Russell J. Merritt, MD, PhD
Russell J. Merritt, MD, PhD is the attending physician for the Nutrition Support Team and for Intestinal Rehabilitation at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He is an a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.
His practice focuses on nutritional support of hospitalized patients, intestinal failure, the nutritional needs of chronically ill children, including those with feeding problems. He is a past president of the American Board of Nutrition and the Infant Formula Council.
Nutritional support of hospitalized patients, intestinal failure and the nutritional needs of chronically ill children, including those with feeding problems.
Education
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
PhD: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Nutritional Biochemistry and Metabolism)
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston (Clinical Nutrition)
University of California, Los Angeles (Pediatric Gastroenterology)
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Pediatric Gastroenterology)
Accomplishments
Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
American Board of Physician Nutrition Specialists
American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
American Society for Nutrition
North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Publications
Books:
Dr. Merritt has edited two editions of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition’s Practice Manual for Nutrition Support
Peer Reviewed Articles:
Kushner R, Graham T, Hegazi R, Jensen G, Marik P, Merritt RJ. Optimizing integration of nutrition into patient care through physician leadership. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 2010 34:6 Suppl 30s-39s
Merritt RJ, Goldsmith AH. Scientific, economic, regulatory, and ethical challenges of bringing science-based pediatric nutrition products to the U.S. market and ensuring their availability for patients. JPEN 2014;38 (Supplement 2):17S-34S
Goodhue CJ, Demeter NE, Burke RV, Toor KT, Upperman JS, Merritt RJ. Mixed methods pilot study: Disaster preparedness of families with children followed in an intestinal rehabilitation clinic. Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2016 Apr;31(2):257-65
Research
Intestinal Rehabilitation
Reducing and managing of complications of parenteral nutrition
Use of intravenous fish oil in children with intestinal failure associated liver disease
Feeding problems in children with intestinal failure