Match tier Listed
Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2023
Sources OpenAlex · ORCID
Refreshed 2026-08-08

Merit Turner

Researcher

UAMS

Also affiliated: Waikato Hospital (1997)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 8 pubs 84 cited

Research Areas

Biomedical Subjects

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Child, Preschool
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Tonsillectomy
  • Middle Aged
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures
  • Free Tissue Flaps
  • Mandibular Reconstruction
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Airway Obstruction
  • High-Frequency Jet Ventilation
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Child

Links

ORCID Research Group

OverviewAI-generated summary

Merit Turner's research focuses on surgical procedures and their outcomes, with a particular interest in reconstructive surgery and head and neck conditions. Recent publications include a 2023 study comparing donor site morbidity in radial forearm versus fibula free flaps for mandibular reconstruction. This work aligns with an interest in plastic surgery procedures and free tissue flaps. Other publications investigate the impact of oral steroids on tonsillectomy complications and pain, and the efficacy of propranolol for infantile hemangioma, suggesting an interest in Anesthesia and Pain Management and Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas. Turner also has a publication on the analysis of hematopoietic niche components post allogeneic transplantation, indicating work related to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. Turner's work includes collaborations with James Reed Gardner, Gresham T. Richter, Hayden Hairston, and Deanne King, all at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. With a total of 8 publications and 83 citations, Turner's h-index is 5.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 8
  • Citations: 84

Selected Publications

  • Comparing donor site morbidity in osteocutaneous radial forearm versus fibula free flap for mandibular reconstruction (2023)
    American Journal of Otolaryngology 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Analysis of Hematopoietic Niche Components Post Allogeneic Transplantation (2021)
    Blood DOI OpenAlex
  • Propranolol for Treatment of Infantile Hemangioma: Efficacy and Effect on Pediatric Growth and Development (2021)
    International Journal of Pediatrics 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Impact of Oral Steroids on Tonsillectomy Postoperative Complications and Pain (2021)
    Ear Nose & Throat Journal 14 citations DOI OpenAlex

View all publications on OpenAlex →

Collaboration Network

17 Collaborators 5 Institutions 1 Country

Top Collaborators

View profile →
View profile →
View profile →
View profile →

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics

James Reed Gardner University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Head and Neck Cancer Studies Anesthesia and Pain Management
Good match 5 shared topics
Noah Slater University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Head and Neck Cancer Studies Anesthesia and Pain Management
Good match 4 shared topics
Kyle P. Davis University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Head and Neck Cancer Studies Vascular Malformations and Hemangiomas
Good match 4 shared topics
Quinn Dunlap University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Head and Neck Cancer Studies Retrospective Studies
Good match 3 shared topics
Geoffrey Muller University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Head and Neck Cancer Studies Retrospective Studies
Good match 3 shared topics
Kacee J. Daniels University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Head and Neck Cancer Studies Retrospective Studies
Good match 3 shared topics