Joseph Merriman (@jmerrimanmd) 's Twitter Profile
Joseph Merriman

@jmerrimanmd

Medical Oncology in Nashville, TN
| Alum of @uthsc @uofuhealth @vumchemonc
| Outdoor enthusiast | Raiser of pups
| Tweets my own

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calendar_today21-05-2019 21:05:57

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Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO (@marklewismd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Just as no oncologist worth their salt would dream of treating breast cancer without knowing ER/PR/her2 status it is increasingly inconceivable that we would approach upper GI cancer uninformed by biomarkers: MMR, PDL1, her2, FGFR2, & now claudin 18.2 #GI23 checklist manifesto?

Just as no oncologist worth their salt would dream of treating breast cancer without knowing ER/PR/her2 status it is increasingly inconceivable that we would approach upper GI cancer uninformed by biomarkers: MMR, PDL1, her2, FGFR2, & now claudin 18.2  
#GI23 checklist manifesto?
Gavin Newsom (@gavinnewsom) 's Twitter Profile Photo

You received $1,306,130 in donations from the NRA. You voted against the most recent bipartisan gun package in June. If you’re so ā€œready to assistā€ -- start by doing your job and passing commonsense gun laws that will help prevent tragedies like the one today.

TNAAP (@tnaapchapter) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Taking Action following Nashville School Shooting: We have created an open letter for pediatric health care professionals to express their support for common sense gun legislation. Learn more about our efforts and sign on with your support at www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/462/pm.asp…

Taking Action following Nashville School Shooting: We have created an open letter for pediatric health care professionals to express their support for common sense gun legislation. Learn more about our efforts and sign on with your support at www3.thedatabank.com/dpg/462/pm.asp…
Joseph Merriman (@jmerrimanmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

ā€œA person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.ā€

Ted Okon (@tedokoncoa) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Great opening remarks by ⁦Community Oncology⁩ President Dr. Miriam Atkins at the Oversight Committee hearing on #PBM abuses. They are heartless ā€œprofit seekingā€ faceless corporations that get in the way of treating cancer patients & other Americans. oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-ro…

Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO (@marklewismd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

WHY I (ALMOST) NEVER BOLUS 5-FLUOROURACIL I've been pondering this thread for a while but it's become more urgent in light of another looming chemo shortage <deep sigh>, this time with an imminent dearth of THE foundational drug of GI oncology: 5-fluorouracil, or 5-FU

Laura Vater, MD, MPH (@doclauravater) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Today we honor Dr. William West, who died by suicide. His family writes, ā€œWe hope systemic changes can be made to support aspiring medical professionals better. This is critical. We don’t want any other families to experience tragedies like this.ā€

Today we honor Dr. William West, who died by suicide. 

His family writes, ā€œWe hope systemic changes can be made to support aspiring medical professionals better. This is critical. We don’t want any other families to experience tragedies like this.ā€
Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA (@drdigiorgio) 's Twitter Profile Photo

More in the world of #340B shenanigans. Hospitals claim that if they lose their massive 340B subsidies, they will be forced to cut services to the poor... Well, it turns out that the only hospitals which actually expand services to the poor with 340B funds are public

Bishal Gyawali, MD, PhD, FASCO (@oncology_bg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO We need to communicate better. Response rate is not cure rate. PFS is not longer life. Amazing to see these points being driven home at the #ASCO24 opening session. The best opening session ever! Completely in line with our philosophy Common Sense Oncology

<a href="/ASCOPres/">Eric J. Small, MD, FASCO</a> We need to communicate better. Response rate is not cure rate. PFS is not longer life. Amazing to see these points being driven home at the #ASCO24 opening session. The best opening session ever! Completely in line with our philosophy <a href="/csoncol/">Common Sense Oncology</a>
Mark Lewis, MD, FASCO (@marklewismd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In honor of our bespectacled Pommel horse Olympic hero I am once again asking you to consider vision coverage an essential part of US healthcare

In honor of our bespectacled Pommel horse Olympic hero I am once again asking you to consider vision coverage an essential part of US healthcare
Dr. Glaucomflecken (@dglaucomflecken) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is awesome. Many children with glasses are told they can’t play certain sports. They are not even given the opportunity to try. To see an athlete at the top of his sport proudly wearing glasses is so important. Representation matters.

Joseph Merriman (@jmerrimanmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

After losing brown dog this year, a sweet soul shared a quote with me, ā€œthat the cost of a good dog is a broken heart. And you only get so many shots at that in a lifetime so cherish it.ā€

Smitha Krishnamurthi (@smitha42) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Catching up on all the great posters @asco #ASCOGI2025 #GI25 Congratulations Julie Clauer Manju George MVSc PhD Rectal Cancer Survivor and Anne Nesathurai COLONTOWN for study about communication of biomarker testing and results: šŸ”‘ When there are no actionable results, frame the results as confirming that the

Catching up on all the great posters @asco #ASCOGI2025 #GI25 
Congratulations <a href="/cagirlinchi/">Julie Clauer</a>  <a href="/manjuggm/">Manju George MVSc PhD Rectal Cancer Survivor</a> and Anne Nesathurai <a href="/colontown/">COLONTOWN</a> for study about communication of biomarker testing and results:
šŸ”‘ When there are no actionable results, frame the results as confirming that the