
Deborah Phyllis Merke MD MS
Pediatric Bone Metabolism Disorders
Senior Investigator and Chief of Pediatric Services at the NIH Clinical Center
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Nih Clinical CtrBuilding 10 CRC Room 12740Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone+1 301-496-0718
Fax+1 301-402-5618
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Education & Training
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center/Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHDFellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, 1994 - 1997
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaResidency, Pediatrics, 1991 - 1994
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatric Endocrinology
Clinical Trials
- Three Drug Combination Therapy Versus Conventional Treatment of Children With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Start of enrollment: 1995 Jun 08
- Natural History Study of Patients With Excess Androgen Start of enrollment: 2006 Jan 02
- Comparison of Cortisol Pump With Standard Treatment for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Start of enrollment: 2013 May 06
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- CAHQL: A Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument to Assess Health-Related Quality of Life in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.Myrto Eleni Flokas, Li Yang, Kimberly R Middleton, Sarah Kollender, Megan Parker
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2025-03-17 - Adult Height Following Prepubertal Treatment With Antiandrogen, Aromatase Inhibitor, and Reduced Hydrocortisone in CAH.Deborah P Merke, Ashwini Mallappa, Megan Parker, Charles Sukin, Sarah E Kulkarni
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2024-12-03 - 7 citationsPhase 3 Trial of Crinecerfont in Adult Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia.Richard J Auchus, Oksana Hamidi, Rosario Pivonello, Irina Bancos, Gianni Russo
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2024-08-08
Journal Articles
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to Steroid 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice GuidelineSharon E Oberfield, Walter L Miller, Perrin C White, Deborah P Merke, Richard J Auchus, The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Long‐Term Use of Continuous Subcutaneous Hydrocortisone Infusion Therapy in Patients with Congenital Adrenal HyperplasiaAshwini Mallappa, Aikaterini A Nella, Deborah P Merke, Clinical Endocrinology
Lectures
- Rethinking Adrenal Androgens in Physiology and DiseaseENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/24/2019
- Transition, New Insights into Etiology, and PrescriptionsENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/26/2019
- Transition, New Insights into Etiology, and Prescriptions (Repeat)ENDO 2019 - New Orleans, LA - 3/26/2019
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Other
- Diagnosis of classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiencyMerke DP
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/diagnosis-of-classic-congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia-due-to-21-hydro
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-08-02 - Genetics and clinical presentation of classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiencyMerke DP
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/genetics-and-clinical-presentation-of-classic-congenital-adrenal-hy
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2013-04-04 - Treatment of classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency in infants and childrenMerke DP
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/treatment-of-classic-congenital-adrenal-hyperplasia-due-to-21-hydro
UpToDate, Wolters Kluwer Health - 2012-12-12
Press Mentions
- Tenascin-X—Discovery and Early ResearchJanuary 11th, 2021
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