Professor William Alazawi

William Alazawi is a London-based Consultant Hepatologist and Reader in Liver Medicine. He qualified from Cambridge University and trained at Addenbrooke's, Hammersmith, Royal London and King's College Hospitals. He holds accreditation in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

William looks after patients with a broad range of liver diseases and abdominal conditions. His particular focus is on abnormal liver tests, non-alcoholic and alcohol-related fatty liver disease and viral hepatitis. He is a skilled diagnostic upper and lower gastrointestinal endoscopist.

Will runs a thriving Medical Research Council-funded research group which studies the mechanisms and potential treatments of liver disease. He has published widely, and is a reviewer and editor for a number of leading medical journals. He consults and lectures on liver disease internationally. He has won numerous prizes including the Physician Scientist Award of the European Association for the Study of the Liver.

Diseases, Medical Tests and Treatments

Abnormal liver tests and scans

Fatty liver disease

Hepatitis - including viruses

Cirrhosis and its complications