- Dr. Howard R Mertz, MD
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Dr. Howard R Mertz, MD
Internal Medicine
- Tennessee, Nashville
Overview
Dr. Howard R Mertz, MD works in Nashville, Tennessee is a specialist in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and graduated Baylor College Of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Mertz is affiliated with Baptist Hospital, Saint Thomas Center for Spinal Surgery, Saint Thomas Hospital, Vanderbilt University Hospital and practicing for 37 years
Specialties
- Internal Medicine
- Gastroenterology
Conditions
• Acupuncture Meridian Therapy• Aneurysmal Bone Cyst
• Blindness
• Bunion
• Chronic Pain Management
• Cirrhosis
• da Vinci® Prostate Removal
• da Vinci® Prostate Surgery
• Diabetic Retinopathy
• Duodenitis
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• Dystonia 7, Torsion
• Endophthalmitis
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Ethmoidectomy (Sinus Surgery)
• Exercise Management
• Female Pelvic Disorders
• Glaucoma - Ectopia Microspherophakia - Stiff Joints - Short Stature
• Guar Gum Allergy
• Herpes Simplex Virus Antenatal Infection
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Islet Cell Adenoma
• Laparoscopic Salpingectomy
• Lens Disorders
• Lower Back Injuries
• Marijuana Amotivational Syndrome
• Maxillary and Malar Fractures
• Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Tumor
• Neuropathic Diseases and Disorders
• Non-Surgical Treatment of Hemorrhoids
• Optic Ataxia
• Orbital Fracture
• Panic Disorder With Agorapobia
• Pinkeye (Conjunctivitis)
• Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
• Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
• Pterygium
• Radical Retropubic Prostate Removal
• Radiesse® Injections
• Renal Artery Stenosis (RAS)
• Restylane® Injections
• Retinal Laser Photocoagulation
• Retinal Testing
• Retrograde Pyetograms
• Rheumatoid Lung Disease
• Scrambler Therapy (ST5)
• Screening Colonoscopy
• Septal Perforation Repair
• Shoulder Arthroscopy
• Stomach Surgery
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy
• Throat Culture
• Throat Swab
• Thromboendarterectomy or Excision of Infected Graft
• Tonsillitis
• Vaginal Cancer
• Vulvar Cancer
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Procedures
• Abdominal Pain• Anemia
• Barrett's Esophagus
• Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
• Biliary Atresia
• Cholecystitis and Gallstones
• Cirrhosis
• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Colorectal Cancer
• Copper Metabolism Disorders
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• Crohn's Disease (Regional Enteritis)
• Diaphragmatic and-or Hiatal Hernia
• Diverticulitis, Intestinal
• Diverticulosis, Intestinal
• Diverticulum of Esophagus
• Duodenal Ulcer
• Duodenitis
• Dysentery
• Dysphagia
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Enteritis
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
• Esophageal Achalasia and Cardiospasm
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal Ulcer
• Esophageal Varices
• Esophagitis
• Gas-Bloat Syndrome
• Gastric Ulcer
• Gastritis
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
• Gastrointestinal Bleeding
• Gastrointestinal Malabsorption
• Gastrojejunal Ulcer
• Gastroparesis
• Heartburn
• Hemochromatosis
• Hemorrhoids
• Hepatitis A
• Hepatitis B - Immune Response
• Hepatitis C
• Hepatorenal Syndrome
• Ileus
• Indigestion
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Liver Biopsy
• Malnutrition
• Manometry
• Neoplasm of Gastrointestinal Tract
• Non-Neonatal Jaundice
• Pancreatitis
• Peptic Ulcer
• Pyloric Stenosis
• Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach and Small Intestine Cancer
• Stomach Cancer
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Unexplained Weight Loss
• Vascular Insufficiency of Intestines
• Vomiting Disorders
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine
Years Since Graduation
- 37
State License
- Tennessee
Spoken Languages
- Spanish
Education & Training
Medical School
Baylor College Of Medicine
Houston, TX, United States
Graduated: 1986
Houston, TX, United States
Graduated: 1986
Internship Hospital
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1987
Baltimore, MD, USA
Year completed: 1987
Fellowship Hospital
University Of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1991
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Year completed: 1991
Awards
1 ACP
2 AGA
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Office Locations
Primary location
Nashville GI Spec./Saint Thomas
4230 Harding Pike Suite 309W
Tennessee (TN)
Nashville
37205
Phone:(615) 383-0165
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Medical Director of Practice: Ron E. Pruitt, MD
Office Volume: 50 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? Yes
Year Established: 1984
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Nashville GI Spec./Saint Thomas, 4230 Harding Pike Suite 309W, Nashville, Tennessee (TN), 37205
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee
- Choice Care PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Tennessee
- Coventry Health Care of Tennessee PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- LocalPlus
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Network S
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- UnitedHealthCare
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