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Andrea Merrill, MD

Assistant Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Surgery

MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
BA, Tufts University

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ORCID : 0000-0001-8805-8634

Andrea Merrill, MD is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine and a Surgical Oncologist at Boston Medical Center. She is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery. She has particular interest and advanced training in the care of patients with breast cancer and endocrine diseases and cancer. Dr. Merrill earned her undergraduate and medical degrees at Tufts University. She completed residency training in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital. While there, she performed research on breast cancer outcomes and completed an editorial fellowship at the New England Journal of Medicine. She then completed an advanced clinical fellowship in Complex Surgical Oncology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Merrill has also been very active in the Association for Women Surgeons and served as the resident and fellow committee chair during her chief year of surgery residency. She co-wrote the grant for their national coaching project and randomized controlled trial. Additionally, Dr. Merrill has published research in numerous journals and presented her findings at nationally recognized conferences. Dr. Merrill works closely with other Boston Medical Center physicians and staff to provide personalized and coordinated multidisciplinary breast cancer care.

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Chung SH, de Geus SWL, Shewmaker G, Romatoski KS, Drake FT, Ko NY, Merrill AL, Hirsch AE, Tseng JF, Sachs TE, Cassidy MR. ASO Visual Abstract: Axillary Lymph Node Dissection is Associated with Improved Survival for Men with Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep; 30(9):5621-5622.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Hirsch, Ariel
Drake, Frederick
Tseng, Jennifer
Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 37202569

Merrill AL. Finding Faith Through Listening. JAMA. 2023 Aug 01; 330(5):413-414. PMID: 37440257

Naimi BR, Bajaj V, Wang J, Litle VR, Merrill AL. The Role of Gender-Concordant Mentorship in Women Premedical Students' Perception and Pursuit of Surgical Careers. J Surg Educ. 2023 Aug; 80(8):1089-1097.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Litle, Virginia

PMID: 37336665

Chung SH, de Geus SWL, Shewmaker G, Romatoski KS, Drake FT, Ko NY, Merrill AL, Hirsch AE, Tseng JF, Sachs TE, Cassidy MR. Axillary Lymph Node Dissection is Associated with Improved Survival Among Men with Invasive Breast Cancer and Sentinel Node Metastasis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Sep; 30(9):5610-5618.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Hirsch, Ariel
Drake, Frederick
Tseng, Jennifer
Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 37204557

Merrill AL, Stein SL, Chu JT, Sarode AL, McKinley SK, Parangi S, Donelan K, Palamara K. Do Resident Coaching Programs Benefit their Coaches? Impact of a Professional Development Coaching Program on The Coaches. World J Surg. 2023 Jul; 47(7):1609-1616. PMID: 36847851; PMCID: PMC9969939; DOI: 10.1007/s00268-023-06957-y;

Beaulieu-Jones BR, Shewmaker G, Fefferman A, Kenzik K, Zhang T, Drake FT, Sachs TE, Hirsch AE, Merrill A, Ko NY, Cassidy MR. Mitigating disparities in breast cancer treatment at an academic safety-net hospital. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2023 Apr; 198(3):597-606.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Fefferman, Ann
Hirsch, Ariel
Beaulieu-Jones, Brendin
Drake, Frederick
Kenzik, Kelly
Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 36826701

Beaulieu-Jones BR, Fefferman A, Woods AP, Shewmaker G, Zhang T, Roh DS, Sachs TE, Merrill A, Ko NY, Cassidy MR. Impact of Race, Ethnicity, Primary Language, and Insurance on Reconstruction after Mastectomy for Patients with Breast Cancer at an Urban, Academic Safety-Net Hospital. J Am Coll Surg. 2023 Jun 01; 236(6):1071-1082.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Fefferman, Ann
Beaulieu-Jones, Brendin
Roh, Daniel
Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 36524735; DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000531;

Woods AP, Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Alonso A, Merrill A, Cassidy MR, Roh DS, Sachs TE, McAneny D, Drake FT. ASO Visual Abstract: Impact of Patient Primary Language upon Immediate Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec; 29(13):8621-8622.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Roh, Daniel
McAneny, David
Drake, Frederick
Cassidy, Michael
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 35972668

