Hepatology

The hepatology speciality is one of 30 specialities which bring together communities of clinical practice to provide national networks of research expertise and clinical leadership. It is made up of research-interested clinicians and practitioners who work at both national and local levels to ensure the studies that are included in our national portfolio of research are delivered successfully in the NHS.

The hepatology speciality oversees research that deals with the diagnosis and management of patients with diseases of the liver, biliary tree, and pancreas. This means that we support a wide range of research studies such as those involving acute and chronic liver disease, liver fibrosis and cirrhosis, screening and treating viral hepatitis and genetic studies including pharmacogenetics.

The hepatology speciality supports a wide range of research studies which include hepatology specific studies as studies led by other specialties such as cancer, surgery and gastroenterology:

Acute and chronic liver disease including liver failure
The impact of identifying, screening and treating viral hepatitis
Liver fibrosis and cirrhosis
Normal and abnormal liver metabolism
Genetic studies including pharmacogenetics
Biomarkers
Hepatotoxicity
Alcohol
Complications of cirrhosis
Fatty liver
Liver cancer
Viral hepatitis

Find hepatology studies in your area using the map below:

Click here for hepatology research news from across England.

Visit the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust website for information on hepatology studies taking place in Berkshire.

Visit the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust website for information on hepatology studies taking place in Buckinghamshire.

Visit the Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on hepatology studies taking place in Milton Keynes.

Visit the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on hepatology studies taking place in Oxfordshire.

Find studies you could participate in at bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk.