Paediatric liver

What we do

King's Paediatric Liver Centre is a national hub providing a highly specialised service to children with liver problems. We are the largest service of its type in the world.

We assess and treat children with:

• neonatal (newborn) liver diseases
• chronic (long-standing) liver disease
• acute liver failure.
  

We also offer surgery for liver tumours and pancreas conditions, and carry out liver and small bowel transplantations.

Preparing for your appointment

Please do not arrive more than 30 minutes before your appointment. Arriving early will not enable you to be seen before your appointment time.

Location

Ground floor, Hambleden Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS

Contact Details

• Main Reception: +44 (0)20 3299 3214

Patient Information Leaflets

Conditions we treat

We provide investigations and treatments for children with the following conditions:

• neonatal liver diseases
• chronic liver disease
• acute liver failure.
  

Other services include management of portal hypertension, including surgery for liver tumours and pancreatic conditions. We also provide liver and small bowel transplantation.

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

For routine referrals, contact the on-call registrar on 020 3299 9000, bleep 426.

Contact the Paediatric Hepatologist by fax on 020 3299 4228

By post, send referral letters to:
Paediatric Liver Offices
Hambleden Wing
King's College Hospital
Denmark Hill
London SE5 9RS

Emergency Referrals

For urgent referrals, 9am-5pm, please contact the on-call registrar on 020 3299 9000, bleep 426, or fax 020 3299 4228
From 5pm – 9am, tel: 07528 977446.

Other Queries

For other queries, contact the Paediatric Liver, GI and Nutrition Centre, tel: 020 3299 3214.

Referral Forms

There are no referral forms for this service.

Key Clinical Staff