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Tash Jayasinghe
CibbuanoHepatologist
March 14th 2008 07:45
A hepatologist is a specialist in the branch of medicine concerned with the liver and will also treat and manage disorders associated with the gallbladder, biliary tree and pancreas.
The most common medical conditions a hepatologist has to deal with are:
* Hepatitis
* Inflammatory liver disease
* Vascular liver disorders
* Liver cirrhosis
* Liver failure
* Oesophageal varices
* Biliary disorders
* Pancreatitis
* Primary sclerosing cholangitis
* Hepatoma or hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer)
* Other liver tumours
Other areas of interest include:
* Liver failure and transplant
* Paediatric hepatology
* Alcoholic liver disease
* Biliary stenting
* Liver tumours
Like any other medical specialty, doctors are required to undertake further study (typically three-five years) upon graduation from medical school in order to practice as a hepatologist. You can find hepatology jobs at The Plexus Medical Recruitment agency Australia website.
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