Mert Erogul, MD

Core Faculty

Medical Bariatrician, Division of Bariatric Surgery

Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine - SUNY Downstate

Medical School: University of Michigan

Residency: Brown University

Professional Interests: Humanities, Metabolic Health, Storytelling in Medicine

Twitter: @Erogul1

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Mert Erogul, MD, is a physician with over twenty-five years of patient care experience. Dr. Erogul graduated from the University of Michigan School of Medicine in 1997 and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital. He is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Obesity Medicine and is the Medical Bariatrician in the Maimonides Medical Center Division of Bariatric Surgery. He has taught medical students and residents at Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate School of Medicine in Brooklyn for 15 years where he is an assistant professor. Dr. Erogul serves on the editorial board of the journal Obesity Pillars and is deeply knowledgeable about metabolic health, obesity science, and geroscience, and is excited about the profound possibilities in these fields.

Selected Scholarly Activity:

Erogul, M., Likourezos, A., Meddy, J., Terentiev, V., Monfort, R., Pushkar, I., ... & Marshall, J. (2020). Post-traumatic stress disorder in family-witnessed resuscitation of emergency department patients. Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 21(5), 1182.

Erogul, M., Singer, G., McIntyre, T., & Stefanov, D. G. (2014). Abridged mindfulness intervention to support wellness in first-year medical students. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 26(4), 350-356.

Erogul, M. (2009). Medicine and the arts. Hospital. Commentary. Academic Medicine: Journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, 84(11), 1558-1559.

Hahn, B. J., Erogul, M., & Sinert, R. (2004). Case report of tetanus in an immunized, healthy adult and no point of entry. The Journal of emergency medicine, 27(3), 257-260.

Eczema and Holy Water - The New York Times

The Perils of Being Your Own Doctor - The Guardian