Professor, Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Internal Medicine
Dr. Anthony L. Komaroff, MD
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Anthony L. Komaroff, MD is an expert in the field of Internal Medicine. He went to University of Washington School of Medicine. He received 1 awards: "Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare". Anthony Komaroff has written publications. He has 101 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Role of infection and neurologic dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome.' Anthony Komaroff accepts Medicare payments and is registered with Medicare.gov.
Publications
- Chronic fatigue syndrome: understanding a complex illness.
- Role of infection and neurologic dysfunction in chronic fatigue syndrome.
- EEG spectral coherence data distinguish chronic fatigue syndrome patients from healthy controls and depressed patients - A case control study.
- Ask the doctor. My doctor recently advised me to start taking an 81-mg aspirin once a day. I am physically active 62-year-old and have been a vegetarian-mostly vegan...
- Ask the doctor. I'm 70 and exercise 30 minutes a day. I've heard that creatine supplements might help build muscle strength. Is there anything to it?
- Ask the doctor. A friend has sarcoidosis. How bad a disease is it? Can it be prevented and treated effectively?
- Ask the doctor. Because of the recent news about Avandia, my physician has advised me to stop taking it. Is that wise?
- Review Part 3: Human herpesvirus-6 in multiple non-neurological diseases.
- By the way, doctor. I've heard that statin drugs can cause muscle damage. Since the heart is a muscle, why don't statins cause heart damage?
- Review part 2: Human herpesvirus-6 in central nervous system diseases.
- Detection of MLV-related virus gene sequences in blood of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome and healthy blood donors.
- Review, part 1: Human herpesvirus-6-basic biology, diagnostic testing, and antiviral efficacy.
- The latent human herpesvirus-6A genome specifically integrates in telomeres of human chromosomes in vivo and in vitro.
- By the way, doctor. I take a statin. Should I be taking coenzyme Q(10) to protect myself against the muscle pain that statins can cause?
- By the way, doctor. I have read that people who have had their gallbladders removed should take bile salts. My gallbladder was removed many years ago, and no doctor ...
- By the way, doctor. I have heard that doctors feel men over 60 shouldn't be treated for prostate cancer because they're old enough that they are going to die anyway. ...
- By the way, doctor. I am 85 and have taken an 81-mg aspirin each day for decades for heart attack prevention. Recently, I noticed these words on the label: "Sto...
- By the way, doctor. I have been diagnosed with temporal arteritis and am being treated with a drug called prednisone, which the doctor says is a steroid. I know athlet...
- By the way, doctor. A recent "Health Letter" urged us seniors to stay mentally active because that causes the growth of new neurons (brain cells). When my hu...
- By the way, doctor. I've heard that you can treat diabetes by taking an extract from cinnamon. I suspect this is snake oil, but is there anything to it?
- Executive physicals: what's the ROI?
- By the way, doctor. Recently, my dog bit me on the hand. When I showed up at my doctor's office several days later, he told me I had waited too long. Should I have gon...
- By the way, doctor. I'm 65, and I don't think my memory is as good as it once was. I read about a study that says you can improve your memory by eating less. Is the...
- By the way, doctor. I've been taking omega-3 fats and have two big bruises. Even small doses of aspirin cause me to bruise. My doctor is not concerned, but should I be?
- By the way, doctor. Within a three-month period, both my sister and her husband (both in their 40s) were hospitalized with pulmonary embolisms. Any thoughts on the cau...
- Will stem cells finally deliver?
- By the way, doctor. I heard about a study that found people who sleep six and a half to seven hours a night will live longer that those sleeping eight to nine. What ...
- By the way, doctor. How is it possible for someone with significant coronary artery disease to perform well on a cardiac stress test? Wouldn't there be some signs of...
- By the way, doctor. I have pernicious anemia, and I get a monthly injection of vitamin B12. I have heard that there may be a pill that I could take instead. Is that...
- By the way, doctor. I am scheduled to have a colonoscopy soon. Does the examination reach the ileum?
- By the way, doctor. I was treated for two weeks with antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor when I had an H.pylori infection. I've continued with the proton inhibit...
- Health for life. Your lifestyle, your genes, and cancer.
- Health for life. A deadly disparity. Blacks are more likely than whites to die of breast and prostate cancer. Researchers want to know why.
- By the way, doctor. I am 92 and have poor blood circulation and an irregular heartbeat. Is it okay for me to take 500 milligrams of L-arginine a day?
