Joseph Palermo, MD, PhD

Joseph J. Palermo, MD, PhD, obtained his degrees at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He completed his pediatric residency and gastroenterology fellowship at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and Washington University, St. Louis. During fellowship, his research focused on the role of bacterial infections in the development of chronic liver disease and systemic inflammation. As the medical director of the Pancreas Care Center he is focused on improving the outcomes for patients with a wide variety of pancreatic disorders including pancreatitis, anatomic defects, pancreatic insufficiency and tumors of the pancreas. In addition, he continues his ongoing research with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation though the National Institutes of Health funded Cystic Fibrosis Liver Disease Research Consortium and is a member of the multidisciplinary care team for intestinal polyposis syndromes.