Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Fatty Liver (MAFLD) Clinic
Health professional information
Clinical service overview
Patients will undergo risk stratification with Fibroscan to assess the severity of liver disease in order to identify those at higher risk of developing cirrhosis and related complications. In addition, underlying risk factors for cardiac and worsening liver disease including obesity, IR and type II diabetes need to be addressed in a timely manner, as well as determination of their cardiovascular risk profile as the latter is the most frequent cause of death in these patients. Finally, a multidisciplinary clinic setting provides an ideal opportunity for dietary counseling and to consider patients for investigator-initiated and sponsored clinical studies of promising therapeutic agents given the current lack of safe and effective therapies for MAFLD.
Exclusion criteria
- Patients with alcohol associated fatty liver
Refer your patient
Fax referral to us
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
To refer your patient, complete and fax a referral to us. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.
(03) 9076 2025
(03) 9076 2359
(03) 9076 6938
Clinic times
| Day | Campus | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | The Alfred | 1:30pm - 4:00pm |
Clinic consultants
- Prof Stuart Roberts: Endoscopy, Gastroenterology
- A/Prof William Kemp: Endoscopy, Gastroenterology
- A/Prof Ammar Majeed: Gastroenterology
- Dr Daniel Clayton-Chubb: Endoscopy | Gastroenterology
- Dr Elliot Freeman: Endoscopy | Gastroenterology
- Dr Natasha Janko: Gastroenterology
- Dr Natassia Tan: Endoscopy, Gastroenterology
- Dr Naomi Szwarcbard: Endocrinology
MBS-billed service
On the doctor’s behalf, Alfred Health can bulk bill the cost of the consultation for some services through Medicare. This means there is no out of pocket expense to the patient.
MBS-billed services require a current referral. Provide your patient with a 12 month referral to see the specialist of your choice at the requested clinic.
Referrals must be addressed to a named specialist or the Head of service, listed at the top of this page. Clinic consultants are listed on every clinic page.
Note that from time to time, your patient may be seen by another specialist in the clinic, in order to expedite their treatment.
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