- By the way, doctor. My platelet count has always been on the low side--110,000. I don't have any symptoms. But a recent lab report mentioned "giant platelets.&...
- By the way, doctor. First it was Vioxx and now Avandia. Why can't doctors and the government screen out unsafe medicines?
- By the way, doctor. I am 78, and for about 10 years, I have been taking an 81-mg aspirin every morning with a glass of grapefruit juice. I heard that it's not a good i...
- By the way, doctor. I was diagnosed with asthma five years ago, and my doctor prescribed an inhaler to use daily. I haven't had any symptoms for a year now, even thoug...
- By the way, doctor. I read about a study at UCLA in which men with type 2 diabetes were in a program combining aerobic exercise, low-fat diets, and relatively high amo...
- What the doctors do.
- By the way, doctor. I am 80 and am taking a 40-milligram Crestor pill every day. Recently I saw a Crestor ad that said blood tests should be done to monitor for possib...
- By the way, doctor. I have celiac disease, and the disease has weakened my bones. But I'm male; I thought thin bones were primarily a problem for women? And why shou...
- By the way, doctor. How do B vitamins lower your homocysteine level, and how important is it to have a normal level?
- By the way, doctor. Two of my friends suffer from kidney stones. Each was advised to give up tea. I drink a lot of tea. Am I in danger of getting kidney stones?
- By the way, doctor. I'm having pains on the side of my face, and my doctor says that it's postherpetic neuralgia. But I am puzzled because I had a rash on the inside o...
- Can we slow aging?
- By the way, doctor. A friend recently recommended that I take the herb ginkgo biloba to protect against getting dementia. Is it effective, and is it safe?
- By the way, doctor. My doctor told me my heart is growing. He says there is no cure. Do you know of anything to reverse or slow down the growing heart? I am an 86-ye...
- Digital age. Next: paperless medicine.
- By the way, doctor. How much alcohol is in a drink? I drink at least two jiggers (three ounces) of gin most days, and lately, I've been drinking three. Is that too muc...
- By the way, doctor. Is it possible to have one or more TIAs in the past four years and not have them show up in four MRIs?
- By the way, doctor. I am 81 with no history of heart problems. I recently developed atrial fibrillation and now take half of a 25-mg tablet of atenolol. The doctor say...
- By the way, doctor. I would be most grateful for information concerning chronic fatigue syndrome, a disorder from which I have suffered for the past 10 years. Do you s...
- By the way, doctor. What exactly is dehydration? It put me in the hospital after a mild flulike illness. How can I avoid it in the future?
- By the way, doctor. A recent test showed I have some hip osteopenia. Now every day I take two Tums Ultra (800 mg of calcium) plus a multivitamin (200 mg of calcium). I...
- By the way, doctor. I've read recently that organic coconut oil has health benefits. Could coconut oil improve lipid profiles if consumed every day?
- Breakthrough in silencing "bad" genes.
- By the way, doctor. I've had thrush three times this year. I read that it can be connected to stress, but also to serious diseases. One doctor told me I was "soma...
- Health for life. Beyond the horizon.
- Health for life. The man who lost his face.
- Health for life. Genomic medicine: the science speeds up.
- By the way, doctor. I am a 73-year-old male. I've been diabetic for 50 years, and had a quintuple bypass eight years ago. I try to get an hour of exercise on a treadmi...
- By the way, doctor. Do you think flu shots might also prevent lung cancer?
- By the way, doctor. My systolic blood pressure is 40 points higher in winter than in the summer (160-180 versus 120-140 mm Hg). Do the seasons affect blood pressure.
- By the way, doctor. Should I worry if new colon polyps appear where previous ones have been removed?
- By the way, doctor. My wife and I both recently suffered mild strokes. Although we are both recovering, we'd like to consult a physician who specializes in the treatme...
- By the way, doctor. When I walk for about a mile, my leg muscles suddenly get very weak--so weak I can hardly walk. After 10-15 minutes of rest, the muscles go back to...
- By the way, doctor. I read your item about eggs in the April 2005 issue with great interest. My husband has type 2 diabetes and has started eating two eggs about three...
- Unexplained suffering in the aftermath of war.
- By the way, doctor. I'm 73, in generally good health, but bothered by frequent colds and respiratory infections. I suspect I have a weakened immune system. Are there t...
- By the way, doctor. I'm confused. I've read your articles about heart disease being caused by inflammation. If the COX-2 drugs are anti-inflammatory, why do they seem ...
