Anthony D. Martinez

Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Medicine
Buffalo VA Medical Center
United States of America

Academician Gastroenterology
Biography

Anthony D. Martinez care for patients with liver disease and addiction disorders, including opiate dependency, viral hepatitis, alcoholic and fatty liver disease, in an outpatient setting at Erie County Medical Center where he is the medical director of hepatology. He also treat veterans with opiate dependency at the Buffalo VA Medical Center, in the addiction medicine unit. He is also a co-investigator on numerous clinical trials related to new therapeutic agents for hepatitis C and fatty liver disease, including a study funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the use of telemedicine to treat HCV in methadone maintenance clinics. Education and Training: Cert, Infectious Diseases, American Academy of HIV Medicine (2015); Fellowship, Addiction Medicine, Weill Medical College, Cornell University (2007); Fellowship, Hepatitis C Evaluation and Management, Weill Medical College, Cornell University (2007); Internship, Internal Medicine, Boston University, Roger Williams Medical Center (2006); Residency, Internal Medicine, Boston University, Roger Williams Medical Center (2006); MD, Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara (2002); BS, Biology, Providence College (1998). Associate Professor, Medicine, University at Buffalo (2013-present); Associate Professor, Hepatology, Erie County Medical Center (2013-present); Associate Professor, Behavioral Medicine, VA Western NY Healthcare (2013-present); Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of; California San Diego (2012–2013); Attending Physician, Medicine, University of California (2008–2013).

Research Intrest

Addictions; Gastroenterology; Infectious Diseases; Internal Medicine; Liver (Hepatology)

List of Publications
Dimova RB, Martinez AD, Weinberg E, Drobnik A, Talal AH. Age and Risk Factor-based Serologic Screening for Hepatitis C Virus among an Urban High-risk Population. Hepatology. 2015 Oct 1;62:1098A.
Martinez AD, Dimova R, Marks KM, Beeder AB, Zeremski M, Kreek MJ, Talal AH. Integrated internist–addiction medicine–hepatology model for hepatitis C management for individuals on methadone maintenance. Journal of viral hepatitis. 2012 Jan 1;19(1):47-54.
Afshar M, Martinez AD, Gallo RL, Hata TR. Induction and exacerbation of psoriasis with Interferon‐alpha therapy for hepatitis C: A review and analysis of 36 cases. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2013 Jun 1;27(6):771-8.