Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Hepatologists specialize in the study of the liver. The Hepatobiliary Clinic uses a team approach to provide each patient with a thorough, timely cost-effective evaluation of his or her liver disorder and deliver specific care based on his or her needs:

• A Mayo Clinic hepatologist will diagnose, treat and care for people who have disorders, including malignancy of their liver, gallbladder or bile ducts.
• In addition to the hepatologist, the care team will include a desk clinical assistant, secretary and nurse. Many patients are seen by an advanced practice provider (nurse practitioner or physician assistant) or a fellow but always in conjunction with a hepatologist.
• The team may also include a doctor specialized in imaging the liver (radiologist), a doctor specialized in the treatment of liver cancer (oncologist), a doctor specialized in evaluating biopsy specimens (pathologist) or a doctor specialized in surgery of the liver and bile ducts (hepatobiliary surgeon).

Common disorders seen by the Hepatobiliary Clinic

• Alcoholic liver disease
• Autoimmune hepatitis
• Benign and malignant liver tumors
• Budd-Chiari syndrome
• Cholangiocarcinoma (bile duct cancer)
• Drug-induced liver injury
• Gallbladder disease
• Metabolic disorders, including hereditary hemochromatosis
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
• Primary biliary cholangitis
• Primary sclerosing cholangitis
• Viral hepatitis, including hepatitis B and hepatitis C

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