Philip O. Merritt, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon at Adventist Health in Glendale, Calif.
Dr. Merritt is Adventist Health Glendale's orthopedic institute medical director.
He specializes in treating hip bursitis, hip and knee arthritis, pes anserine bursitis and prepatellar bursitis.
Dr. Merritt is an American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery diplomate and an American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons fellow. On two occasions, he was voted Los Angeles-based USC Department of Orthopedics' Teacher of the Year.
Dr. Merritt attended medical school at Los Angeles-based Keck Hospital of USC, where he also completed an internship and residency.
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