Alex Merkle, MD

Assistant Professor, Radiology-Diagnostics

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Medical School
  • MD, University of Minnesota Medical School (2011)
Undergraduate School
  • BS, Stanford University (CA) (2003)
Internship
  • Tucson Hospitals Medical Education Program (2012)
Residency
  • New York University School of Medicine Program, Diagnostic (2016)
Fellowships
  • New York University School of Medicine/Hospital for Joint Diseases Program, Musculoskeletal Radiology (2017)
Languages
English
Department
Radiology-Diagnostics

Professional Titles

  • Assistant Professor

Publications

  • Girardi NG, Kraeutler MJ, Lee JH, Merkle AN, Mei-Dan O. Arthroscopic Femoral Head Allograft With Proximal Femoral/Periacetabular Osteotomies for Sequelae of Perthes: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2024 Apr 1;14(2). PubMed PMID: 38635784
  • Merkle AN, Ho CK. Introduction to imaging of cartilage. Journal of Cartilage & Joint Preservation. 2024;4(1):100164.
  • Strickland CD, Ho CK, Merkle AN, Vidal AF. MR Imaging of Knee Cartilage Injury and Repair Surgeries. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2022 May;30(2):227-239. PubMed PMID: 35512887
  • Freedman JD, Merkle AN, Iorio ML. Bilateral Distal Radius Fractures in a Patient with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report. JBJS Case Connect. 2021 Jul 6;11(3). PubMed PMID: 34228658
  • Strickland CD, Patten LW, Durst MJ, Merkle AN. Mass-Like Fat at the Medial Midfoot: A Common Pseudolesion. Indian J Radiol Imaging. 2021 Apr;31(2):245-251. PubMed PMID: 34556903
  • Lin JS, Gimarc DC, Adler RS, Beltran LS, Merkle AN. Ultrasound-Guided Musculoskeletal Injections. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2021 Dec;25(6):769-784. PubMed PMID: 34937117
  • Jain N, Bauman PA, Hamilton WG, Merkle A, Adler RS. Can Elite Dancers Return to Dance After Ultrasound-Guided Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injections?. J Dance Med Sci. 2018 Dec 1;22(4):225-232. PubMed PMID: 30477612
  • Hou SW, Merkle AN, Babb JS, McCabe R, Gyftopoulos S, Adler RS. Shear Wave Ultrasound Elastographic Evaluation of the Rotator Cuff Tendon. J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Jan;36(1):95-106. PubMed PMID: 27914201
  • Gottsegen CJ, Merkle AN, Bencardino JT, Gyftopoulos S. Advanced MRI Techniques of the Shoulder Joint: Current Applications in Clinical Practice. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Sep;209(3):544-551. PubMed PMID: 28829170
  • Merkle AN*, Moon DK, Selan JN, Lowry MKJ. Postoperative imaging of the foot and ankle. Semi Musculoskelet Radiol. In Press.
  • Merkle AN*, Jesse MK. “Ankylosing Spondylitis” in Musculoskeletal Imaging, 3e. Editors: Thomas Pope, Johan L. Bloem, William B. Morrison, David John Wilson, and Lawrence M. White.
  • Jesse MK*, Merkle AN. “Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament” in Musculoskeletal Imaging, 3e. Editors: Thomas Pope, Johan L. Bloem, William B. Morrison, David John Wilson, and Lawrence M. White.
  • “Artificial Intelligence in Global Health Radiology” in Radiology in Global Health: Strategies, Implementation, and Applications, 3e. Editors: Danial J Mollura, Melissa B Culp, Matthew P. Lundgren.
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Practice Locations

UCHealth Radiology - Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion
12605 E. 16th Ave
Basement
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1200

UCHealth Radiology - Anschutz Outpatient Pavilion
1635 Aurora Ct
1st Floor
Aurora, CO 80045
720-848-1130

UCHealth Radiology - Inverness
175 Inverness Drive West Suite 150
Englewood, CO 80112
720-516-1002

CU Sports Medicine and Performance Center
2150 Stadium Drive
2nd Floor
Boulder, CO 80309
303-315-9900

Hospital Affiliation
  • University of Colorado Hospital

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Musculoskeletal Radiology, Board Certification (2017, 2017)
Care Philosophy
As a diagnostic and interventional radiologist, I use imaging techniques to diagnose illness and perform image-guided procedures in the musculoskeletal system. I work hand-in-hand with orthopedists, rheumatologists, pain management specialists, and other colleagues to provide assistance in understanding and relating imaging findings to patients.

School of Medicine

CU Anschutz

Fitzsimons Building

13001 East 17th Place

Campus Box C290

Aurora, CO 80045


303.724.5375