The liver service team
We have four full time gastroenterology consultants, all with a special interest in liver disease:
- Dr Darren Craig (clinical lead)
- Dr Ahmed Monier
- Dr Timothy Hardy (gastroenterologist WSI hepatology)
- Dr Mohamed Talkhan
Also in the team are:
- Dr Eman Alabsawy – specialist in hepatology/endoscopy
- Zoe Cox – liver specialist nurse
- Stephanie Goodman – liver specialist nurse
- Emma Bennett – fibro scan technician
- Laura Lamb – HCC surveillance and liver care co-ordinator
We cover The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough and Friarage Hospital in Northallerton.
Specialist services
Patients with advanced liver disease may require specialist services, such as liver transplant or surgery, which are not provided at James Cook or the Friarage. We have close links with the transplant centre at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle.
Steven Masson (consultant hepatologist at the Freeman Hospital) provides a clinic at James Cook once a month to review and follow up these patients.
IQILS – Improving Quality In Liver Services
In 2017 the Royal College of Physicians introduced the IQILS program, with the aim of improving the quality of liver disease services throughout the UK. We are very proud that our liver service in South Tees achieved this accreditation in November 2023.
The Accreditation means that our patients can have increased confidence in their service and be assured of receiving high quality consistent care. We continually seek new ways of developing and improving our services to provide the best outcomes for our patients.
Services we provide
Inpatient and outpatient hepatology/liver disease services
FibroScans
Outpatient paracentesis service
Telephone and email advice via our specialist nurses
HCC surveillance
Liver conditions covered by our service
Cirrhosis – all causes
Alcohol-related liver disease
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)
Chronic liver failure
Portal hypertension
Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
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Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH)
Genetic conditions such as alpha-1 anti-trypsin deficiency, haemochromatosis and Wilson’s disease
Clinics
Referrals to the liver service can be made via GPs, hospital doctors or any other healthcare professionals.
Outpatient liver clinics are held in the endoscopy centre at The James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, and the outpatient department at the Friarage Hospital, Northallerton.
Contact us
- Liver specialist nurses: call 07815 998054 or email [email protected] for advice and support
- Consultant secretarial team: 01642 854846
Further information
The British Liver Trust website has excellent resources, including: