Overview
Peter Merkel is a Rheumatologist in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Merkel and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis, Vasculitis, Microscopic Polyangiitis, Takayasu Arteritis, and Tissue Biopsy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 372 peer reviewed articles and participating in 8 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 2 articles in the study of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans
- Cigna
- Humana
Locations
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
3737 Market St, Fl 8, Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Civic Ctr Blvd, Fl 1, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
7 Clinical Trials
University Of Penn - Medical Group
Nora Sandorfi is a Rheumatologist in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Dr. Sandorfi and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis. Her top areas of expertise are Scleroderma, Systemic Sclerosis (SSc), Juvenile Primary Osteoporosis, and Scleroma.
Lehigh Valley Physician Group
Alexis Zavitsanos is a Rheumatologist in Easton, Pennsylvania. Dr. Zavitsanos and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis. Her top areas of expertise are Fibromyalgia, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriasis, and Psoriatic Arthritis.
Mark Lopatin is a Rheumatologist in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania. Dr. Lopatin and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Hypersensitivity Vasculitis. His top areas of expertise are Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), and Fibromyalgia.
Areas of Expertise
When evaluating expertise, MediFind pulls from factors such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
To learn more about how MediFind determines the expertise levels, check out our expert tiers page.
- Elite
- Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA, Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
- Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA)
- Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis
- Juvenile Temporal Arteritis
- Microscopic Polyangiitis
- Polyarteritis Nodosa
- Distinguished
- Cryoglobulinemia
- Familial Mixed Cryoglobulinemia
- Necrotizing Vasculitis
- Relapsing Polychondritis
- Scleroderma
- Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)
- Advanced
- Arthritis
- Behcet Disease
- Hypersensitivity Vasculitis
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Raynaud Phenomenon
- Rhizomelic Pseudopolyarthritis
- Experienced
- Adult Still's Disease
- Dermatomyositis
- End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- Gout
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
- IgG4-Related Disease