Dr. Kurt Dwight Merkel, MD

He should have never have agreed to do a bilateral knee replacement on an 85 year old even if another family member asked.Doc should have known better. Nothing but complications x two. Dad never made it back home and had to live in skilled nursing for the remainder of his life. This was in 2010

Pain-free hips for 15 years. Dr. Kurt Merkel replaced my left hip in 2005 and my right hip in 2009. It was the best decision I ever made to choose Dr. Merkel as my surgeon. I have been able to do all the things I wanted to do without pain. Thank you, Dr. Merkel.

Extremely arrogant. Rushed not helpful

Dr. Merkel is the absolute best. No other do tor can give a cortisone injection like him. In addition, he is a kind and caring person. There is no doc better than him.

Dr Kurt Merkel rushed my knee replacement and never took out the screws from a earlier surgery. This error caused a fracture in my leg so the replacement never adhered to the bone. I have had to have a second replacement. Worst experience! I am in paid every day.

Researched Dr Merkel, was impressed, went for help with knee pain, he injected Cortisone twice, didn't work, went back for 3 injections, one week apart of Hyalgen. He put all 3 injections into knee at once, after me waiting a week for insurance approval for 3 consecutive injections and being called by HIS OFFICE saying insurance approved. When I asked him why he did that, he told me, AFTER HE DID IT, that was the only way insurance would pay. After Hyalgen didn't work, I called my insurance inquiring as to why it was approved THAT way and was told "If request from Dr Merkel's office had been submitted for 3 consecutive injections, it would have been approved but request was submitted for 1 large injection so that was approved ". Now I no longer trust Dr Merkel or his personnel and am looking for a different orthopedic surgeon for knee replacement. How can I trust to have surgery when a simple insurance request went so wrong? I can't.

Dr Merkle has performed one hip replacement and two total knee replacements, all successful. I highly recommend him. He is a caring, knowledgeable and competent surgeon. He is not "pushy" but gives you the facts, pro and con, and lets you make the decision.

I had a very bad experience with Dr. Merkel. Here it is 3 years later and I had to have my 6th surgery since he operated the first two times!!!1

The best doctor I've ever been to!

I don't know how De. Merkel could be any better.

Dr. Merkel is truely blessed to have the skills he has to help people. Very pleasent to talk to and gives you all the time you want to answer all your questions so you understand everything. He replaced my knee 2 weeks ago at St. Clare Hospital and everything is going great. No unexpected surprise's. Post op is exactly what he said it would be. Keep up with your PT as he recommends. His office staff is great also. Great Doctor,can't say enough good things about him. If and when i need the other done, he will be the man. Thank you so much Dr. Merkel

An impressive doctor, he listens well and is very clear re his thoughts on the situation

If there is a better doctor I don't know who it would be! Dr. Merkel is my favorite of all my doctors. Everything he does, he does with excellence!

EXCELLENT!!!!

Dr. Merkel is an excellent diagnostician as well as an expert surgeon and caring physician. Could not be happier with the care I and my family have received from him for a variety of orthopedic problems over the years.

I had my original knee replacement with another doctor. It never was right, and I was always brushed off by the doctor. Dr. Merkel was recommended by one of his patents. I went to see him and he did a revision that was very successful. I recommend him to everyone I meet, whether they ask or not!

very happy with every phase of my total knee replacement........