MichaelEdwardMerhigeMD

Summary

• Dr. Michael Merhige, based in Tonawanda, NY, is a cardiologist specialized in Nuclear, Non-Invasive, and Preventive Cardiology with expertise in Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation. He uses PET Myocardial Perfusion Imaging to measure coronary blood flow in patients non invasively. This information guides the aggressive medical management of patients to stop progression and reverse coronary atherosclerosis. He completed his medical degree at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in 1980, followed by residencies in Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic and a fellowship in Cardiology and Nuclear Cardiology at UT Health Science Center. He is Clinical Associate Professor at the University at Buffalo in Nuclear Medicine. His research, cited in notable journals, focuses on myocardial perfusion imaging and includes 100 publications. He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, and has been recognized in Buffalo Spree Magazine and remains a Castle-Connoly Top Doctor .