Tick-borne Illnesses and What You Need to Know Presented by Dr. Kenneth Liegner

This talk, followed by a question and answer period, will cover the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tick-borne illnesses.

Dr. Kenneth Liegner is a Board Certified Internist with additional training in Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, practicing in Pawling, New York. He is on the medical staffs of Northern Westchester Hospital Center in Mount Kisco, NY and The Sharon Hospital, Sharon, CT. He is also currently a member of the Board of Directors of The International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (I.L.A.D.S. www.ILADS.org) and is a member of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (www.aapsonline.org). He has been actively involved in diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and related disorders since 1988. He has emphasized the urgent need for widespread clinical availability of improved methods of diagnostic testing and for development of improved methods of treatment for Lyme disease in all its stages.