Merrill AL, Dedhia PH. Pushing the Envelope for Active Surveillance. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Sep 15. PMID: 36107421

Stein SL, Chu JT, Merrill A, McKinley SA, Parengi S, Donelan K, Palamara K. Implementation of a Coaching Program by a National Surgical Association. J Surg Educ. 2022; 79(6):1471-1479. PMID: 35995676

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Woods AP, Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Alonso A, Merrill A, Cassidy MR, Roh DS, Sachs TE, McAneny D, Drake FT. Impact of Patient Primary Language upon Immediate Breast Reconstruction After Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Dec; 29(13):8610-8618.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
Roh, Daniel
McAneny, David
Drake, Frederick
Cassidy, Michael
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 35933541

Merrill AL. Free Solo Surgery. Ann Surg. 2022 Aug 01; 276(2):e77-e78. PMID: 36036994

Palamara K, McKinley SK, Chu JT, Merrill AL, Yu L, Parangi S, Makowski MS, Park YS, Donelan K, Stein SL. Impact of a Virtual Professional Development Coaching Program on the Professional Fulfillment and Well-Being of Women Surgery Residents: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Surg. 2023 Feb 01; 277(2):188-195. PMID: 35766397

de Geus SW, Papageorge MV, Woods AP, Wilson S, Ng SC, Merrill A, Cassidy M, McAneny D, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats: Impact of Combined Volume of Complex Cancer Operations on Surgical Outcomes in a Low-Volume Setting. J Am Coll Surg. 2022 Jun 01; 234(6):981-988.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
McAneny, David
Tseng, Jennifer
Cassidy, Michael
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 35703786; PMCID: PMC9204842; DOI: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000000228;

Papageorge MV, de Geus SWL, Woods AP, Ng SC, Drake FT, Merrill A, Cassidy MR, McAneny D, Tseng JF, Sachs TE. Lymphadenectomy in gallbladder adenocarcinoma: Are we doing enough? Am J Surg. 2022 Jul; 224(1 Pt B):423-428.View Related Profiles.

Merrill, Andrea
McAneny, David
Drake, Frederick
Tseng, Jennifer
Cassidy, Michael
Sachs, Teviah

PMID: 34972539

Merrill A, Beal EW, Ackah R, Patterson K, Horning P, Ejaz A, Pawlik TM, Dillhoff ME. Women in hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery: is there a pipeline problem? HPB (Oxford). 2021 06; 23(6):817-820. PMID: 33341339

McKinley SK, Wang LJ, Gartland RM, Westfal ML, Costantino CL, Schwartz D, Merrill AL, Petrusa E, Lillemoe K, Phitayakorn R. "Yes, I'm the Doctor": One Department's Approach to Assessing and Addressing Gender-Based Discrimination in the Modern Medical Training Era. Acad Med. 2019 11; 94(11):1691-1698. PMID: 31274522; DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002845;

Merrill AL, Smith SM, Peters SB, Agnese DM. Eccrine carcinoma masquerading as metastatic breast cancer. Breast J. 2020 02; 26(2):284-286. PMID: 31478586; DOI: 10.1111/tbj.13543;

Smith BL, Gadd MA, Lanahan CR, Rai U, Tang R, Rice-Stitt T, Merrill AL, Strasfeld DB, Ferrer JM, Brachtel EF, Specht MC. Real-time, intraoperative detection of residual breast cancer in lumpectomy cavity walls using a novel cathepsin-activated fluorescent imaging system. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018 Sep; 171(2):413-420. PMID: 29948401; PMCID: PMC6193492; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4845-4;

Merrill AL, Buckley J, Tang R, Brachtel E, Rai U, Michaelson J, Ly A, Specht MC, Yagi Y, Smith BL. A Study of the Growth Patterns of Breast Carcinoma Using 3D Reconstruction: A Pilot Study. Breast J. 2017 Jan; 23(1):83-89. PMID: 27860134; DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12688;

