
Ryan Merkow, MD, MS
@rpmerkow
Surgical oncologist and health services researcher
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https://surgery.uchicago.edu/research/implementation-health-services-research-ihsr 16-04-2009 03:32:27
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Talking about becoming physician-scientist at Bogomolets National Medical University in Kyiv, Ukraine. Thank you Zach Dietch of Northwestern Medicine Transplant for your help talking to these young and eager doctors. Future is bright!


Year 13 of the annual SOQIC BBQ for our research team! Beautiful day and loved seeing everyone together. Great fun to have some of the Chicago folks come down and hang with our Indy team. (Always forget to take enough pics) Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine SOQIC Regenstrief Institute, Inc.




Great time hanging with my good friend Anthony Yang at #ACSQSC24 representing ISQIC. Ran into SOQIC alumni Mike Wandling and many other old friends and quality colleagues. Excited to share our next ISQIC projects later this month!!



This trial will answer a critical❓for patients! Enrolling Duke Cancer UAB Surgery CU Surgical Oncology Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University UChicago Surgery Markey Cancer Center Michigan Surgery Corewell Health Mayo Clinic Siteman Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Mount Sinai Health System Fox Chase Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical Center + others opening soon!

⭐️Today marks the two year anniversary of Karl Bilimoria as Chair of the Department of Surgery! We are thankful for his leadership, enthusiasm, and all the time and effort he puts forth into establishing #IUSurgery as a leader in clinical care, surgical education and research.


EA2222 will fill a critical knowledge gap! Enrolling Duke Cancer UAB Surgery CU Surgical Oncology Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University UChicago Surgery Markey Cancer Center Michigan Surgery Corewell Health Mayo Clinic Siteman Cancer Center Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Mount Sinai Health System Fox Chase Cancer Center UT Southwestern Medical Center + others opening soon!

Thanks to the The National Pancreas Foundation for this honor! Chicago peeps, please consider attending - DM me, or see info below UChicago Surgery UChicago Medicine


Webinar alert! Join us Wed 10/23 at 12 pm ET to explore next steps for ISQIC participation. We’ll also discuss the upcoming project and upgraded data platform. Your input is welcome! Email [email protected] for the registration link. Anthony Yang Ryan Merkow, MD, MS

"Fate favors the prepared" - Fantastic first session on the success and challenges of a career in HSR Annabelle Fonseca arden morris SurgicalOutcomesClub Ryan Merkow, MD, MS Robert Meguid


So proud of Kelsey Montgomery for her work and presentation SurgicalOutcomesClub today on hospital integration and quality of cancer care delivery! UAB Surgery @KristyBroman The University of Chicago UChicago Surgery ACS Cancer Programs


Thought provoking second session - "Artificial Intelligence in Health Services Research" 🤖 SurgicalOutcomesClub Dan Hashimoto, MD MS FACS Anai N. Kothari Tyler Loftus


We swapped all-star surgical quality collaborative leaders between Michigan @MSQCPSO and Illinois/Indiana ISQIC (Mike McGee for Samantha Hendren). Lucky to have Sam Hendren joimg faculty Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine & SOQIC. She’s sharing lessons from MSQC at our SOQIC retreat today.


Join us at the Indiana ACS Annual Scientific Meeting on Saturday, April 26 to learn about ISQIC's video review initiative! Stop by our table to chat about advancing quality improvement at your hospital. #INACS2025 #ISQIC Anthony Yang Ryan Merkow, MD, MS American College of Surgeons Indiana Surgery -Indiana Univ School of Medicine

Excited to see this in print! If you’re interested in #HAI, this is a must read. A truly collaborative effort, aurthored by 75 faculty from 45 centers in 6 countries, and covers all aspects of this specialized therapy! Michael D’Angelica Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Duke Cancer Duke Surgical Oncology


We had a Cameo from the late George Wendt to welcome our hospitals to the 2020 ISQIC annual meeting. “Da ISQIC!!” Can’t wait to see what our collaborative leaders, Anthony Yang & Ryan Merkow, MD, MS, have planned for our upcoming Illinois/Indiana meeting!

Mixed emotions seeing our incredible UChicago Surgery #SIHSR research scholars graduate from our program. Looking forward to great things from Dr. Andrea Liu and Dr. Andrew Folkerts in the future!
