Susan Merel, MD | Division of General Internal Medicine

Associate Professor

Medicine

Associate Director, Medicine Student Programs for Electives, Department of Medicine

Faculty Information

Biography

Education & Training:

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine

Chicago, IL

2005

Residency in Internal Medicine, Primary Care Track

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2005–2008

Fellow, Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2008–2009

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Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

Improving the care of hospitalized elderly patients, palliative care, decisional capacity, and delirium

Decisional capacity

Clinical Interests:

Delirium

Palliative Care

Publications

Publications:

Brauner DJ, Merel SE. How a Model Based on Linguistic Theory Can Improve the Assessment of Decision-Making Capacity for Persons with Dementia. Journal of Clinical Ethics. 2006 Summer; 17(2); 139–148. PMID: 16913149.
Merel SE, McCormick WC. Geriatricians and Hospitalists: Opportunities for Partnership. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010 Sep; 58(9):1803–1805. PMID: 20863344.
Labella AM, Merel SE, Phelan EA. Ten Ways To Improve the Care of Elderly Patients in the Hospital. J Hosp Med. 2011 Jul-Aug; 6(6):351–357. PMID: 21834118.
Shoeb M*, Merel SE, Jackson MB, Anawalt BD. “Can We Just Stop and Talk?” Patients Value Verbal Communication About Discharge Care Plans. J Hosp Med 2012 Jul-Aug;7:504–507. *trainee. PMID: 22447649.
Merel SE, Murray SB. Decisional Capacity. Hosp Med Clin 2013 Apr;2:e263–273.