Edward J. Merrens, MD, has been at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (D-H) since 1998, where he worked initially in General Internal Medicine as a general internist and Director of Inpatient Medical Services. He developed the Hospitalist service at D-H in 2004 and, in 2005, established the Section of Hospital Medicine, where he served as its inaugural section chief from 2005-12. Merrens served on the D-H Boards of Trustees from 2006-12 and currently serves on regional affiliate hospital boards. He continues to practice as a hospitalist at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH.