Helsinki University Central Hospital
Finland
Centre information
HUS Helsinki University Hospital manages the most demanding specialized medical care in Finland. HUS has nationwide responsibility to provide centralised care for many rare diseases, including liver transplantation. We provide nationwide consultation for liver diseases including advanced modalities for radiological diagnostics and treatment and pathological diagnostics in the field of hepatology.
In the Children’s Hospital, liver diseases are managed in multidisciplinary teams including paediatric gastro-hepatologists, pediatric surgeons and transplantation specialists.
Department of Gastroenterology & Abdominal Centre (Adult Unit)
Key Contacts
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Fredrik Åberg
Adjunct professor
Helsinki University Hospital, Abdominal centre
HCP REPRESENTATIVE -
Perttu Arkkila
professor
Head physician of Department of Gastroenterology
HCP SUB-REPRESENTATIVE
Information for Physicians and Patients
Abdominal Center
Hospital Pl 340 00290 HUS, Finland
phone: +358 9 4711
Department of Pathology, HUSLab
Haartmaninkatu 3, 00290 Helsinki
Team & Coordination
- Fredrik Åberg (Adjunct professor, Abdominal centre) fredrik.aberg@hus.fi
- Perttu Arkkila (Professor, Head physician of Department of Gastroenterology) perttu.arkkila@hus.fi
- Nelli Rinkinen (Pathologist, Department of Pathology, HUS Diagnostic Centre, HUSLAB) nelli.rinkinen@hus.fi
- Arno Nordin (Adjunct professor, Head physician of Department of Liver transplantation) arno.nordin@hus.fi
- Sanna Pokka (Liver nurse, Abdominal centre) sanna.pokka@hus.fi
Particular rare liver disease expertise
- Autoimmune liver diseases (Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC); Autoimmune Hepatitis (AIH); Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC); IgG4-related Liver Disease)
- Metabolic liver diseases
- Hemochromatosis
- Liver disease in pregnancy
- Polycystic liver diseases
- Vascular liver diseases
Participation in ERN RARE-LIVER Working Groups
- PSC
- AIH
- Vascular liver disease
- Acute Liver Failure
- Surgery
- Rate Liver tumors
- Nurses working group
HUS Childrens Hospital (Paediatric Unit)
Key Contacts
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Laura Merras-Salmio
HUS Helsinki University Hospital, Finland
Information for Physicians and Patients
New Children’s Hospital
Stenbäckinkatu 9, 00290 Helsinki
Team & Coordination
- Laura Merras-Salmio (Adjunct professor Department of Paediatrics, Head of Paediatric Gastroenterology unit, New Children’s Hospital) laura.merras-salmio@hus.fi
- Mikko Pakarinen (Professor, Head physician of Paediatric surgery, New Children’s Hospital) mikko.pakarinen@hus.fi
- Satu Ruuska (Paediatric Gastroenterology Consultant, New Children’s Hospital) satu.ruuska@hus.fi
- Johanna Aronniemi (Paediatric Radiology Consultant, New Children’s Hospital) johanna.aronniemi@hus.fi
- Maria Hukkinen (Adjunct professor, Consultant, Section of Paediatric Surgery, New Children’s Hospital) maria.hukkinen@hus.fi
Particular rare liver disease expertise
- Neonatal cholestasis
- Sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
- Biliary Atresia
- Choledochal malformations
Participation in ERN RARE-LIVER Working Groups
- PSC
- Biliary atresia
- Choledochal malformations