Resources

PPS Experts
Lauro S. Halstead, M.D. (Washington D.C.)
Susan Perlman, M.D. (Los Angeles, CA)
Julie K. Silver, M.D. (Boston, MA)
Jacquelin Perry, M.D. (Downey, CA)
Richard L. Bruno, H.D., Ph.D. (Englewood, NJ)
Carol Vandenakker-Albanese, M.D. (Sacramento, CA)

Books on PPS
Managing Post-Polio: A Guide to Living Well with Post-Polio Syndrome by Lauro S. Halstead, M.D.
Post-Polio Syndrome: A Guide for Polio Survivors & Their Families by Julie K. Silver, M.D.
Acute Polio and Post-Polio Syndrome by Lauro S. Halstead, M.D.
Postpolio Syndrome by Julie K. Silver, MD/Anne C. Gawne, M.D.
Post-Polio Syndrome by Theodore L. Munsat, M.D.
The Polio Paradox, What You Need to Know by Richard L. Bruno, H.D., Ph.D.
Noninvasive Mechanical Ventilation by John R. Bach, M.D.
Books For Entertainment
FDR’s Splendid Deception by Hugh Gregory Gallagher.
Want to recommend a book? E-mail: poliotoday@salk.edu

PPS Groups by Area
San Diego Polio Survivors- http://polio.home.mindspring.com/
Southern California Post Polio Group- http://www.ppsmanager.com/index.html-
Boca Raton, FL- http://postpolio.wordpress.com/
San Francisco, CA- http://sfbaps.org/
Orange County, CA- http://www.ppsupportoc.org
North Central, FL- http://www.postpoliosupport.com/
Atlanta, GA- http://www.atlantapostpolio.com/
Boston, MA- http://gbppa.org/
Great Falls, MT- http://www.geocities.com/ppsocm/
Miami, FL – email – ppsofsouthfl@aol.com
Alabama-Florida-Mississippi Gulf Coast – http://www.postpoliosg.org/
Would you like your Post-Polio support group listed here?
Email us at poliotoday@salk.edu

Online Post Polio Groups
Yahoo Post Polio Discussion Group

Other Websites
World Health Organization
Rotary International Polio Eradication
International Post Polio Support Organization
Global Support Group Directory
Post-Polio Health International

PHI Newsletter
Mayo Clinic
National Institutes of Health
International Ventilator Users Network