Post Author: Andrea L. Merrill, MD

Andrea L. Merrill, MD

Andrea L. Merrill is an assistant professor of surgery at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and a surgical oncologist at Boston Medical Center. She can be reached at Scrubbed Out, on Instagram @anjlm and @scrubbedoutsurgeon and X @AndreaLMerrillShe possesses advanced training in breast cancer and endocrine diseases. Dr. Merrill earned her undergraduate and medical degrees at Tufts University. She completed her residency training in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital, an editorial fellowship at the New England Journal of Medicine, and a surgery fellowship in complex surgical oncology at The Ohio State University.

She is deeply passionate about her patients and was recently recognized as a Boston Top Doctor. Her research interests encompass breast cancer outcomes, gender disparities, and surgical ergonomics. Dr. Merrill is also an accomplished writer and has published several narrative medicine essays in JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Annals of Surgery. Furthermore, she has initiated a website, Scrubbed Out, for other creative surgeons to showcase their hobbies outside of the operating room.

She is the author of the articles, The Student’s Overture, Finding Faith Through Listening, and Free Solo Surgery.

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