Dartmouth Health
Edward J. Merrens is a highly accomplished Chief Clinical Officer at Dartmouth Health, also serving as a Hospitalist and holding various executive medical positions within the organization. He is also an Associate Professor of Medicine at Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth. In addition to his healthcare roles, Edward has an impressive background as a Team Physician for various United States Olympic & Paralympic Committees, including serving in this capacity at multiple Winter Olympic Games. Edward's diverse educational background includes a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Dartmouth College, a Doctor of Medicine from Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, a Masters in Health Care Delivery Science from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, and a Chief Resident position at Harborview Medical Center. Prior to his medical career, Edward conducted tropical rainforest research in Indonesia as a Tropical Rainforest Researcher with Harvard University.
Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire's only academic health system and the state's largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes its Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 51 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, including the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, the state’s only children’s hospital and clinic locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene and New London, NH, and Windsor, VT, and Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.