Merrill R Nisam, M.D.

I encourage patient pro-active participation in care, including access to available medical tests, input from outside medical resources, use of email to communicate efficiently.

I offer diagnostic Bronchoscopy with guidance by Computerized CT scan, to guide and improve finding smaller areas of lung abnormality, and improving chances of a biopsy verified to be in the area of disease. This technique is done in few institutions, including university centers, where it is not yet standard.

In addition, all our office patients benefit from our computerized medical record system, with HIPPA compliant security and safeguards to privacy, allowing me to rapidly see other doctor records, x-rays, tests, and transmit such information via the Internet, with security codes. We can also fulfill Pharmacy prescriptions instantly by the computer.

Furthermore, my practice utilizes secure email for selective patient-doctor communication, so that leaving messages by phone are a thing-of-the-past, for those with email access .