The Neonatal Hepatology Program at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the evaluation and care for newborns
who have complex liver disease.
The program relies on the collaboration of different specialties available
at Children’s Hospital including, Neonatology, Hepatology, Surgery,
Infectious Disease, Medical Genetics and Metabolism, Radiology and Nutrition.
The aim of this program is to coordinate and formalize a collaboration
between these specialties with the goal of improving patient care in the
evaluation and management for newborns with liver disease.
The program also allows to establish a relationship between providers with
the patients and their families that intends to help with an easier transition
for outpatient follow up. The program is under the direction of Patricio
Arias, MD who serves as the Medical Director of Hepatology and Liver Transplant
at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans.
