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Hepatitis C and Co-Infection Support Groups in New York State       

 NEW YORK CITY SUPPORT GROUPS

BROOKLYN

Brooklyn Methodist Hospital Hepatitis C Support Group
Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, 506 6th Avenue, Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ground Floor, Executive Dining Room, adjacent to cafeteria
Facilitator:  Smruti Mohanti, MD, Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, srm9006@nyp.org, 718-780-3851
Meets:  Third Wednesday of month, 5:30-7:00 PM.
Open to all patients.


Brooklyn VA Hospital Hepatitis B and C Support Groups
VA New York Harbor HCS Brooklyn Campus
800 Poly Place, Room POD D, Brooklyn 11209
Contact:  Dr. Shalini Sehgal, Shalini.Sehgal
@va.gov
Facilitator:  Dr. Shalini Sehgal (Liver Team Psychologist)
Open to VA patients, after liver team evaluation. Time: Fridays 12:30-1:30


VOCAL - Voices of Community Advocates and Leaders - NY Users Union - Hepatitis C Group
80 A Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn 11225
Contact:
Louie Jones, louie.vocal@gmail.com,
Meets:  Thursdays, 2-3 PM.
Drug user friendly.  Open to drug users and those who identify with drug use.


Russian Hepatitis C Support Group
Kings Highway Library. 2115 Ocean Ave, Brooklyn 11229
Contact: Gregori Romenski,
greg@livercare.org. 718-395-9120
Meets: Last Tuesday of every month. 6pm.
Language: Russian

BRONX

Boom Health(Citi wide Harm Reduction) Hepatitis C Groups
226 East 144th Street, Bronx 10451

HepC Positive Living Group
Contact: Wianna Frias , WFrias@boomhealth.org
, 718 292 7718 EXT 430
Meets:  Wednesday, 1:30-2:30 PM-

HepC Treatment Group
Contact:  George Santana,
gsantana@boomhealth.org, 718 292 7718.
Meets:  Friday, 1:30-2:30 PM

Hep C Education and Support Group
Contact: Julia 718-7718
Meets: Tuesdays, 1:30-2:30 PM

Montefiore Hepatitis C Support Group
 Montefiore Medical Center, 3400 Bainbridge Avenue 
Second Floor Conference Room,
Contact: Mara Tushaj mtushaj@montefiore.org  718-920-8353 
Meets: Third Thursday of month, 6:00-7PM
 


St. Ann's Corner Harm Reduction Hepatitis B and C Support Group (Bilingual English/Spanish)
886 Westchester Ave, Ground floor,  Bronx 10459
Contact: 
 718 585 5544 ,Ivette Melendez imelendez@sachr.org
Meets: Tuesday 2-3 PM.

MANHATTAN



MSBI HCV SUPPORT GROUP   

Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
10 Union Square East(4th Ave)
Phillips Ambulatory Care Center

Conference Room 1 on the second floor
Facilitators-Ronni Marks HCV Advocate and 
Mary Olson,DNP,ANP      
​Contact:  RMarks@CHPNET.ORG




AIDS Service Center of New York Hepatitis C-HIV Co-Infection Support Group
41 East 11th street (between University Place and Broadway), 5th Floor, Manhattan
Contact:  Diane, 
diane@ascnyc.org, 212 645 0875 x 334
Meets:  Mondays, 5-6 PM
Open to people with HIV,HCV, or co-infected.  Medical documentation required.


Lower East Side Harm Reduction Center (LESHRC) Hepatitis C and Co-Infection Support Groups
25 Allen Street, Manhattan 10002
Contact:  Ajani Benjamin,
ajani@leshrc.org, 212 226 6333 x 119.
HCV Group Meets:  Wednesdays, 4 PM.
HIV-HCV Co-Infection Group Meets:  On a 10 week cycle, call for information.
Members must be living with HCV and complete a LESHRC evaluation.  A meal is provided.



