Dr. Thurman Allen Merritt
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Specialist | Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
2200 Ne Professional Ct Bend OR, 97701About
Dr. Thurman Merritt is a Neonatal-Perinatal Physician practicing in Bend, OR. Dr. Merritt cares for the critically ill newborn and premature infants. Neonatal-Perinatal Physicians treat conditions such as breathing disorders, birth defects, infections, and any other life-threatening medical problems. They coordinate with their young patients families and other physicians to determine appropriate treatment.
Education and Training
Univ of Ks Sch of Med, Kansas City Ks 1972
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of variable concentrations of inhaled nitric oxide and oxygen on the lungs of newborn piglets.
- Early NICU discharge of very low birth weight infants: a critical review and analysis.
- A multicenter, randomized, masked, comparison trial of lucinactant, colfosceril palmitate, and beractant for the prevention of respiratory distress syndrome among very preterm infants.
- Lead poisoning from a toy necklace.
- Concerning the article by T. Curstedt and J. Johansson: new synthetic surfactants - basic science.
- Evolution of pulmonary surfactants for the treatment of neonatal respiratory distress syndrome and paediatric lung diseases.
- A novel mutation associated with congenital hyperinsulinism.
- Trisomy 14 Mosaicism: a case without evidence of neurodevelopmental delay and a review of the literature.
- An open label, pilot study of Aerosurf® combined with nCPAP to prevent RDS in preterm neonates.
- When you smoke your baby smokes: advancing maternal and child health through an academic alliance to improve health of mothers and their infants.
- The effect of whole-body cooling on brain metabolism following perinatal hypoxic-ischemic injury.
- The impact of second-hand tobacco smoke exposure on pregnancy outcomes, infant health, and the threat of third-hand smoke exposure to our environment and to our children.
- School-age spirometry in survivors of chronic lung disease of prematurity in the surfactant era.
- Nitrite and nitrate concentrations and metabolism in breast milk, infant formula, and parenteral nutrition.
- Heliox for mechanically ventilated newborns with bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
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