hepatologist
noun[C]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌhep.əˈtɒl.ə.dʒɪst/us/ˌhep.əˈtɑː.lə.dʒɪst/adoctorwhospecializesintreatingdiseasesof theliver(= alargeorganthatcleansthebloodandproducesbile):
Patients should bemonitoredcloselyby a hepatologist.
He was given alife-savinglivertransplantbyconsultanthepatologist Professor Roger Williams.
- Thepatientpresentedto his hepatologistcomplainingofweakness,malaise, andshortnessofbreath.
- Thestudyfoundthat only about 1.2% ofchildrenwithhepatitisC werereceivingtreatmentby apediatrichepatologist.
- Themultidisciplinaryteamconsisted of a hepatologist, asurgicaloncologist, alivertransplantationteam, and aradiologist.
Medical studies & the people who study them
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