She is also a partner at Illinois Retina Associates in Chicago. After graduating summa cum laude from Princeton University, Dr. Merrill received her medical degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Her ophthalmology residency at Duke University was followed by a vitreoretinal fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. A diplomate of and examiner for the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Merrill has also received numerous honors, including a Heed Knapp Fellowship and the American Society of Retinal Specialists Senior Honor Award.