Dr. Mercuri is a Cum Laude graduate of Georgetown University School of Dentistry, Washington, DC. He received his Certification and Master of Science degree in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from the University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center.

Dr. Mercuri is presently Visiting Professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center Chicago, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago, President of the UIC Institute of Biomaterials, Tribocorrosion, Nano and Regenerative Medicine, and a Clinical Consultant for Stryker/TMJ Concepts, Ventura, CA.