Merrill A, Djuricich AM, Drazen JM, Buckley K. NEJM Resident 360. New England Journal of Medicine. 2016. View Publication

Merrill AL, Tang R, Plichta JK, Rai U, Coopey SB, McEvoy MP, Hughes KS, Specht MC, Gadd MA, Smith BL. Should New "No Ink On Tumor" Lumpectomy Margin Guidelines be Applied to Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS)? A Retrospective Review Using Shaved Cavity Margins. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 10; 23(11):3453-3458. PMID: 27207096; DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5251-y;

Merrill AL, Jha AK, Dimick JB. Clinical Effect of Surgical Volume. N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 07; 374(14):1380-2. PMID: 27050211

Tang R, Coopey SB, Merrill AL, Rai U, Specht MC, Gadd MA, Colwell AS, Austen WG, Brachtel EF, Smith BL. Positive Nipple Margins in Nipple-Sparing Mastectomies: Rates, Management, and Oncologic Safety. J Am Coll Surg. 2016 06; 222(6):1149-55. PMID: 27118712; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2016.02.016;

Merrill AL, Esserman L, Morrow M. CLINICAL DECISIONS. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 28; 374(4):390-2. PMID: 26816018; DOI: 10.1056/NEJMclde1512213;

Merrill AL, Coopey SB, Tang R, McEvoy MP, Specht MC, Hughes KS, Gadd MA, Smith BL. Implications of New Lumpectomy Margin Guidelines for Breast-Conserving Surgery: Changes in Reexcision Rates and Predicted Rates of Residual Tumor. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Mar; 23(3):729-34. PMID: 26467458; DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4916-2;

Andrea Merrill. Why Are Women So Underrepresented in Surgery Leadership?. HuffPost. 2015. View Publication
Andrea Merrill. #ILookLikeASurgeon: Breaking Stereotypes and Promoting Diversity. HuffPost. 2015. View Publication

McEvoy MP, Coopey SB, Mazzola E, Buckley J, Belli A, Polubriaginof F, Merrill AL, Tang R, Garber JE, Smith BL, Gadd MA, Specht MC, Guidi AJ, Roche CA, Hughes KS. Breast Cancer Risk and Follow-up Recommendations for Young Women Diagnosed with Atypical Hyperplasia and Lobular Carcinoma In Situ (LCIS). Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Oct; 22(10):3346-9. PMID: 26242364; DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4747-1;

Tang R, Coopey SB, Colwell AS, Specht MC, Gadd MA, Kansal K, McEvoy MP, Merrill AL, Rai U, Taghian A, Austen WG, Smith BL. Nipple-Sparing Mastectomy in Irradiated Breasts: Selecting Patients to Minimize Complications. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Oct; 22(10):3331-7. PMID: 26202557; DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4669-y;

Merrill A, Millham F. Increased risk of postoperative deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a study of National Surgical Quality Improvement Program patients. Arch Surg. 2012 Feb; 147(2):120-4. PMID: 22006853; DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.2011.297;

Merrill AL, Smith H. Myelodysplastic syndrome and autoimmunity: a case report of an unusual presentation of myelodysplastic syndrome. Case Rep Hematol. 2011; 2011:560106. PMID: 22937307; PMCID: PMC3420620; DOI: 10.1155/2011/560106;

Ganai S, Lee KF, Merrill A, Lee MH, Bellantonio S, Brennan M, Lindenauer P. Adverse outcomes of geriatric patients undergoing abdominal surgery who are at high risk for delirium. Arch Surg. 2007 Nov; 142(11):1072-8. PMID: 18025336; DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.11.1072;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 33 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2022

Bar chart showing 33 publications over 10 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2022

Year	Publications
2007	1
2011	2
2015	5
2016	6
2018	1
2019	2
2020	1
2021	1
2022	8
2023	6

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2011 Professor Ernest Grable, M.D. Award For Excellence in the Surgical Clerkship

2011 American Medical Women’s Association: Glasgow-Rubin Achievement Award

2006 Tuft's University: Summa Cum Laude

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