Hepatology
The Liver Disease Program at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center is staffed by
hepatologists, liver transplant surgeons and interventional radiologists, who
work collaboratively in a comprehensive program. As part of The Center for
Organ Transplantation, these specialists are focused on diagnosing and
treating all kinds of liver disease.
Our hepatologists provide:
- Hepatitis B diagnosis and treatment
- Hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment
- Liver transplant evaluation
- Evaluation of acute, fulminant, and subfulminant liver failure
- Management of refractory ascites
- Treatment of autoimmune and cholestatic chronic liver disease
- Treatment of advanced stage hepatic encephalopathy
- Management of portal hypertension
Our liver transplant surgeons provide:
- Liver transplant
- Surgical portal - systemic shunts
- Liver resections for liver tumors
- All other surgery that involves the liver and/or biliary tract
- Minimally invasive (laparoscopic) approaches
- Tumor Ablation (RFA - Radio frequency ablation)
Our radiologists provide:
- The full range of radiology diagnostic services including the Somatom Sensation 64-Slice CT
- Interventional radiology services such as chemoembolization for hepatoma
- TIPS evaluation and placement
- Image-guided liver and related biopsy
- Pre-operative imaging evaluation
- Trans-jugular liver biopsies
To call for a consultation with a liver disease specialist, call
856-757-3840.
