Medical Oncologist

Contact Information
2650 Ridge Ave
Div. Of Hematology-Oncology
Evanston, IL 60201
Phone: (888) 909-5222
Fax: (847) 570-2336

Specialty & Clinical Interests
Medical Oncologist: General Oncology

Hospital Affiliation
NorthShore University Health System Evanston Hospital
High performing in Cancer
NorthShore University Health System Skokie Hospital
Glenbrook Hospital

Education & Medical Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Residency, Internal Medicine, 1981 - 1984
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Fellowship, Hematology, 1985 - 1988
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Class of 1981

Certifications & Licensure
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified 2014 years in Internal Medicine
American Board of Internal Medicine
Certified 2014 years in Medical Oncology
IL State Medical License
Active through 2014

Awards, Honors & Recognition
CMS Stage 1 2012, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
2011
Patients' Choice Award, PatientsChoice.org
2008
Patients' Choice Award, PatientsChoice.org
2009
Patients' Choice Award, PatientsChoice.org
2010
Patients' Choice Award, PatientsChoice.org
2011
Patients' Choice Award, PatientsChoice.org
2012

Publications & Presentations
Combining anchor and distribution-based methods to derive minimal clinically important differences on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) anemia and fatigue scales.
Cella, D., Eton, D.T., Lai, J., Peterman, A.H., Merkel, D.E.
Primary factor in declining breast cancer mortality rates: early detection or adjuvant therapy?
Sener, S. F., Cady, B., Merkel, D.
Dietary fat reduction and breast cancer outcome: interim efficacy results from the Women's Intervention Nutrition Study.
Chlebowski, R. T., Blackburn, G. L., Thomson, C. A., Nixon, D. W., Shapiro, A., Hoy, M. K., Goodman, M. T., Giuliano, A. E., Karanja, N., McAndrew, P., Hudis, C., Butler, J., Merkel, D., Kristal, A., Caan, B., Michaelson, R., Vinciguerra, V., Del Prete, S., Winkler, M., Hall, R., Simon, M., Winters, B. L., Elashoff, R. M.