Journal of Gastrointestinal & Digestive System
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NYU Langone Medical Center

Biography

Dr. Melissa Palmer, MD has been a Hepatologist since 1988. She was in a solo practice devoted to treating and evaluating patients with liver disease until 2009 at which time she became Director of Hepatology at NYU Langone - Plainview. Dr. Palmer had the largest solo- practice devoted to hepatitis and liver disease in the United States. Dr. Palmer left this position to become an independent Hepatology consultant as of January 1, 2012 until June 31 2012, at which time she took the position of Senior Vice President of Clinical Research and Director of Hepatology at Kadmon Corporation a title she presently holds. She remains a Clinical Professor of Medicine at NYU.

Research Interest

Dr. Palmer has performed trials of various experimental medication for the treatment of hepatitis and other liver diseases since 1983 and has been involved in various ways in the approval of every FDA approved drug for Hepatitis and other liver diseases.

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Publications

Future Treatment of Hepatitis C: What will be the Fate of Ribavirin?

Melissa Palmer

Editorial: J Gastrointest Dig Syst 2013, 3: e113

DOI: 10.4172/2161-069X.1000e113