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Office
33 Clyde Road
Suite 102
Somerset, NJ 08873Phone+1 732-873-9200Fax+1 732-873-1699- Is this information wrong?
Education & Training
- UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1989 - 1992
- Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Internal Medicine, 1986 - 1988
- Universidad de GuadalajaraClass of 1984
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1987 - Present
- TN State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- NJ State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- PA State Medical License 1987 - 1996
- CT State Medical License 1993 - 1995
- American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013-2014
- Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2007
- Fellow (FACG) American College of Gastroenterology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsUnilateral Rhinorrhea and Sneezing After Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Under Intravenous Propofol Sedation With Supplemental Oxygen Administered via a Nasal Cannula...Kang H Rah, Ira S Merkel> ;A&A Practice. 2019 Jan 1
- 100 citationsConstipation in the Elderly: Influence of Dietary, Psychological, and Physiological FactorsAdele L. Towers, Kathryn L. Burgio, Julie L. Locher, Ira S. Merkel, Mehry Safaeian, Arnold Wald> ;Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 1994 Jul 1
- 64 citationsPhysiologic and psychologic characteristics of an elderly population with chronic constipation.Ira S. Merkel, Julie L. Locher, Kathryn L. Burgio, Adele L. Towers, Arnold Wald> ;The American Journal of Gastroenterology. 1993 Nov 1
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Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Fellow
- AASLDMember
Hospital Affiliations
- Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick, New Jersey
- Saint Peter's Healthcare SystemNew Brunswick, New Jersey
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