ChristianAveryMerloMD

Pulmonology • Baltimore, MD

Critical Care Medicine, Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplantation Medicine

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

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Office
601 North Caroline Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone+1 410-550-5864

Fax+1 410-367-2014

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
Completed
Phase 2

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 citations
Utilization 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 citations
Donor 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 Fibrosis
Natalie 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