Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Belgium

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Overview

Centre information

The Antwerp University Hospital (UZA) is an academic centre renowned for leading clinical and customer-friendly patient care, high-quality academic education and ground-breaking scientific research with a major international dimension. With over 570 beds, the hospital offers a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services. Offering comprehensive care for patients, adult as well as paediatric, with complex disorders, 578 physicians specializing in 38 different fields treat more than 650.000 patients every year. About 3000 employees work at UZA.
At Antwerp University Hospital, medical specialists are true leaders in their field. They conduct pioneering clinical research and are constantly using this research to develop new treatments with the ultimate goal of providing every patient with the best medical care possible appropriate to their condition.

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Adult Unit)

Key Contacts

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    Prof. dr. Sven Francque

    Head of the department and Senior Full Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium
    ERN REPRESENTATIVE

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    Prof. dr. Thomas Vanwolleghem

    Senior Staff Member and Professor of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium
    ERN SUB-REPRESENTATIVE

Information for Physicians and Patients

Dedicated mailbox: gastroenterologie@uza.be 

Team & Coordination

Particular rare liver disease expertise

  • Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
  • Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
  • IgG4-related Disease
  • Genetic Cholestatic Disease
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1ATD)
  • Cystic Liver Disease
  • Vascular Liver Disease
  • Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET)
  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Liver disease in pregnancy

Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Paediatric Unit)

Key Contacts

  • François Eyskens

    Antwerp University Hospital (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium

Information for Physicians and Patients

Dedicated mailbox: kindergeneeskunde@uza.be

Team & Coordination

Particular rare liver disease expertise

  • Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH)
  • Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)
  • Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
  • IgG4-related Disease
  • Genetic Cholestatic Disease
  • Biliary Atresia
  • Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Deficiency (A1ATD)
  • Cystic Liver Disease
  • Vascular Liver Disease
  • Primary hepatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET)
  • Acute Liver Failure

Additional Information

The hepatology team works in close collaboration with the Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Paediatrics for their translational and fundamental research projects related to liver diseases. Several of its members hold a professor position at the University of Antwerp and supervise PhD students and post-docs.  An overview of their activities can be consulted on the LEMP website:

What is LEMP? | Laboratory of Experimental Medicine and Pediatrics (LEMP) | University of Antwerp (uantwerpen.be)

Special interest in transition care: dedicated hepatologist Dr. Wilco Kwanten followed the ERN training at the ERN Academy  in Copenhagen in March 2024.

Overview