About Expertise Health
Healthcare built on seven pillars
A framework designed to improve healthcare outcomes by linking real expertise directly to specific areas of need, and removing everything that gets in the way.
Our framework
Seven principles guide every decision we make
Our mission is to verifiably improve patient outcomes and participant happiness, while reducing escalating healthcare costs.
Expertise
Linking expertise directly to specific areas of need.
Technology
Using the latest technology to improve outcomes.
Efficiency
Improving efficiency throughout the health system.
Transparency
Improving transparency of pricing and of medical and business decision-making.
Constant Improvement
Shortening the feedback loop with customers, patients and stakeholders.
Eliminating Waste
Removing inefficiencies, redundancy and unnecessary operational costs.
Aligning All Stakeholders
Aligning providers, patients, administrators and partners around shared goals.
Better outcomes. Happier patients. Lower costs.
Get in touch
- Medical Degree
- Vanderbilt University · Nashville, TN
- Neurosurgery Residency
- University of Florida · Gainesville, FL
- Neuroendovascular Surgery Fellowship
- State University of New York · Buffalo, NY
Our physician
Robert A. Mericle, MD
Board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in spinal diseases, brain vascular disease, and brain and spinal tumors.
Dr. Mericle has treated thousands of neurosurgery patients over the past two decades and has authored more than 100 publications on neurosurgical topics in both books and medical journals.
He has been named one of “America’s Top Physicians” by the Consumer Research Council of America and selected by his peers for the prestigious “Best Doctors in America” list on multiple occasions. Dr. Mericle has been featured in People Magazine and on the CBS television show “The Doctors” in 2019.
20+
years in neurosurgery
1000s
patients treated
100+
publications
Offers expertise in treating
- Aneurysms
- Arteriovenous malformations of brain and spine
- Back pain
- Brain tumors
- Carotid stenosis
- Carpal tunnel
- Cerebrovascular stenosis
- Cervical and lumbar spondylosis
- Cervical spondylotic myelopathy
- Degenerative spine disease
- Post-laminectomy syndrome
- Radiculopathy
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal tumors
- Stroke
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Meet the team
Our advanced practice clinical team
Our nurse practitioners work alongside Dr. Mericle to guide your evaluation, treatment plan and ongoing care.
Ally Anne Phillips, NP
Advanced Practitioner
Clinical Care Team
Dillion Peterson, NP
Advanced Practitioner
Clinical Care Team
What we’re building
Three ways we’re improving healthcare
Neuro EP Services
qEEG brain mapping, neurofeedback, biofeedback, pain reprocessing and photobiomodulation, prescribed from your own brain activity, in office or remotely.
Learn about Neuro EPPrimary Medical Care
Primary care designed around our seven pillars: transparent pricing, efficient visits, and technology that gives providers more time with patients instead of less.
Healthcare Electronic Communication Platform
A significant part of waste in medicine comes from technology that adds to a provider’s workload. We’ve spent years in R&D building software that makes sense, fits the demands of healthcare, and saves time instead of adding to it.
Let’s talk about your goals
Book a consultation in our Nashville office or by video from anywhere in the world. Our team will review your symptoms and recommend a personalized plan.