Resources in Our Area

Head of the Lakes Organ Transplant Support Group - Duluth

Miller-Dwan Medical Center (SMDC) - (Directions)
502 East Second Street - Rooms 2 and 3
Duluth, MN

Meets: Second Tuesday of the month; 7:00 pm

A support network for those who have had or are awaiting liver transplant and their families.

Contact Tom Griffin (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 218-525-6371

Mid-Minnesota:
Hep C Cats - St. Cloud

Whitney Senior Center - (Directions)
1527 Northway Drive
St. Cloud, MN 56303

Meets: Every 3rd Monday of the month; 6:00-8:00

Peer led support group for those affected by Hepatitis C, their families, friends and other concerned individuals.

Contact Roy Van Horn (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 320-266-3515
Email: Hep C Cats - St. Cloud

Greater Bismark Mandan Area:
Hepatitis B & C Support Group - Bismark/Mandan

Outpatient Services Building - (Directions)
414 North 7th Street
Bismark, ND

Meets: Third Monday of the month; 7:00 pm

Support group open to all, including patients, family, friends and any other concerned individual.

Contact Lynn or Kevin (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 701-222-4136 (701-255-0607)
Email: Hepatitis B & C Support Group - Bismark/Mandan

Hepatitis C Information and Support - Black Hills

Black Hills VA - Building One, Second Floor - (Directions)
500 North Fifth Street
Hot Springs, SD 57747

Meets: Second & fourth Wednesdays of the month; 6:00-8:00 pm

Contact Karen Shomer (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 605-745-2000, ext. 2359

Hepatitis Support Group - Fargo

MeritCare Clinic - (Directions)
737 Broadway
Fargo, ND

Meets: First Tuesday of the month; 7:00 pm

All are welcome

Contact Joann Relling & Howard Johnson (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 701-281-0362 (218-236-7468)
Web: jrelling@means.net
Email: Hepatitis Support Group - Fargo

Liver Transplant Patient & Family Support Group

Mayo Clinic - (Directions)
200 First Street West
Rochester, MN 55905

Contact Jackie Johnson/Tim Haskamp for more information.

Phone: 507-284-2131

Greater Metro Area:
LiverHope - Twin Cities Metro

Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church - (Directions)
3920 North Victoria Street
Shoreview, MN

Meets: 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month; 7:00-9:00 pm

Hepatitis C Support Group

Contact Helen Clark & Pat Buchanan (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 763-780-0108
Web: www.liverhope.com
Email: LiverHope - Twin Cities Metro

Transplant Support Group - Twin Cities Metro

Fairview University Medical Center - Masonic Building, Room 211 - (Directions)
500 Harvard Street SE
Minneapolis, MN

For those who awaiting transplant and those who have received liver transplant.

Contact Susanne Hollister (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 612-273-3165
Email: Transplant Support Group - Twin Cities Metro

A head to head blinded trial comparing the efficacy and safety of three primary treatment regimens for genotype 1 hepatitis C.

Contact Dr. Jay Siddiqui for more information.

Phone: (860) 679-4260

Efficacy and Safety of Entecavir Versus Adefovir in Subjects Chronic Hepatitis B

Yale University School of Medicine

Contact Hong Chau (MPH) for more information.

Phone: (203) 737-6063

Study of Exjade, the First Orally-Active Iron Binder for Hereditary Iron Overload (Hemochromatosis)

Contact Michelle Kelley (N.P.) for more information.

Phone: (860) 679-8156
Email: Study of Exjade, the First Orally-Active Iron Binder for Hereditary Iron Overload (Hemochromatosis)

Mayo Clinic Liver Transplant Information

Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN 55905

Web: www.mayoclinic.org/liver-transplant

University of Minnesota Liver Transplant Center

University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Web: http://www.fairviewtransplant.org/liver/

Hepatitis C Education Session - Twin Cities Metro

Hennepin County Medical Center, HCV/AIDS Clinic

Meets: First Tuesday of the month; 1:00 - 2:30

A series for those co-infected with HIV AIDS and Hepatitis C (HCV) who are interested in learning more about HCV. Open to family members, also.

Contact Kay Schwebke (Not ALF Affiliated) for more information.

Phone: 612-873-2700