Heidelberg University Hospital

Germany

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Centre information

The ERN RARE-LIVER Core Unit at the University Hospital of Heidelberg offers state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic expertise and technology, including an adult and paediatric intermediate and intensive care unit for the treatment of acute and acute-on-chronic liver failure. 

The centre fosters a culture of high-level team cooperation and interaction, as well as a multidisciplinary approach to treating challenging and complex cases. It is committed to providing the highest standards of medical care for rare liver diseases, including Wilson's disease, hereditary hemochromatosis, autoimmune hepatitis (AIH), neonatal and adult cholestasis syndromes, and acute liver failure (ALF). The center has a particular interest in metabolic diseases affecting the liver. Furthermore, we engage in the development of national and international treatment guidelines. The ERN RARE-LIVER Core Unit at the University Hospital of Heidelberg offers state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic expertise and technology.

Clinic for Internal Medicine IV (Gastroenterology and Infectious diseases) (Adult Unit)

Key Contacts

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    Prof. Dr. Uta Merle

    Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
    HCP REPRESENTATIVE

Information for Physicians and Patients

Clinic for Internal Medicine IV (Gastroenterology and Infectious diseases)

Innere Medizin IV
69120 Heidelberg

https://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/zentrum-fuer-innere-medizin-medizin-klinik/innere-medizin-iv-gastroenterologie-infektionskrankheiten-vergiftungen 

Team & Coordination

Particular rare liver disease expertise

  • Wilson Disease
  • Hereditary Hemochromatosis
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
  • Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
  • Genetic Cholestatic Disease
  • IgG4-related Disease
  • Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1ATD)
  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC)
  • Choledochal Cysts
  • Hereditary cystic diseases with hepatic manifestations
  • Vascular Liver Disease
  • Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) and other rare liver tumours
  • Rare metabolic liver diseases

Participation in ERN RARE-LIVER Working Groups

  • Wilson Disease

Clinic for Children and Adolescent Medicine (Paediatric Unit)

Key Contacts

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    Dr. Alexander Fichtner

    Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
    HCP SUB-REPRESENTATIVE

Information for Physicians and Patients

Clinic for Children and Adolescent Medicine

Im Neuenheim Feld 430
69120 Heidelberg
Gebäude 6430

https://www.klinikum.uni-heidelberg.de/zentrum-fuer-kinder-und-jugendmedizin/i-allgemeine-paediatrie-neuropaediatrie-stoffwechsel-gastroenterologie-nephrologie 

Team & Coordination

Particular rare liver disease expertise

  • Wilson Disease
  • Hereditary Hemochromatosis
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
  • Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
  • Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
  • Genetic Cholestatic Disease
  • IgG4-related Disease
  • Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1ATD)
  • Acute Liver Failure, Pediatric Acute Liver Failure
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC)
  • Choledochal Cysts
  • Hereditary cystic diseases with hepatic manifestations: like ARPKD, Nephronophthisis
  • Cystic Liver Disease
  • Vascular Liver Disease
  • Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (iCCA) and other rare liver tumours
  • Rare metabolic liver diseases

Participation in ERN RARE-LIVER Working Groups

  • Acute Liver Failure