Dr. Frederick A. Merrill

Board Certification:      American Board of Family Medicine

Education:                     Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
                                      University of Scranton, Scranton, PA
                                      Philadelphia College of Osteopathic
                                               Medicine, PA

Internship:                    Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, NC
                                     

Residency:                    Womack Army Hospital, Fort Bragg, NC
                                      (with emphasis on dermatology and
                                               and skin cancer surgery)

Medical Interests:        Holistic and faith-based approach to
                                      patient care.  Wellness, fitness, weight
                                      management and health maintenance.
                                      Dermatology and skin cancer surgery.
                             

Did you know:

• He was raised at Harvey’s Lake in the Pocono Mountain region of northeastern PA.
  
  
• He wanted to be a physician since the third grade.
  
  
• He worked in a French restaurant and currently enjoys cooking and baking.
  
  
• He was on the ultimate Frisbee team in medical school.
  
  
• He believes in the benefits of regular fitness and weight training.
  
  
• He was a Major in the US Army and served in the Middle East as a battalion surgeon for a rocket artillery unit during the first Gulf War.
  
  
• He was a Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons Officer for the US Army.
  
  
• He has coached all three of his children’s Y soccer teams.
  
  
• He enjoys running, biking, snow skiing, swimming, snorkeling and scuba diving.
  
  
• He and Laurie have been youth ministry leaders at First Presbyterian for 15 years.
  
  
• He and Laurie have been happily married since 1984 and have three wonderful children.