Liver services
Overview
Treatment for liver disease at the Royal Free London
There are many types of liver disease which can be hereditary, contracted from a virus or as a result of excessive use of substances like alcohol, or of being overweight.
It is well known that high alcohol consumption can result in liver damage. However, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), predominantly caused by obesity, is now the leading cause of chronic liver failure. Fatty liver disease can progress until it becomes liver cancer.
Several liver diseases, including cirrhosis and fibrosis of the liver – where scar tissue slowly replaces normal, functioning liver tissue – lead to liver damage or liver failure.
Leading UK liver treatment services at the Royal Free Hospital
The Sheila Sherlock Liver Centre, based at the Royal Free Hospital, is one of the UK’s leading centres for treating liver disease and has been established for over 50 years.
As well as liver damage, acute liver failure and liver cancer, we treat a number of other liver problems, such as:
- biliary, metastatic and pancreatic cancer
- alcohol and viral hepatitis (swelling of the liver)
- genetic liver conditions.
Our highly-skilled and reputed team, supported by the most up-to-date equipment, work with other specialist teams across the Royal Free Hospital to provide liver treatment services, such as:
- liver biopsies and endoscopies
- liver transplants
- gallstone treatment
- hepatitis treatment and support
- alcohol treatment and support.
For information on our liver treatment services see the left hand navigation.
Contact
Do you have an appointment?
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Royal Free Hospital
Sheila Sherlock Liver Centre
Pond Street
London
NW3 2QGPatient enquiries: 020 7794 0500 x 32902 (out-patient contact centre)
020 7794 0500 x 33302 (results line)GP enquiries: 020 7794 0500 x 36896
Referrals
Referral details
The liver service accepts enquiries and referrals from GPs. If you are a GP, please see the trust's GP extranet for details of contact numbers. (NB this site is not accessible unless you have an NHSNet connection.) GPs wishing to make a referral can do so via Choose and Book.
Most patients will be seen within six weeks of referral. For urgent referrals, please telephone or fax the consultant's secretary.
The out-patient appointment centre manages enquiries from patients.
Referrals are also accepted via the multi-disciplinary-team (MDT) weekly discussions
The Team
Consultant
Alastair O’Brien
Professor of hepatology and medical director of the UCL Comprehensive Clinical Trails Unit
Professor Massimo Pinzani
Sheila Sherlock chair of hepatology and director, UCL institute for liver and digestive health
Phone number: 02074332851
Email address: m.pinzani@ucl.ac.uk
Dr Louise China
Locum consultant hepatologist
Dr Brian Hogan
Lead clinician for liver critical care and consultant in intensive care medicine
Phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext. 24523
Email address: brianhogan@nhs.net
Prof Rajiv Jalan
Professor of hepatology
Dr Beverley Kok
Consultant hepatologist
Dr Naveenta Kumar
Locum consultant in hepatology and acute medicine
Dr Doug Macdonald
Clinical lead for the Viral Hepatitis service
Dr Aileen Marshall
Consultant hepatologist
Email address: aileen.marshall@nhs.net
PA/secretary phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 31142/38325
PA/secretary email address: rf-tr.hepatologyadmin@nhs.net
Professor Raj Mookerjee
Professor of translational hepatology
Professor Kevin Moore
Professor of hepatology
Phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 34357
Email address: kevinmoore@nhs.net
Private practice phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 31580
Dr David Patch
Consultant hepatologist
Dr Jon Potts
Consultant hepatologist
Professor William Rosenberg
Professor of hepatology
Phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 31157
Email address: william.rosenberg@nhs.net
Dr Jennifer Ryan
Consultant hepatologist
Professor Douglas Thorburn
Consultant hepatologist and clinical director for liver transplantation, hepatology, HPB and gastroenterology
Phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 31142
Email address: douglas.thorburn@nhs.net
PA/secretary phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 31142
PA/secretary email address: rf-tr.hepatologyadmin@nhs.net
Professor Emmanouil Tsochatzis
Professor and honorary consultant in hepatology
Email address: e.tsochatzis@ucl.ac.uk
PA/secretary phone number: 020 7794 0500 ext 33575
PA/secretary email address: rf-tr.hepatologyadmin@nhs.net
Dr Rachel Westbrook
Consultant hepatologist
Patient leaflets
Read our patient leaflets and publications
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Alcohol liaison service
.pdf (191 KB)
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Looking after your psychological wellbeing after your transplant
.pdf (230 KB)
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Hepatitis C
.pdf (184 KB)
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Approved: 07/01/2019
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