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Michael H. Merson

Michael H. Merson

Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Global Health
Medicine, General Internal Medicine
michael.merson@duke.edu
Box 90519, Duke Global Health Institute, Durham, NC 27708
310 Trent Drive, Office 335, Box 90519, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Wolfgang Joklik Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Global Health · 2021 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Professor Emeritus of Medicine · 2021 - Present Medicine, General Internal Medicine, Medicine
Core Faculty Member, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy · 2024 - Present Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, University Institutes and Centers
Adjunct Professor of Global Health · 2022 - Present Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers

In the News

Published September 20, 2021
How a DGHI Vaccine Database Pushed Policymakers on Global Vaccinations
Published December 8, 2020
Can Biden Repair U.S. Relations With the World Health Organization?
Published October 21, 2019
Global Health Discussion on Hearing Loss Coming to Duke and Duke-NUS

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Recent Publications

Mixed methods implementation research of oral antiviral treatment for COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries: a study protocol.

Journal Article BMJ Open · September 18, 2025 INTRODUCTION: There is an absence of real-world evidence, especially from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), on the implementation successes and challenges of COVID-19 Test and Treat (T&T) programmes. In 2022, nirmatrelvir/ritonavir was provided as ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite

Low antibody levels associated with significantly increased rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a highly vaccinated population from the US National Basketball Association

Conference Journal of Medical Virology · March 1, 2024 SARS-CoV-2 antibody levels may serve as a correlate for immunity and could inform optimal booster timing. The relationship between antibody levels and protection from infection was evaluated in vaccinated individuals from the US National Basketball Associa ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants

Health Trust Initiative

ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Robert Wood Johnson Foundation · 2024 - 2025

The Social Entrepreneurshjp Accelerator: An Ecosystem Approach to Funding & Scaling the Impact of Innovations in Healthcare Delivery and Prevention

Inst. Training Prgm or CMESteering Committee Chair · Awarded by US Agency for International Development · 2012 - 2022

Control of Childhood Diarrhea Mortality: Past Success and Future Prospects

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Johns Hopkins University - School of Public Health · 2016 - 2017

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Education, Training & Certifications

State University of New York, Brooklyn · 1970 M.D.