Weill Cornell Medical College Hepatitis C Support Group
1305 York Avenue (70th and York), 4th Floor-Waiting Area,Manhattan 10021
Facilitators- Arielle Schweitzer,R.N.-  ARS3001@
@med.cornell.edu,and Marlene Feron-Rigodon,R.N.-  MAF@med.cornell.edu 
Meets:  First Tuesday of month, 5:30 PM. Contact phone-646-962-4040
Open to all.  Refreshments are provided.


Bellevue Hospital Hepatitis C Support Group - Bellevue Hospital, 462 1st Avenue (between 27th and 28th Street)
Conference Room.
Facilitators:  Bellevue Hospital Hepatitis Clinic Providers 
Meets: .   Open to everyone.
Contact- New Group to Be Announced

Mount Sinai Division of Liver Diseases Hepatitis C Support Group
East Building, 1425 Madison Avenue and 98th Street, Room 1184, Manhattan
Facilitator: 
 David Motamed, david.motamed@mountsinai.org.
​New Group To Be Announced



Mount Sinai  Primary Care Hepatitis C Program Support Group

1425 Madison Avenue (corner 98th Street), 11th floor, Room 11-84, Manhattan
Contact:  
Natalie Kil - Natalie.kil@mountsinai.org   212 824 7460
Facilitator:  Jeff Weiss, PhD, or Catherine Amory,LCSW & Patient Peers 

- Second Tuesday of the Month, 6:00-7:30 PM.
  Open to new patients.  Refreshments are provided.


Mount Sinai HIV/HCV Co-Infection Program Support Group

17 east 102nd Street, East Elevators, Third Floor, Manhattan
Facilitator: Jeff Weiss, PhD,
jeffrey.weiss@mountsinai.org, 212 824 7422.
Meets:  Monthly, Monday at noon. 
Open to new patients.


Uptown Manhattan Mt. Sinai HCV Support Group 
Facilitator:  Lillian de Mauro, 
lilliandem@gmail.com, 607 746 7199
Meets: Third Tuesday of month, 6-8 PM at Mount Sinai, Icahn Medical Institiute,
1425 Madison Avenue (98th Street) 11th floor, RM 11-84 Conference Room
Open to all interested in Hepatitis C.  Refreshments are provided.


Online Support Group- http://peopleunitedbyliver.org/ 

COPE -Coalition on Positive Health Empowerment Support Group
Location: SMART/COPE, 307 East 116th Street (Between 1st and 2nd Avenues)
Contact:
gsearson@smartuniversity.org or call Malta at 646-271-5043
MEETS: Every First and Third Thursday of Month, Time: 4pm-5:30pm


Positive Health Project, Inc., Hepatitis C Groups Housingworks
301 West 37th Street, Third Floor, Manhattan
Facilitator:Andrew Bonfrancesco,   A.Bonfrancesco@housingworks.org

Meets: Fridays, 1-2 PM.
Group eligibility, HVC plus drug user and/or sex worker.  Lunch is Provided.



New York Harm Reduction Educators Hepatitis C Support Groups , 
Tuesdays 12-1:00 ,1991-A Lexington Avenue,
Manhattan (between 121st & 122nd).
Contact:718-842-6050 or 212-828-8464 Jerome Sanchez, email jsanchez@nyhre.org,,


NYC - Pre-Post Transplant Educational Workshop


New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbian University Medical Center - Directions
Hammer Health Sciences Building
701 W 168th St @ Fort Washington Lower Level LL-204
New York, NY 10032 Meets: Thursdays from 4:00-5:20pm For Pre-Post Transplant Patients and their caregivers. Please contact Aimee Muth to confirm your attendance. Contact Aimee Muth for more information.Phone: 212-305-1884


