Welcome to liverdisease.com
The home page of Melissa Palmer, M.D.
This site is dedicated to the expansion of knowledge
to the public on topics related to hepatitis and other liver diseases.
A broad range of liver-related issues and current treatment options will be addressed.
Note: Answers to liverdisease.com questions are general and cannot be individualized for specific patients. Always discuss any proposed changes to your treatment plan with your personal doctor prior to instituting them. If you wish, you may submit, for posting, your first name, city, and state-- however, this information is not required. Inappropriate submissionswill be deleted.
Click here to learn about Ribapak for the treatment of HCV - from Three Rivers Pharmaceuticals
The hepatitis B page is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Gilead
The Encephalopathy page is sponsored by an unrestricted educational grant from Salix
Click here to learn about a new treatment in development for esophageal varices---
sponsored by Salix
The Sleep and Liver Disease page is sponsored by a grant from Sepracor
Strategies for minimizing fatigue
Recreational drugs and the liver
CLICK HERE to learn about "Loving Joe Gallucci", a new book written by Kate Genovese, RN (foreward by Melissa Palmer, M.D.), which does an excellent job of portraying the human drama which flows from a diagnosis of liver disease.
CLICK HERE to learn about "Hepatitis C Through A Patient's Eyes", a new book by Suzy Smith.
CLICK HERE for the bibliography of the revised edition of "Dr. Melissa Palmer's Guide to Hepatitis & Liver Disease."
Dr. Palmer is an internationally renowned hepatologist who has been practicing medicine since 1985. She maintains the largest private medical practice devoted to liver disease in the United States. Dr. Palmer was trained in hepatology (as well as medical school) at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City. She lectures frequently on liver disease-related topics to her medical peers and to the general public. She has appeared on television many times and is often quoted in magazines and newspapers. Dr. Palmer is a board member of the New York chapter of the American Liver Foundation, and she sits on the nutrition subcommittee of the national chapter of the American Liver Foundation, the advisory board of the Latino Organization for Liver Awareness (LOLA) and the Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Organization (PBCers).
Her practice is located on Long Island, New York-- at 1097 Old Country Road, Suite 104, Plainview, N.Y. 11803.
To make an appointment call (516) 939-2626
This page, and all its contents, are copyright 1994-2008 by Melissa Palmer, M.D. All Rights Reserved.
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