Mercedes Torres, MD
- Academic Title: Clinical Associate Professor
- Primary Appointment: Emergency Medicine
- Administrative Title: Associate Medical Director at the Mercy Medical Center Adult Emergency Department (AED)
- Email: mtorres@som.umaryland.edu
- Location: 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Foor, Suite 200
- Phone (Primary): (667)214-2208
- Phone (Secondary): (410) 332-9477
- Fax: (410) 328-8028
Education and Training
Undergraduate: Princeton University, B.A. in Anthropology, 1998
Graduate: University of Pennsylvania Perlman School of Medicine, M.D., 2004
Residency: University of Maryland Department of Emergency Medicine 2004-2007
Biosketch
Mercedes Torres, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland, School of Medicine, and has served as the Assistant Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Medical Center since 2009. Dr. Torres earned her undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology from Princeton University in 1998. She received her MD from the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine in 2004. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Maryland in 2007 and has been a faculty member of the University of Maryland, School of Medicine and attending physician at Mercy Medical Center since that time. Her academic interests include infectious diseases, ED administration and social outreach to underserved communities.
Research/Clinical Keywords
Emergent Infectious Diseases, Emergency Department Administration, Medically Underserved
Highlighted Publications
Torres M and Chin R, editors. HIV in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. May 2010.
Torres M, Hansen KH and Jerrard D. Ebola: A Review for Emergency Providers. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. May 2015, 33(2):e1-e18.
Torres M and Moayedi S. Management of HIV in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. November 2018, 36(40): 777-794.
Menegas S, Moayedi S, Torres M. Abscess management: An evidence-based review for emergency medicine clinicians. Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021, 60(3): 310-320. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.10.043.
Torres M and Moayedi S. HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis. In: Mattu A and Swadron S, ed. CorePendium. Burbank, CA: CorePendium, LLC. https://www.emrap.org/corependium/chapter/rech6mbrZTyKtAIqw/HIV-Post-Exposure-Prophylaxis. Updated Feb 27, 2026.
Community Service
Dr. Torres works with the UMB CURE Scholars program to provide educational and experiential opportunities in emergency medicine for middle and high school students from Baltimore City several times per year.