{"id":3947,"date":"2019-06-27T08:58:24","date_gmt":"2019-06-27T12:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=3947"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:07:21","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T15:07:21","slug":"aurelie-merlo-md","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/ct\/directory\/aurelie-merlo-md\/","title":{"rendered":"Aurelie Merlo, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Assistant Professor of Surgery<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Clinical Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Everything related to cardiac surgery. I have a special interest in thoracic organ transplantation, end stage heart failure, and mechanical circulatory support<\/p>\n<h3>Research Interests<\/h3>\n<p>Clinical outcomes research<\/p>\n<h3>Education and Training<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>MD, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH<\/li>\n<li>Residency (Cardiothoracic Surgery), University of North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>BS, University of Chicago<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Board Certification<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thoracic Surgery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Publications<\/h3>\n<p>View Dr. Merlo&#8217;s recent research publications on <a class=\"external-link\" title=\"caranasos-articles\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=merlo%2C+aurelie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PubMed<\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Q &amp; A<\/h3>\n<p>For an introspective look at Dr. Merlo, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/surgery\/aurelie-merlo-md-joins-cardiothoracic-faculty\/\">her interview.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Assistant Professor of Surgery &nbsp; Clinical Interests Everything related to cardiac surgery. 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