Mark A. Merlin, DO, EMT-P, FACEP

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine , 1990-1994

POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION:

Graduate Hospital Philadelphia
Medical Internship, 1994-1995

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital/Geisinger Medical Center
Medical Residency, 1995-1996

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Emergency Medicine Residency, 1996-1999

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT :

Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mt. Sinai Medical Center , New York
1999-2001

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENT:

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Attending Physician
May 2006- Present

St. Barnabas Attending Physician Emergency Department
1999-2006

Newark Beth Israel Attending Physician Emergency Department
1999-2002

Morristown Memorial Hospital Attending Physician Emergency Department
2003-2006

St. Michael's Medical Center/Seton Hall University Hospital
Attending Physician Emergency Department
2003-2004

LICENSURE:

State of New Jersey

CERTIFICATION:

American Board of Osteopathic Emergency Medicine 2002

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS :

American College of Emergency Physicians
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine
American Academy Emergency Physicians
National Association Emergency Medical Services Physicians
American Medical Association
New Jersey Medical Society
American Osteopathic Association

SERVICE ON ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMITTEES    

Graduate Medical Education committee

SERVICE ON RWJMS AFFILIATED HOSPITALS COMMITTEES:

RWJUH-Trauma Committee
RWJUH-Special Care Transport Unit Committee
RWJUH-EMS Operations committee

HONORS AND AWARDS:

EMS Physician of the Year – New Jersey 2005-2006
Attending of the Year- Emergency Medicine 2005-2006 Morristown Memorial Hospital

TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

Medical Resident education and supervision UMDNJ-RWJMS
Physician Assistant student clinical education UMDNJ-RWJMS
Medical student clinical supervision UMDNJ-RWJMS
Paramedic teaching Union County College

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Emergency department physician at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Director of EMS Physician Response Program
Director New Jersey EMS Fellowship Program

PUBLICATIONS:

Bertolini J, Merlin MA : Rabies Emergency Physician Monthly 7(7) 2000.

Merlin MA : Thrombolytic Therapy in Myocardial Infarction: A Brief Review of the Past and Present Literature. The Student Doctor 15(1)1993.

Janeira LF, Merlin MA, Rubens AJ: Wide Complex Tachycardias. Emergency 23(9):44-47,1991.

Rubens AJ, Merlin MA: Practical CPR My Ease New Student Anxieties. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety 60(8):28-32,1991.

Porter RS, Merlin MA, Heller MB. The Fifth Vital Sign: Pulse Oximetry. Emergency 22(3):37-41,1991.

Merlin MA , Janeira LF: TdP: An Irregular Rhythm. Emergency 22(5):18-22, 1990.

Abstracts:

Merlin, M .; Leva, E.; Levy, R .; Brodsky, R.Do All Pediatric Febrile Seizure Patients Need to Be Transported via ALS? (Abstract accepted for presentation National Association of EMS Physicians conference (NAEMSP) in Naples , Florida Annual Conference, January 2007)

 Eget D, Lavery RF, Salo D, Merlin MA, et al: Can patients accurately interpret the numerical value of a visual analog pain scale designed for home use? Abst SAEM: 7:5(372), 2000.

Merlin MA, Swan KG, Swan SA: Leukocytosis in Trauma Patients, Clinical Research. 37(3) 834A, 1989.

Merlin MA; Leukocytosis in Trauma. New Jersey Medical School Summer Review, 1988.

Merlin MA: Depressive and Suicidal Ideation in Traumatized Patients. New Jersey Medical School Summer Review, 1987.

Merlin MA: The decision to attend medical school. New Jersey Medical School Summer Review, 1987.

Books:

Merlin MA: Rabies. Boston Publishing Co. www.emedicine , 2005.
Merlin MA: Ventricular Septal Defects. Boston Publishing. www.emedicine.com 2(5), 2002.

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