Dr. Jessica Sarah Merlin MD
Infectious Disease Specialist | Infectious Disease
619 19th St S Birmingham AL, 35249About
Dr. Jessica Merlin is an infectious disease specialist practicing in Birmingham, AL. Dr. Merlin specializes in infections that are difficult to diagnose or unresponsive to treatments, such as HIV or airborne infections from a foreign country. Infectious disease specialists usually work with conditions that are not treatable by a primary physician but it is important to keep contact with the primary physician in order to receive information about the patients history and for deciding which diagnostic tests are appropriate.
Education and Training
Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania 2004
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Infectious Disease- 2010
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Pain and physical and psychological symptoms in ambulatory HIV patients in the current treatment era.
- Characteristics of an ambulatory palliative care clinic for HIV-infected patients.
- Low back pain and associated imaging findings among HIV-infected patients referred to an HIV/palliative care clinic.
- Preliminary outcomes of a pilot physical therapy program for HIV-infected patients with chronic pain.
- Quantitative Evaluation of an Instrument to Identify Chronic Pain in HIV-Infected Individuals.
- Chronic Pain in Patients With HIV Infection: What Clinicians Need To Know.
- Structural community factors and sub-optimal engagement in HIV care among low-income women in the Deep South of the USA.
- Detectable Viral Load May Be Associated with Increased Pain Sensitivity in Persons Living with HIV: Preliminary Findings.
Fellowships
- Infectious Disease-Hopsital of the University of Pennsylvania
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