- By the way, doctor. Ever since the 1960s, I haven't eaten more than one egg a week because egg yolks have a lot of cholesterol. Now my wife says she heard on the news ...
- By the way, doctor. I'm 86, and someone told me that I"m no longer in danger of getting Alzheimer's disease. My memory isn't quite what it was, though. Would Alzh...
- By the way, doctor. I take Pravachol to control my cholesterol, and because of high triglycerides, my doctor wants to add TriCor. But my pharmacist warns against takin...
- By the way, doctor. Many years ago my doctor recommended that I take two 400-IU vitamin E pills each day for leg cramps. Now I hear that vitamin E may increase my risk...
- By the way, doctor. I recently started taking Lipitor for high cholesterol. The label says: "Do not eat grapefruit or drink grapefruit juice at any time while tak...
- By the way, doctor. My sister passed away from a brain aneurysm several months ago. She was just 33. My doctor says I have nothing to worry about because it's not here...
- By the way, doctor. I take 20 mg of Lipitor and 10 mg of Zetia. My total cholesterol has declined from 177 to 145, my LDL from 133 to 93, but my "good" HDL c...
- By the way, doctor. My CRP was 4 in April and rose to 5 in June. I've taken niacin to lower my LDL. It didn't work for that, but did increase my HDL and lower my trigl...
- Tick, tick, tick... Medical 'time bombs' often go undetected until it's too late. What you need to know.
- By the way, doctor. My 81-year-old husband has been diagnosed with an abdominal aortic aneurysm that's 5.3 centimeters wide. His doctors say there's a magic number at ...
- By the way, doctor. When I read that President Clinton learned for the first time in early September that he had severe heart disease, I was shocked. His health must h...
- By the way, doctor. I have phlebotomies every six months to manage my hemochromatosis. At my most recent bloodletting, a fibrous clot came out after the nurse removed ...
- By the way, doctor. I have been taking two Advil tablets two or three times per day to reduce pain and inflammation in my knees. Could it be harmful to do this for an ...
- By the way, doctor. My sister-in-law's blood tests showed that she has a low platelet count. Her doctors thought the problem might be her blood pressure medication, bu...
- By the way, doctor. I am a 67-year-old woman. I walk three miles five or six times a week and swim for half an hour every day. I take a diuretic for high blood pressur...
- By the way, doctor. Is the large-cuff blood pressure device that I've heard about better than the ones with the conventional cuff?
- By the way, doctor. I'm 77 and in good health. I believe I'm particularly welcome at the blood bank because I have O-negative blood. I give blood several times a year....
- By the way, doctor. I'm 70 and recently heard about a new blood test for something called lipoprotein(a) that might help determine if I'll get heart disease. Should I ...
- By the way, doctor. I've heard that statins lower calcium levels in the blood. Should I take a calcium supplement to make up for the deficit and protect my bones, or i...
- How to think about HT.
- By the way, doctor. My neighbor is about 80. She keeps getting run down because her body can't retain iron. Can you offer any advice that will help her?
- By the way, doctor. I get mail extolling the virtues of chelation therapy. The claim is that it removes calcium and other metals from the walls of arteries. The key el...
- High prevalence of metabolic syndrome among young women with nonfatal myocardial infarction.
- A comparison of pregnancies that occur before and after the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome.
- By the way, doctor. Why do doctors try to determine if a person has heart disease by asking about smoking, high cholesterol, or family history? Why can't they just exa...
- By the way, doctor. Much is made about high blood pressure, but little is said when it's really low. At what levels are systolic and diastolic readings considered too ...
- Unraveling the secrets of the cell.
- Another kind of AAA.
- Prevalence of allergen-specific IgE among patients with chronic fatigue syndrome.
Schools
University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Cambridge Hospital
Beth Israel Hospital
Doctors Specialties
- Internal Medicine
Accepted Insurances
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- BlueConnect HMO
- Blue with Managed Care Behavioral Health HMO
- Preferred Blue PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Choice Care PPO
- Medicare MCR
- MultiPlan PPO
- PHCS Network PPO
- Tufts PPO
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
Education
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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center -
University of Washington School of Medicine
Hospital
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Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital -
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1033175898 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KOMAROFF | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | ANTHONY | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 02115 | |
| NPPES Provider State | MA | |
| Specialty Description | Internal Medicine | |
| Total Claim Count | 350.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1033175898 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KOMAROFF |
| First Name Of The Provider | ANTHONY |
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