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Edward L. Merker, MD is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who has been in practice in the same location in Pleasantville, New York since 1985, when he co-founded Family Medical Care, PC. After graduating from Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 1981, Dr. Merker completed a Family Medicine residency program at the then-Columbia University affiliate Overlook Hospital in Summit, New Jersey, where he served as chief resident. He has worked for many years as a both a medical director and staff physician at several local long-term care facilities.
Previously, Dr. Merker was Director of Family Medicine at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, NY; an assistant clinical professor of Medicine at Columbia University; and an instructor of Family and Community Medicine at New York Medical College.
Dr. Merker sees adolescent and adult patients and has developed a particular expertise in caring for the geriatric population. He enjoys getting to know patients personally, in some cases over many years. He says that such long-term patient relationships help him to more effectively understand their medical problems, how to best treat them and continually to reevaluate their needs, often eliminating unneeded medications.
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Practice Locations
White Plains Hospital Physician Associates
180 Marble AvenuePleasantville, NY 10570
Work Experience
White Plains Hospital is a 292-bed not-for-profit health care organization with the primary mission of providing exceptional acute and preventive medical care to all people who live in, work in or visit Westchester County and its surrounding areas.
A proud member of the Montefiore Health System, the Hospital serves as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley, offering robust world-class capabilities including cardiac care and surgery, award-winning comprehensive cancer treatment, orthopedics, stroke care, and more. The Hospital’s outpatient medical facilities across Westchester include multispecialty practices in Armonk, New Rochelle, Somers and Yorktown Heights; and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale.
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Regional Guides
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (book series): 10th Edition, 11th Edition, 12th Edition, 13th Edition, 14th Edition, 15th Edition, 16th Edition, 17th Edition, 18th Edition, 5th Edition, 6th Edition, 7th Edition, 8th Edition, 9th Edition
New York Magazine: Top Doctors: 2003, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Westchester Magazine: Top Doctors: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Top Doctors New York Metro Area (digital guide): 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023