Dr. John L. Merritt, MD, FACP is an active practicing physician and researcher, and Professor of Neurology and Medicine at the University of South Florida, Tampa. He is Board Certified in
Internal Medicine, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and in
Spinal Cord Medicine. He has over 35 years of clinical experience as a Professor at the Mayo Clinic, at University of California-Irvine, at Marquette University, at Medical College of Wisconsin, and now at the University of South Florida.
Dr. Merritt has served as an Expert Witness for over 20 years in complex, challenging, high award / value cases for
Spinal Cord Injury, Brain Injury, and Catastrophic Injuries. He provides Expert Witness services to attorneys for both plaintiff and defense and is available for medical record review and standard of case issues. Dr. Merritt is also experienced in developing, writing, and reviewing
Life Care Plans.
Research Interests:
- Neuro-regeneration, Olfactory Mucosal Autografts, Stem Cell Therapies Spinal Cord Injury Acute and Chronic, Outcomes
- Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections
- Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection in Spinal Cord Injury
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management; Respiratory Intervention in Quadriplegia
- Energy Expenditure in Paraplegia; Metabolic Changes in Chronic SCI
- Ethics, Beginning and End of Life Issues, Palliative Care
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Outcome Prediction and Management
- Life Expectancy and Outcomes in Spinal Cord Injury