Robert H. Merz, MD
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Pacific Heart Institute
2001 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 280W, Santa Monica, CA 90404
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About Robert H. Merz
Dr. Robert Merz is a graduate of Vassar College and Harvard Medical School. He completed his Internal Medicine Residency at the University of California, San Francisco, with an additional fellowship year in echocardiography at UCSF. His clinical cardiology fellowship was completed at Cedars-Sinai with an additional training year in Nuclear Cardiology. He is board certified in both Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Disease.
At Pacific Heart Institute since 1989, while also remaining active in outpatient and inpatient echocardiography, including transesophageal studies. His experience with non-invasive imaging, is of particular value in the evaluation and management of valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathies, and coronary artery disease. He has been consulted by the triathlete and swimming communities regarding the identification of the “athletic heart”, and assessing cardiovascular risk through athlete screening.
University of California, San Francisco
Cardiovascular Disease
1986
UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
Cardiovascular Disease
1984
UCSF School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
1982
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
1981
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine
Saint John's Physician Partners Affiliated Providers
Providence Saint John's Health Center
An avid swimmer and boater, he has been a member of the Southern California Aquatic Masters Program for nearly 20 years. He is married to C. Noel Bairey-Merz, M.D., a prominent researcher of cardiovascular disease in women. They have three young adult daughters.