Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
- Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD)Dr. Merlo isExperienced. Learn about Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency (AATD).
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Merlo isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- BronchiectasisDr. Merlo isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiectasis.
- Bronchiolitis ObliteransDr. Merlo isExperienced. Learn about Bronchiolitis Obliterans.