Ask a Doc

Don’t Doubt – Find Out!

Welcome to Ask a Doc, a new feature of the Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program (CAP-Hepatitis C)

Each week, a new question will be posted with a detailed response from an CAP-Hepatitis C medical doctor.

Submit your general questions about
hepatitis C.

Browse the Ask a Doc Q & A archive by category
(see menu at left)

Meet our CAP-Hepatitis C doctor on call.

Tina M. St. John, MD
Medical Director, Caring Ambassador Program
Vancouver, WA
tms@caringambassadors.org

Dr. St. John is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia; she is an epidemiologist, medical writer, editor, educator, and clinical research consultant. She was formerly a senior medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). At CDC, Dr. St. John designed and conducted epidemiological and practice-based research, and oversaw continuing medical education activities sponsored by CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). She worked in the private sector as a medical director and medical editor before launching her own company in 2000. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, the American Medical Women’s Association, the American Medical Writers Association, and the Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society. She is currently a regular medical columnist for Hepatitis magazine and recently authored a new book, With Every Breath: A Lung Cancer Guidebook. Dr. St. John is the Medical Director of the Caring Ambassadors Program.

Important Notes about HCV Ask a Doc

Users submitting questions will not receive individual responses.

Your question may or may not be selected for HCV Ask a Doc.

All questions are kept strictly confidential; no names or personal identifiers will be listed with posted questions.

CAP-Hepatitis C reserves the right to reword questions for clarity and to protect the identity of the questioner.

By submitting a question, the writer is giving CAP-Hepatitis C permission to use his/her question for HCV Ask a Doc.

Responses to HCV Ask a Doc questions are answered by and/or reviewed by a medical doctor before posting. Every attempt is made to ensure that responses to HCV Ask a Doc questions are clear and accurate.

All information presented in CAP-Hepatitis C's HCV Ask a Doc is intended for general knowledge only and is not a substitute for medical advice or treatment for specific medical conditions. Readers should and are encouraged to seek prompt medical care for any specific health issues and consult their physicians before starting a new treatment regimen or changing a current treatment regimen.

Hepatitis C can show no symptoms until advanced liver damage develops.

Caring Ambassadors Hepatitis C Program
604 East 16th Street,
Suite 201
Vancouver, WA 98663
Phone: 360-816-4186
FAX: 360-750-1320
http://www.hepcchallenge.org