Columbia Memorial Hospital has announced that Dr. Curtis Merritt has begun working as a hospitalist. He most recently worked as a hospitalist for Apogee Physicians in Danville, Virginia.

Merritt earned his medical degree from the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth, Texas. He completed an internship at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Stratford, New Jersey, and a residency at Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville. He has been honored with several awards.