Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A student of hepatology; a specialist in diseases of the liver.
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- noun A person who works in
hepatology .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Since 1995, Children's Hospital and its next-door neighbor, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, have conducted a joint liver program under the leadership of transplant surgeons Abraham Shaked, MD, and Kim Olthoff, MD, and hepatologist Elizabeth B. Rand, MD.
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You will also meet, as a family, with the liver transplant team, including the hepatologist, transplant surgeon (s), nurse coordinator (s) and transplant social worker.
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In 1995, we joined forces with the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to form a combined liver transplant program under the leadership of transplant surgeons Abraham Shaked, MD and Kim Olthoff, MD and hepatologist Elizbabeth B. Rand, MD.
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A hepatologist (doctor who has specific expertise in liver disease) who specializes in viral hepatitis will provide care for your child's liver disease.
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In 1975, a pediatric hepatologist in France first described a group of children with cholestatic liver disease that also exhibited other features including heart problems and characteristic facial features.
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Your child's hepatologist (liver specialist) will determine if your child is a candidate for treatment based on laboratory test results and a physical examination.
Hepatitis B 2010
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The transplant team, made up of transplant surgeons, a hepatologist, social workers and nurse coordinators, performs whole - and split-liver cadaveric (from a deceased donor) transplants, as well as living-related transplants.
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The transplant program has a full-time dedicated pediatric hepatologist, Elizabeth B. Rand, MD, who has extensive experience caring for both transplant patients and children with liver diseases.
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The best and most current treatment information should be obtained directly from your child's hepatologist (liver specialist).
Hepatitis C 2010
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The process begins with a review of your child's medical and surgical history and an office visit with the hepatologist (a physicianwho specializes in liver diseases) and transplant surgeon.
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