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.

Before posting a question please review the archived questions by category; you may find that the answer to your question is already there.

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Meet our CAP-Hepatitis C
doctor on call.

Tina M. St. John, MD
Medical Director, Caring Ambassador Program
Vancouver, WA

Dr. St. John is the Executive Director & Medical Director of the Caring Ambassador Program (CAP). She is an epidemiologist and a former senior medical officer with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Dr. St. John is a graduate of Emory University School of Medicine; she has designed and conducted epidemiological and practice-based research, and 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. Dr. St. John is the editor of Hepatitis C Choices, author of With Every Breath: A Lung Cancer Guidebook, and a contributing author to Integrative Medicine, 2nd Edition.

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.