
Leo C Mercer MD
Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care
Associate Professor, of Surgery Associate Trauma Medical Director
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Department of Surgery4800 AlbertaEl Paso, TX 79905
Phone+1 915-215-5310
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Summary
- Dr. Leo Mercer is a trauma and acute care surgeon in El Paso, Texas. He received his medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and has been in practice 37 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish. He specializes in trauma and acute care surgery & surgical critical care.
Education & Training
Texas Tech University HSC El PasoFellowship, 1986 - 1987
Texas Tech University HSC El PasoResidency, Surgery, 1980 - 1985
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 1985 - 2026
MI State Medical License 2014 - 2024
IN State Medical License 2014 - 2015
NM State Medical License 1982 - 1995
American Board of Surgery Surgery
American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification athenaClinicals EHR, athenahealth, Inc, 2013
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- The role of a specialized urethral catheter in early detection of intra-abdominal hypertension: a case report.Dia R Halalmeh, Neha Aftab, Mohamed Hussein, Yusuf Ansari, Hutton White
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2024-10-01 - Venous Thromboembolic Events in Adult Trauma Patients Receiving Balanced Hemostatic Resuscitation (BHR): An Analysis of Their Incidence, Predictors, and Associated Mor...Dia R Halalmeh, Antonia Vrana, Phillip Jenkins, James A Cranford, Kristoffer Wong
Cureus. 2024-05-01 - Traumatic Eagle's Syndrome: A Rare Cause of Neck Pain and Headache in Trauma Patients.Dia R Halalmeh, Antonia Vrana, Leo Mercer, Marc Moisi
The American Journal of Case Reports. 2024-01-24
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Society of Critical Care MedicineMember
Other Languages
- Spanish
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