RobertEzraMerrittMDMBA
Thoracic Surgery • Columbus, OHAdult General Thoracic Surgery, Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
Professor of Surgery
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Office
300 W 10th Ave
2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43210Phone+1 614-293-9059Fax+1 614-293-0201
Summary
- Dr. Robert Merritt is a thoracic surgeon in Columbus, OH and is affiliated with the James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute and Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He received his medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College of Cornell University and has been in practice 12 years. He specializes in minimally invasive thoracic surgery and robotic surgery and is experienced in carcinoma of the esophagus, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, lung cancer, and robotic assisted surgery.
Education & Training
Ohio State University Fisher School of BusinessMBA, 2022 - 2024
Massachusetts General HospitalFellowship, Thoracic Surgery, 2005 - 2008
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Surgery, 1998 - 2005
Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2008 - Present
OH State Medical License 2013 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1999 - 2016
NJ State Medical License 2008 - 2013- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctor Central Ohio Castle and Connely, 2019
- Top Doctor Central Ohio Castle and Connoly, 2018
- Top Doctor Central Ohio Castle Connolly, 2017
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Clinical Trials
- 4D-CT-based Ventilation Imaging for Adaptive Functional Guidance in Radiotherapy Start of enrollment: 2009 Dec 01
- Pulmonary Interstitial Lymphography in Early Stage Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2010 Aug 01
- Surgery With or Without Internal Radiation Therapy Compared With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With High-Risk Stage I Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Start of enrollment: 2011 May 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 69 citationsCosts of Diagnostic Assessment for Lung Cancer: A Medicare Claims Analysis.Tasneem Lokhandwala, Marisa A. Bittoni, Robert Dann, Anna O. D'Souza, Meridith Johnson
Clinical Lung Cancer. 2017-01-01 - 1499 citationsAn ultrasensitive method for quantitating circulating tumor DNA with broad patient coverageAaron M. Newman, Scott V. Bratman, Jacqueline To, Jacob Wynne, Neville Eclov
Nature Medicine. 2014-04-06 - 6 citationsIncident Atrial Fibrillation and Survival Outcomes in Esophageal Cancer following Radiotherapy.Eric D Miller, Trudy Wu, Grant McKinley, Jeremy Slivnick, Avirup Guha
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2024-01-01
Journal Articles
- Robotic Lobectomy Has the Greatest Benefit in Patients with Marginal Pulmonary FunctionPeter J Kneuertz, Robert E Merritt, BioMed Central
Press Mentions
A Successful Clinical Pathway Protocol for Minimally Invasive EsophagectomyJuly 8th, 2019
Committees
- Member, STS Workforce on Evidence-Based Medicine 2011 - Present
Professional Memberships
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- Society of University SurgeonsMember
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