Center of Excellence for Liver Diseases

The Sheba Center of Excellence for Liver Diseases stands as the nation's largest facility dedicated to liver diseases. We offer a multidisciplinary approach to liver medicine, and serve as a pioneering leader in the field that integrates advanced treatments, education, and research under one roof. Our goal at the center is to achieve excellence in clinical care, research, and education.

The Liver Diseases Center is home to clinics, a clinical unit equipped with 8 beds for outpatient care, a clinical research unit where new drugs are tested before being introduced for patient treatment, state-of-the-art testing and treatment laboratories, and a research laboratory. 

The Center excels in providing extensive medical support and excellent availability. The waiting time for clinic appointments is minimal, and you can reach out to a centre physician 24/7 for telephone support.

You can easily connect with our experts through video calls, from the comfort of your home. To schedule an appointment, give us a call at 03-5307001 or drop us an email at kaved@sheba.health.gov.il, mentioning your interest in online consultation. 

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The center specializes in managing a range of liver conditions, including:
Viral infections like Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C; co-infections in patients with HIV and hemophilia; Viral infections in individuals who use drugs; Fatty liver disease; Alcohol-induced liver damage; Medication-induced liver damage; Autoimmune and metabolic liver diseases, such as Wilson's disease; Liver diseases due to bile duct obstruction, such as primary biliary cirrhosis and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC); Liver tumors (hepatocellular carcinoma); Hepatitis and its complications; and, acute liver failure.

The centre offers a range of unique procedures:

Liver ultrasound with Doppler for assessing liver vessels, elastography to evaluate liver fibrosis, innovative elastography technology using MRI, liver biopsy guided by ultrasound, minimally invasive paracentesis, albumin infusion for draining ascitic fluid, liver support system for portal hypertension cases, transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS), liver venous doppler for blood flow disorders, and fibrotest-fibromax, blood tests for assessing liver fibrosis severity, including fatty liver.

Our multi-disciplinary team comprises liver disease specialists and gastroenterologists that perform gastroscopies, balloon dilations, and advanced imaging techniques. We also have experts in hepatobiliary care, liver surgery, transplants, liver oncology, liver pathology, internal medicine, nutrition, psychology, and complementary medicine. Our aim is to provide integrated treatment that optimizes the patient's quality of life.

The center's team maintains close connections with leading doctors and researchers in the field of liver medicine, both in Israel and around the globe. Our liver disease center serves as a valuable source of knowledge for specialists and a base for innovative research in liver diseases. We also provide training to students from the Tel Aviv University School of Medicine, specializing in gastroenterology, as well as many other academic degree students. 

Liver Disease Research

Alongside the center, we have a basic research laboratory that investigates the causes of liver diseases, the processes involved in different liver conditions (like fibrosis/cirrhosis), and their link to various clinical symptoms. Our lab shares research discoveries at conferences worldwide and publishes articles in medical literature.