GP Specialist | GMC Number: 7041365
Dr Alanna Merrie
MBChB DFSRH MRCGP MAcadMed Dip BSLM/ISLM
Alanna is a General Practitioner and Certified Lifestyle Medicine Physician.
Although born in Edinburgh, she grew up in beautiful Norway before finally returning to study medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 2001. She completed her postgraduate training in Edinburgh, Fife and Midlothian.
As well as her work in the private sector, she works as a GP within the NHS, and in the Lothian Out of Hours Service where she supervises GP trainees and Advanced Nurse Practitioners.
She is proud to be a generalist and happy to deal with any problem you may have. She feels passionately about treating patients holistically and with shared decision making. She has a particular interest in exercise and nutrition, as well as women’s health and menopause.
In her free time, you will find her baking or doing CrossFit. She is a proud mum of three young children who keep her smiling and busy outside of work.
Special Interests and specialisms
- Patient centred General Practice
- Women’s health, menopause
- Health screening
- Lifestyle health promotion
- Exercise and nutrition


