Christian Avery Merlo MD
Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplantation Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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601 North Caroline StreetBaltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-550-5864
Fax+1 410-367-2014
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityFellowship, Pulmonary Disease and Critical Care Medicine, 2000 - 2004
MedStar Health Georgetown University/Georgetown HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 2000
Georgetown University School of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
MD State Medical License 2004 - 2025
NC State Medical License 2020 - 2022
FL State Medical License 2015 - 2020
VA State Medical License 1998 - 2006
DC State Medical License 1999 - 2005
National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Critical Care Medicine- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
- National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Pulmonary Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014
Clinical Trials
- North American Study of Epistaxis in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Start of enrollment: 2011 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Increasing risk of postlung transplant hospitalizations for infection: An analysis of recent trends.Shi Nan Feng, Armaan F Akbar, Alice L Zhou, Andrew Kalra, Sean Agbor-Enoh
JHLT Open. 2025-05-01 - 1 citationsUtilization and outcomes of nonintubated extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplant.Alice L Zhou, Maria R Jennings, Armaan F Akbar, Jessica M Ruck, Atharv Oak
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-04-01 - 1 citationsDonor sequence number is not associated with worse lung transplant outcomes regardless of transplant center case volume.Alfred J Casillan, Emily L Larson, Alice L Zhou, Jessica M Ruck, Armaan F Akbar
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2025-04-01
Journal Articles
- Capitalizing on the Heterogeneous Effects of CFTR Nonsense and Frameshift Variants to Inform Therapeutic Strategy for Cystic FibrosisNatalie West, Christian Merlo, Garry R Cutting, Patrick R Sosnay, PLoS One
Press Mentions
Computer Algorithm Illuminates Need of High-Volume Hospitals and Standard Care for Transplant PatientsSeptember 13th, 2016
Grant Support
- The Clinical and Molecular Impacts of Lung Primary Graft DysfunctionUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH2022–2027
External Links
- Johns Hopkins Physicianshttp://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/christian-merlo
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