Meet Dr. Bradley Mercer
Brad Mercer, M.D., has been a pediatrician for 24 years, and all of those years have been spent at the Cook Children's Forest Park office.
He was born in Fort Worth at Texas Health Harris Methodist - and 32 years later his son was born in the same hospital and cared for by the same nurse!
Growing up, Dr. Mercer attended numerous schools in Fort Worth, finally graduating from Brewer High School. He earned his medical degree from a UT Medical School but is an Aggie at heart! Gig 'em.
What does he love about his job? "I love the kids. I love watching them grow. It makes me sad sometimes to watch them grow up leave my practice - it's almost like my own kids graduating and leaving to take on the world."
Dr. Mercer is fascinated with how the field of pediatrics has changed so much in nearly 30 years - new therapies, new technologies including, "the internet, cell phones, electronic charting, hospital services that allow us to stay in the office and not speed around town going to as many as 5 hospitals in the morning before the office opens!."
Other changes he sees include the increase in conditions that were not a huge problem 30 years ago that now need a lot of his attention: anxiety, depression, ADHD. He enjoys learning about emerging conditions so that he's always well prepared to take care of his patients. "You never stop learning."
He's been married to his wife Marisa for 28 years. "She's put up with my late-night charting, interruptions of family functions to take patient phone calls, and has been working around my call schedule now for three decades... and she is my best friend."
They have two children who he describes as, "two of the greatest kids on the planet, who are the best experience that a pediatrician could have. They taught me more about pediatrics than med school and residency. They are incredibly talented kids and I'm lucky to be their dad."
In his spare time, he enjoys running and fitness and playing the guitar poorly, but most of all enjoys all things fermentation - running his own brewery in his garage (beer, cider, and perhaps in the future more adult beverages)! He declares that "it looks like a mad scientist lives in his garage."
Dr. Mercer also loves travel, hiking, and would rather be in Colorado any time of the year, but mostly the summer.
Services
- Acute illnesses
- ADHD management
- Anxiety and depression
- Chronic condition management
- Developmental problems
- Disease prevention
- Flu shots
- Hearing screens
- Injury treatment
- Newborn circumcision
- Obesity and weight management
- Vision screens
- Patient and parent education
- School and sports physicals
- Vaccines and immunizations
- Wart and absess treatment
- Well checks
Reviews
Average rating:
Questions were addressed |
4.9
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Provider explained things clearly |
5
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Likelihood of recommending this provider |
5
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Trust/confidence in physicians |
4.9
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What our families say
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October 01, 2024
Both doctor and student were very personable.
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September 29, 2024
I was a little late for my appointment but they still got us in and seen in a timely manner. I would highly recommend to family and friends.
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September 24, 2024
All of the nurses and Dr. Mercer are always wonderful. Going to the doctor with a child who has special needs can be very difficult. Dr. Mercer and his Staff always make things as easy as possible while giving the best care!
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August 27, 2024
All great!
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August 27, 2024
All great!
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August 13, 2024
I love all the providers and office staff at this office! Wonderful people!
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August 13, 2024
This office providers and staff are wonderful!
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July 31, 2024
Overall good experience. Kind and caring staff
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July 31, 2024
Excellent experience with both Dr. Mercer and nurse [...].
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July 30, 2024
He's always so attentive and kind
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July 28, 2024
Dr Mercer and all the staff are great.
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July 24, 2024
Dr.Mercer was so attentive and caring towards our son. He and his staff took such great care of him during and after his appointment via MyChart messages.
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July 21, 2024
Dr. Mercer, for sure, but the whole staff is amazing
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July 18, 2024
Great service as usual
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July 15, 2024
Dr. Brad Mercer is wonderful! My children are comfortable speaking with him and trust him.
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July 15, 2024
We have never had a bad experience with the Forest Park office. The staff Is caring and responsive.
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July 15, 2024
Dr. Mercer is excellent! Great listener! Always makes you feel important and answers all questions!
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July 15, 2024
Dr. Brad Mercer is wonderful! My children can speak with him and we all trust him.
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July 13, 2024
Overall experience was great.
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July 13, 2024
Dr. Mercer is the best. He takes his time. Never makes you feel rushed.
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June 26, 2024
The time Dr. Mercer takes to visit with, learn about, and listen to patients and families are what make him and the practice one may recommend. He and his staff continue to amaze and provide wonderful service.
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June 23, 2024
Every experience has been great.
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June 10, 2024
Great experience, very thorough and informative, extremely professional yet very warm and personable. Great interaction with my teenager son!
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June 09, 2024
Everything went well
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June 09, 2024
Dr.Mercer is always great he always listens and we definitely always have trust in him.
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June 05, 2024
Dr Mercer was great, as always!
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May 30, 2024
Dr. Mercer was great! His calm demeanor helped our child stay calm throughout the exam and she was able to do it all without mom or dad helping!
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May 28, 2024
Dr. Mercer was great! He was calm and provided all the necessary information and reassurance we needed about care of our child!
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May 14, 2024
We love dr. Mercer
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April 17, 2024
We always have a great experience. It is an extremely well run office.
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April 17, 2024
Dr. Mercer and Rachel are the best. The front desk staff is always so polite and efficient.
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April 14, 2024
This is my first son. Dr. Mercer assured me that it was going to go good he was very confident in his work and made my anxiety go away; I trusted sending my baby boy back with him.
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March 27, 2024
Dr Mercer really listened to every concern we had, addressed every possible outcome, and answered every question in detail. He was very thorough in his explanations and made sure we felt good about the diagnosis and treatment plan.
