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- Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi Named President of the Society of Surgical Oncology
- Crohn's Disease Surgeries Make Steady Advances
- Eltrombopag Effective for Hepatitis C Patients With Low Blood-Platelet Counts
- In Largest U.S. Hepatitis C Trial, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Researchers Determine Weight-Based Dosing Is Key to Optimal Treatment
- Futuristic Surgical Suites Open at NewYork-Presbyterian
- Diabetes Surgery Program Opens at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Baby Receives Five Transplanted Organs at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital
- Gall Bladder Removed Vaginally Using Endoscope With Minimal External Incisions
- New Combined Laparoscopy and Colonoscopy Procedure May Avoid Need for Major Surgery
- Want a Healthy Colon? Eat a Rainbow!
- Responding to Obesity Epidemic, New Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Center Opens at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian
- $4 Million Gift Helps Create New Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
- Largest Hepatitis C Trial in U.S. Patients Shows Weight-Based REBETOL in Combination with PEG-INTRON Increases Sustained Response, Lowers Relapse
- Small, Open-Label Study Shows Potential Use of Novel Antibiotic Rifaximin for Crohn's Disease
- Dr. Timothy Wang Named Chief of Gastroenterology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia and Silberberg Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Dr. William B. Inabnet Named Chief of Endocrine Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Study Shows Weight-Based REBETOL Dosing in Combination with PEG-INTRON Significantly Improves Viral Clearance in African-American Patients with Most-Difficult-To-Treat Form of Hepatitis C
- New Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health Center To Be Established at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell
- Children's Hospital Appoints Foremost Authority on Treatment of Pediatric Liver and Bowel Disease
- Largest U.S. Hepatitis C Trial Provides Insight Into Optimizing Treatment for Patients
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- Alcoholic Hepatitis
- Alcohol-Induced Liver Disease
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Biliary Cirrhosis / Bile Duct Cancer
- Biliary System
- Cholangitis
- Chronic Liver Disease / Cirrhosis
- Common Liver Function Tests
- Digestive Disorder Diagnostic Procedures
- Digestive System and Medications
- Digestive System Overview
- Gastrointestinal Cancers
- Hepatitis, Drug-Induced
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Liver, Biliary, and Pancreatic Disease: Diagnosis
- Liver Anatomy and Function
- Liver Defects, Congenital
- Liver Disease: Common Characteristics
- Liver Disease: Statistics
- Liver Disorders
- Liver Transplant Surgery
- Liver Tumors
- Viral Hepatitis
Clinical Services
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- Anal Fistulas
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Biliary Cancer
- Cirrhosis
- Colon and Rectal Surgery
- Colorectal Cancer
- Colorectal Polyps
- Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer
- Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Endoscopic Procedures
- Fecal Incontinence
- Functional Dyspepsia
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Digestive Diseases)
- General Surgery
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Cancer
- Pancreatic and Biliary Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Portal Hypertension
- Preventive Medicine and Nutrition
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
- Research for Colorectal Cancer
- Research for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Research for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Risk Factors for Colorectal Cancer
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Diseases
- Symptoms and Risk Factors for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Symptoms of Colorectal Cancer
- Symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Treatment for Colorectal Cancer
- Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Treatment for Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Liver Diseases
The area of Liver Diseases encompasses a range of acute and chronic liver diseases and conditions, including:
- Cirrhosis
- Viral Hepatitis B
- Viral Hepatitis C
- Portal Hypertension
- Liver Cancer
- Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
The body's largest organ (except for the skin), the liver performs a number of vital functions, including metabolizing food and drugs, removing toxins from the bloodstream, storing vitamins and minerals, producing proteins that help the blood to clot, and producing bile which helps digest food and nutrients.
Because the liver plays such an important role in many of the body's key functions, damage to the liver which can result from a number of conditions requires expert medical care. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has one of the nation's largest, most experienced teams of experts in liver diseases. Our Center for Liver Disease and Transplantion treats adults and children with liver disease using the most up-to-date medical, surgical, and radiologic techniques, some of which were developed here. Our interdisciplinary team of experts in hepatology, infectious disease, gastroenterology, hepatobiliary surgery, interventional radiology, and pathology work closely to deliver individualized treatment and the highest quality of care to each patient.
As physicians at a major academic medical center affiliated with two Ivy League medical schools – Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medical College – NewYork-Presbyterian doctors also work as researchers developing innovative therapies to diagnosis and treat liver diseases. These include a range of minimally invasive surgical, diagnostic, and radiation treatments which are used whenever possible and which have been demonstrated to give patients faster recovery times, fewer complications, less scarring, and excellent outcomes.
Each Liver Disease has its own group of symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment options. Please choose a specific disease for more information.
You might also enjoy visiting our Health Library and Interactive Media Library for information on Digestive Diseases.
Contact
- Digestive and Liver Diseases, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
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