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Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Become a Member
Become a member and receive career-enhancing benefits

Our top priority is providing value to members. Your Member Services team is here to ensure you maximize your ACS member benefits, participate in College activities, and engage with your ACS colleagues. It's all here.

Membership Benefits
ACS
ACS Fellow Since 1986

Walter Merrill, MD FACS

Board Certification

  • American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
  • American Board of Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
  • American Board of Surgery - General Surgery

Society Memberships

  • Assn of VA Surg
  • Assn for Acad Surg
  • Soc of Thor Surg
  • Southern Thor Surg Assn
  • Am Assn for Thor Surg
  • Soc of Univ Surg
  • Central Surg Assn
  • Southern Surg Assn
  • Amer Surg Assn

Additional Information

Gender

Male

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Vanderbilt University Medical Ctr

1161 21st Avenue South

AA-1218 MCN

Nashville, TN 37232

United States

Contact Information

Administrative Assistant
Name:Judy Ledgerwood

Subspecialties and Areas of Clinical Concentration

Adult Cardiac Surgery

Heart Valve Disorders/Procedures

Lung Pleura Disorders/Procedures

Transplant - Heart & Lung

Hospital Appointments

Vanderbilt University Hospital

Nashville, TN

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

04/2012—Present

Academic Appointments

Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Chairman

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Nashville, TN

Professor

04/2012—Present