Hepatology

What we do

King's hepatology (liver medicine) service is renowned worldwide and is provided by a team that includes leading specialist liver doctors.

Our Liver Unit treats a diverse range of liver conditions as well as rare diseases. These include:

• fatty liver disease
• alcoholic liver disease
• primary billiary cirrhosis (PBC)
• autoimmune hepatitis
• autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis
• cirrhosis
• portal hypertension
• genetic liver diseases such as haemochromatosis.
  

Depending on your diagnosis, we aim for you to see a specialist within six weeks of us receiving your referral. They will discuss with you the best way to treat your condition.

It is important that you have all relevant blood tests before your first appointment with hepatology. Please ask your GP to ensure this is done.

For new appointments, contact the referrals co-ordinator: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm

For follow-up appointments, contact Liver Outpatients: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
Email kch-tr.liveroutpatients@nhs.uk

All contact details are outlined below.

Preparing for your appointment

It is important that you have all relevant blood tests before your first appointment with the Hepatology Service. Please ask your GP to ensure this is done.

Location

Second floor, Cheyne Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Contact Details

• Main Reception: +44 (0)20 3299 5812
• Liver Outpatients: +44 (0)20 3299 4979
• Referrals Coordinator: +44 (0)20 3299 5812

Patient Information Leaflets

• Liver Biopsy (Day Case)

Conditions we treat

Our service has various clinics that investigate and treat the following conditions:

• alcohol-related and non-alcohol related liver disease
• fatty liver disease
• autoimmune liver disease and autoimmune hepatitis
• primary biliary cirrhosis
• primary sclerosing cholangitis, autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis and IG G4-related cholangiopathy
• alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
• haemochromotosis
• Wilson's Disease
• portal vein thrombosis
• Budd Chiari syndrome
• veno occlusive disease
• hepatocellularcarcinoma
• liver adenoma, tumours, and acute and subacute liver failure
• cholangiocarcinomas
• genetic liver disease
• portal hypertension.
  

Outpatient referrals can be directed to individual consultants or made via Choose & Book. All our outpatient clinics reflect sub-specialisation in the field of liver disease. These include:

• Alcohol-related – run by Prof John O'Grady and Dr Matthew Foxton.
• Hepatocellular carcinoma – run by Dr Abid Suddle and Prof Nigel Heaton.
• Autoimmune liver disease – run by Dr Michael Heneghan and Dr Demetrios Bogdanos.
• Metabolic liver disease – run by Dr Adrian Bomford,
• Encephalopathy and chronic liver disease – run by Dr Debbie Shawcross.

What is required before referring a patient

For an effective consultation, it is important that all relevant blood tests (as outlined on the referral form) are performed before you refer the patient to the Hepatology Service.

Booking a patient at King's

Appointments for this service are made via the national Choose and Book system. Please see the Choose and Book page for more information.

Other ways to refer

Routine Referrals

Please use the referral form below and address routine referrals to:
Referrals Co-ordinator
Institute of Liver Studies
3rd floor, Cheyne Wing,
King's College Hospital
London SE5 9RS.

Alternatively, you can fax the referral to 020 3299 3167.

Emergency Referrals

The unit always has an on-call specialist registrar, supported by a consultant, to accept urgent referrals requiring inpatient assessment or advice.

To contact them, call the main switchboard on 020 3299 9000 and ask for the liver SpR or on-call liver consultant.

Other Queries

For advice and guidance for urgent referrals, please call the main switchboard on 020 3299 9000 and ask for the on-call liver SpR.

For routine advice and guidance, please contact the Referrals Co-ordinator on 020 8299 5812.

Referral Forms

There are no referral forms for this service.

Key Clinical Staff