The liver disease management centre will focus on three major focus areas of preventive health, screening and therapy services for patients with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease and fatty liver disease
Fortis Escorts, Okhla, New Delhi has launched a hepatology clinic which will help cater to the need of treating of liver-related ailments which have significantly increased in the last few years and, particularly, amid COVID-19 in India.
The liver disease management centre will focus on three major focus areas of preventive health, screening and therapy services for patients with Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, alcoholic liver disease and fatty liver disease.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Pankaj Puri, Director, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fortis Escorts Heart Institute said, “We are launching a specialised, advanced liver disease management centre as a response to growing patient needs. Liver disease can cause jaundice, liver failure and liver cancer and is one of the commonest causes of morbidity and mortality death in India. We often see that people come with advanced liver disease before the symptoms start to show. Early detection and screening is extremely important and helps in decreasing the chances of liver damage. This clinic will give access to specialized treatment to patients suffering from liver-related ailments. We have an excellent team of clinicians including Dr Subrat K Acharya, Padamshree who is a world-renowned hepatologist and was the head of department at AIIMS. Our team of experts are committed to provide best patient outcomes through modern technology, innovation and rich clinical expertise and experience.”
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