Dr. Myer specializes in the care of hereditary gastrointestinal cancers as well as general gastroenterology. She completed her medical degree at the University of California, San Diego  and her Internal Medicine Residency and Gastroenterology Fellowship at Stanford University. She also has a Masters of Health Science from the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.

Dr. Myer works closely with researchers from the Montefiore/Einstein Cancer Center and the Einstein Institute for Clinical and Translational Research  to study the disparities in colorectal cancer in both sporadic and hereditary colorectal cancer. She is interested in understanding the genetic and molecular differences in colon cancer by ethnicity, gender and age in sporadic and hereditary colon cancers.

Previous to joining Montefiore, Dr. Myer served as an Attending Gastroenterologist at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, with clinical experience in general gastroenterology as well  as in establishing a Cancer Genetics Program to treat individuals and families who are at high risk for colon cancer.  Her goals at Montefiore are to expand universal colon cancer screening, and to develop a high risk cancer clinic.  

Kao L, Myer P, Nguyen L, Zamanian RT, Chung L. Colonic ulceration as an unusual manifestation of vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2011 Mar;50(3):626-628. PMID: 21172924

Myer PA, Mannalithara A, Singh G, Ladabaum U. Proximal and distal colorectal cancer resection rates in the United States since widespread screening by colonoscopy. Gastroenterology. 2012 Nov;143(5):1227-1236.  PMCID: PMC4524880

Myer PA, Mannalithara A, Singh G, Singh G, Pasricha PJ, Ladabaum U.  Clinical and economic burden of emergency department visits due to gastrointestinal diseases in the United States.  Am J Gastroenterol. 2013 Sep;108(9):1496-507. PMID: 23857475

Sharaf RN, Myer P, Stave CD, Diamond LC, Ladabaum U.  Uptake of genetic testing by relatives of lynch syndrome probands: a systematic review.  Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Sep;11(9):1093-100.  PMID: 23669308

Ladabaum U, Clarke CA, Press DJ, Mannalithara A, Myer PA, Cheng I, Gomez SL. Colorectal cancer incidence in Asian populations in California: effect of nativity and neighborhood-level factors.  Am J Gastroenterol. 2014 Apr;109(4):579-88. PMID: 24492754

Ladabaum U, Mannalithara A, Myer PA, Singh G.  Obesity, abdominal obesity, physical activity, and caloric intake in US adults: 1988 to 2010.  Am J Med. 2014 Aug;127(8):717-727. PMCID: PMC4524881

Ladabaum U, Mannalithara A, Myer PA, Singh G. The Reply. Am J Med. 2014 Dec;127(12):e35. PMID: 25481209

Ladabaum U, Mannalithara A, Myer PA, Singh G. The Reply. Am J Med. 2015 May;128(5) PMID: 25918926

 BOOK CHAPTERS

Myer PA. Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the Emergency Setting. In: Arbo JE, Ruoss SJ, Lighthall GK, Jones MP eds.  Decision Making in Emergency Critical Care: An Evidence Based Handbook. 1^st Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott  Williams and Wilkins, September 2014.