Lena B. Palmer MD, MSCR

Dr. Palmer is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Medical Director of Clinical Nutrition at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, in Maywood, Illinois.  In addition to gastroenterology and nutrition expertise, she has advanced training in epidemiology, health services research, and quality improvement.  She has volunteered extensively with the AGA, attending advocacy days and serving on the Women’s Committee.  She currently chairs the newly-formed Trainee and Young GI Committee.  Her clinical interests include parenteral and enteral nutrition, malabsorption, medical nutrition therapy, nutrition complications of GI diseases,  celiac disease, bacterial overgrowth syndromes, and diarrheal diseases.