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hepatology

American  
[hep-uh-tahl-uh-jee] / ˌhɛp əˈtɑl ə dʒi /

noun

  1. Medicine/Medical. the study and treatment of conditions of the liver.


hepatology British  
/ ˌhɛpəˈtɒlədʒɪ /

noun

  1. the branch of medicine concerned with the liver and its diseases

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He later trained in hepatology at the Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences in Delhi and was building an academic career when his father's hospital was taken over by a business group.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

The study's first authors are Stanford Medicine's Chiraag Kulkarni, MD, an instructor in gastroenterology and hepatology, and assistant clinical research coordinator Touran Fardeen.

From Science Daily Apr. 3, 2026

“I feel divided about this,” said Dr. Renumathy Dhanasekaran, an assistant professor of gastroenterology and hepatology at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

From Seattle Times Oct. 3, 2022

"Any kind of viral infection can cause a hepatitis," Dr. Ilana Fortgang, a pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition specialist at Ochsner Health, explained to Salon.

From Salon May 4, 2022

“It’s really interesting and incredibly difficult to try to figure out why they have it,” said Fischer, who is chief of the section of hepatology and transplant medicine.

From Washington Post Apr. 21, 2022

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