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March 22, 2024
The Dr his self was very nice and explained everything really well & the nurse that came & got My son was super sweet!
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March 21, 2024
Always a great experience with Dr. Mercer.
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March 11, 2024
As always we get excellent care from Dr Mercer and his staff is always kind and helpful as well. They are good with the kids and know how to interact well with them.
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March 11, 2024
Dr Bradley Mercer is great!
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March 06, 2024
Nurses and Doctor was great. Did not rush and throughly listened
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March 03, 2024
Super staff and always attentive to my Son and the excellent service what I like the most everything clean
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February 26, 2024
Dr. Mercer is an amazing Dr.
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February 26, 2024
Always great when we see most of the Dr. there. They take their time to talk and understand what our concerns are and we come up with a plan
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February 19, 2024
Our experience with Cook Children's Forest Park has always been exceptional. We've been seeing Dr. Mercer here since 2005 and have had zero complaints the entire time.
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February 18, 2024
Rachel is always so helpful and takes care of us when we come in. Dr. Mercer is great at answering our questions as new parents and helping with practices and advice for our daughter.
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February 17, 2024
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February 17, 2024
The doctor explained the procedure and the possible outcomes clearly and asked several times if we had any questions.
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February 12, 2024
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February 12, 2024
Dr. Mercer is amazing, calm, insightful, positive, realistic and professional. It wasn't an easy topic for us to discuss and he was reassuring in every way for myself as well as my daughter. We are so thankful for his time, expertise and support.
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February 06, 2024
Five stars for Dr. Mercer!
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February 06, 2024
Dr. Mercer is truly amazing. He is so patient and kind.
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January 31, 2024
Dr. Mercer is always kind and understanding
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January 23, 2024
The phlebotomy tech was amazing with my daughters blood draw.
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January 23, 2024
Thank you for having a smooth system in place for In and out
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January 21, 2024
Had a great experience in the clinic!
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January 21, 2024
Both the doctor and the nurse did a great job at explaining everything. The doctor answered all of our questions and took his time with us before the procedure was performed.
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January 19, 2024
Dr Mercer was great. We had the same procedure done last year with our other son also through Cooks. Although that experience was not a bad one this one was great. He took time to talk, explain, ask questions, and we never felt like he was in a rush.
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January 05, 2024
Dr. Mercer took his time explaining things and was very personable.
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January 02, 2024
Everything was great
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December 25, 2023
Dr. Mercer is amazing
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December 18, 2023
Margie at the front desk is always kind and friendly. Dr. Mercer is an excellent listener, compassionate and always works to make patients feel comfortable.
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December 16, 2023
Rachael M. And Dr. Mercer have always been genuinely caring, informative, reassuring, clear, and helpful. I am honestly reassured just be knowing there are the providers that we will see when my daughter is ill/in need of care. I am truly appreciative of both of them.
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December 16, 2023
The entire staff at Forest Park is always friendly, quick to respond, and always takes the time to interact and say hello to my daughter. There are little extra things that go a long way. I have always been very happy with this office, especially Dr. Mercer and Rachael. There is always a high level of care.
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December 07, 2023
Overall we had a great experience during our child's visit to the Cook's Children urology center.Very impressed about the services.
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December 07, 2023
I'd like to commend Dr. Mercer, for his services to my baby. He's such a caring and great Doctor. Very knowledgeable and approachable. We would choose him over and over again for the care of our baby.And there was this attending Nurse during our visit which her name has escaped me but she was extremely loving and caring to us. We say a big thank you to Dr Mercer and his team.
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December 05, 2023
The nurses are just phenomenal overall at the clinic, as is the front-of-house admin staff.
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November 26, 2023
Dr. Mercer's office staff is attentive and responsive.
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November 26, 2023
Dr. Brad Mercer is the best. He has always addresses to our concerns and cares about my kids' well being.
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November 20, 2023
Staff are so understanding and supportive
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November 17, 2023
Dr Mercer and Whitney were fantastic. Very informative and never made us feel rushed with answering any questions we had. Very helpful, professional and skilled.
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November 15, 2023
Dr. Mercer is caring and available through the portal.
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November 05, 2023
Dr Mercer and his staff are wonderful
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November 03, 2023
First time. Got a speech therapy recommendation. Speech therapist later commended the pediatrician for noticing some speech anomalies that some Drs would overlook for boys.
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October 30, 2023
Very good experience
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October 24, 2023
Dr. Mercer was very nice & informative
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October 15, 2023
The front office staff is courteous. The nurses show care and concern when working with the kids. Nurse Natasha is very knowledgeable, kind, and professional.
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October 15, 2023
Dr. Brad Mercer is an outstanding physician. He always listens to my concerns as a parent and works hard to make connections with my sons. He is concerned about doing what's best for his patients.
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October 15, 2023
Dr. Mercer and his staff are amazing
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October 09, 2023
It was a very good experience
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October 07, 2023
Dr. Mercer took his time to explain the procedure to us. After the procedure, he came back to say hi to us and bid us goodbye. What an awesome doctor. We are so Impressed. Also, he was very kind and friendly.
Education
- Medical School:
- University of Texas Medical School at Houston
- Board Certifications:
- American Board of Pediatrics
Affiliations
- American Medical Association, American Academy of Pediatrics,Texas Medical Association,Tarrant County Medical Society,Cook Children's Physician Network
Recognitions
- Texas Monthly Super Doctor
- Mom-Approved Doc 2019
- Best Doctors in America List Living Magazine 2015-2016
- Super Doctors Texas 2016
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