RobertF.MerrittMD

Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Endovascular Interventional Cardiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging, Cardiac Critical Care

Structural Heart Clinical and Interventional Cardiologist

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Office
Mercy Heart Hospital
Springfield, MO 65804
Phone+1 417-820-3911

Fax+1 417-820-3924

Dr. Robert Merritt is a cardiologist in Springfield, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Mercy Hospital Springfield and Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. He received his medical degree from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine and has been in practice 27 years. He specializes in interventional cardiology, peripheral endovascular interventional cardiology, cardiothoracic imaging, and cardiac critical care and is experienced in atherosclerosis, cardiac electrophysiology, coronary stent placement, percutaneous valve implantation, and peripheral endovascular interventional cardiology.

SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1993 - 1996
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
University of Missouri-Columbia School of MedicineClass of 1990

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology

ABSORB III Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Completed
Not Applicable

PubMed

36 citations
The State of the Absorb Bioresorbable Scaffold: Consensus From an Expert Panel.
Sripal Bangalore, Hiram G. Bezerra, David G. Rizik, Ehrin J. Armstrong, Bruce Samuels
JACC. Cardiovascular Interventions. 2017-12-11

Dissolvable Stent Receives FDA Approval with Help of Mercy SpringfieldAugust 8th, 2016