Dr. Kristen A. Ranallo Merola Joins St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care - Liverpool

SYRACUSE, N.Y.— St. Joseph’s Health is pleased to welcome Kristen A. Ranallo Merola, DO, to St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care in Liverpool. Dr. Merola brings to the practice a passion for applying her primary care experience and skills, treating a wide range of patients and illnesses. Her goal is to work with patients to optimize their health by treating acute and chronic conditions and promoting disease prevention.

“After growing up in Syracuse and completing residency training at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital, it is truly a dream come true to be taking on the role of an attending physician in my hometown,” Dr. Merola said. “This community has given me so much, and I am thrilled to have the opportunity to give back and remain a part of St. Joseph’s Health. It’s an honor to serve the Syracuse community.”

Dr. Merola received her medical degree from Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Lynchburg, VA. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from Robert Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY. During her tenure at Liberty University, she was a member of a research team investigating techniques to improve and refine the performance of back dissections and served as a mentor to incoming medical students.

Throughout her studies, Dr. Merola was employed in a variety of care settings including Crouse Hospital Emergency Department, Upstate Medical University Geriatrics Department, and Upstate Health Care Center. She also served as the Healthy People, Happy Families project manager leading a team of eight interns to plan and execute the program designed to assist low-income and refugee families and teach the importance of a healthy lifestyle.

When she’s not working, Dr. Merola enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, and hiking in the Adirondacks.

Dr. Merola is accepting new patients at St. Joseph’s Physicians Primary Care, Liverpool, located 5100 W. Taft Rd. To schedule an appointment, please call (315) 452-2828.

 

About St. Joseph’s Health

St. Joseph’s Health is non-profit health care system based in Syracuse, NY. St. Joseph’s has been an innovative leader in health care since our founding in 1869 as the first hospital open to the public in the city of Syracuse. Offering primary, specialty and home care, a Magnet-recognized hospital, and collaboration with community partners, St. Joseph's Health advances the well-being of the communities we serve through an expanding range of services to ensure our patients achieve optimum long-term health. It is ranked by Consumer Reports among the top 15 heart surgery centers in the country, a designated Primary Stroke Center and a U.S. News & World Report “Best Regional Hospital.” St. Joseph’s Health is affiliated with St. Joseph’s Physicians, and is a member of Trinity Health.

About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

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