Board Certified in Sleep Medicine: Gina Merritt

If you’re struggling to get the right amount of sleep, and you live in Middletown, Connecticut (or nearby), then you might need to talk to Gina Merritt at Middlesex Multispecialty Group.  Merritt, who is a doctor of osteopathic medicine, has several specialties, including pulmonary disease treatment and critical care medicine.

However, Gina Merritt is also certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Sleep Medicine.  The American Board of Internal Medicine offers certification in 19 subspecialties.  For Gina Merritt, few subspecialties can trump the importance of Sleep Medicine.  Merritt knows that when the body isn’t able to get enough sleep, other critical functions begin to fail as well.

Gina Merritt always reminds her patients that sleep deprivation doesn’t just mean that your body is tired and your eyes are heavy.  When people are deprived of sleep, critical functions like proper metabolism and even heart rate can vary in unhealthy ways.  Our bodies need sleep just like they need food, water, and exercise.  When we fail to get that sleep, says Gina Merritt, our bodies start to reap the negative side effects.

With her American Board of Internal Medicine certification in Sleep Medicine, Gina Merritt feels more prepared than ever before to help those who are struggling with sleep deprivation.  However, sleep deprivation isn’t the only kind of sleep issues that people might experience.  While sleep deprivation is the most common type of issue, oversleeping or erratic sleeping can be serious issues for many other people.  Gina Merritt, however, is trained to address these difficult cases as well with her ABIM certification.

The certification program in Sleep Medicine was developed by the ABIM in conjunction with the American Board of Family Medicine, the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, the American Board of Pediatrics, the American Board of Otolaryngology, and the American Board of Anesthesiology.