NYC - Post Transplant Support Group

New York Presbyterian Hospital - Milstein Hospital Building - Directions
177 Fort Washington Avenue
7 Hudson South - Reemtsma Conference Room 213 New York, NY
Meets: First and Third Thursday of every month; 10:00-11:30AM
The Post-Transplant Support Group meets twice a month to share experiences, ideas and mutual support for recipients and their families.
Contact Aimee Muth for more information. Phone: 212-305-1884

NYC - Transplant Support Group

The Recanati/Miller Transplantation Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital - Directions
One Gustave L. Levy Place New York, NY 10029  Meets: Thursdays 1pm

This support group is open to all patients and patient's family members who are pre or post liver and/or kidney transplantation. Entrance on 1468 Madison Ave.; (100th St. and Madison Ave.); Guggenheim Pavillion; Floor: 9 Center, Patient Lounge  Phone: (212) 241-7944



QUEENS

Jamaica Queens Hepatitis C Support Group
Help/PSI 105-04 Sutphin Blvd., Queens
Contact:  Ira Weiss,
iweiss@projectsamaritan.org, 718 725 5000
Meets:  Last Wednesday of month, 4-5 PM.

STATEN ISLAND

Every Third Thursday of Month
Staten Island University Hospital  -475 Seaview Ave. 
Main entrance of SIUH Hospital)
(ASK SECURITY IN LOBBY FOR DIRECTIONS)
Facilitator: Steve Loggins-
718-226-3826 or Moshe Moses 212-465-8304 EXT#4822, mmoses@housingworks.org
 

Education on Risk Reduction Group for People with HCV and/or HIV
380 Van Duzer Street, Staten Island 10301
Facilitator:  Barbara Sullivan,
barbara.sullivan@chasiny.org, 718 808 1355
Meets:  Tuesday, 11- 12 noon.  Refreshments are provided.

PLAINVIEW, LI


American Liver Foundation Hepatitis C Support Group

North Shore University Hospital, Second Floor
Classroom, 888 Old Country Road, Plainview, NY
Contact:  Gina
Pollichino, RN,
gpollichino@yahoo.com,
631 754 4795
Meets:  First Monday of month

SUPPORT GROUPS IN NEW YORK STATE

ALBANY


Albany GI Consultants Hepatitis C Support Group
Albany Gastroenterology Consultants, 1375 Washington Avenue S., Albany 12206
Contact: 
yfuller@hotmail.com
Meets: Check website-  www.albanygi.com

BINGHAMTON

Dragon Slayers Hepatitis C and Co-Infection Support Group
Contact:  Elisa Harris    607-798-1706  EHarris
@stapinc.org
Meets:  First Saturday of the month- Call for information

DELHI


Hepatitis B and C Support Group
O'Connor Hospital, Route 28
Contact:  Lillian de Mauro, 607 746 7199
Meets: Second Tuesday of month,6-7 PM.  Check first.
Family and friends welcome

ITHACA


TCPP HCV Networking Group
Contact:  Elisa Harris- 607-798-1706, EHarris
@stapinc.org
First Saturday of the month, Call for information.

VALHALLA 


Hepatitis C Support Group
Westchester Medical Center, Behavioral Health Building, Valhalla, NY 10595
Contact:  Mimi, 914 493 7641
Meets:  Every other Wednesday, 6:00-8 PM
Open to all diagnosed with Hepatitis C in the mid-Hudson Valley, call for information.

WILLIAMSVILLE


Hepatitis C Support Group
Erie Community College, North Campus, School of Dental Hygiene, Community Room
Main and Youngs Road, Williamsville, NY
Contact:  Karen Mackert,
kmackert@buffalomedicalgroup.com, 716 631 2517.


MIAMI,FL

Gastro Health- Hepatitis C Support Group

Contact-Ariana Belsky- 786-456-8677 or Abelsky@gastrohealth.com
Meets every two months (May,August,November, and February) 3rd Monday of month at 7pm.
Two locations- 
South Miami, 7500 SW 87th Avenue, Suite 200
North Miami, 16855 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 202


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