Dr. Douglas Richard Labrecque MD
Hepatologist | Hepatology
200 Hawkins Dr Iowa City IA, 52242About
Dr. Douglas Labrecque is a hepatologist practicing in Iowa City, IA. Dr. Labrecque specializes in the study of body parts such as the liver, the biliary tree, the gallbladder and the pancreas. Hepatologists manage disorders in these areas and are specifically known for treating viral hepatitis. Patients who have received liver transplants also follow up with hepatologists after their procedure.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The preparation and characterization of intact isolated parenchymal cells from rat liver.
- Intrahepatic cholestasis after gold therapy in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Intrahepatic cholestasis after gold therapy in juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
- Preparation and partial characterization of hepatic regenerative stimulator substance (SS) from rat liver.
- TH1 cytokine response of CD57+ T-cell subsets in healthy controls and patients with alcoholic liver disease.
- Hepatocyte growth factor--how do I know thee? Let me count the ways.
- "They treated me like a leper". Stigmatization and the quality of life of patients with hepatitis C.
- Hepatitis C virus-infected patients report communication problems with physicians.
- A large biloma causing gastric outlet obstruction after a percutaneous liver biopsy.
- A commonsense approach to variceal bleeding.
- T-cell activation after chronic ethanol ingestion in mice.
- Lipogranulomas and gold in the liver in rheumatoid arthritis.
- Hepatic stimulator substance. Discovery, characteristics and mechanism of action.
- Medical ostriches.
- Predicting cancer mortality: Developing a new cancer care variable using mixed methods and the quasi-statistical approach.
Fellowships
- Hepatology, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
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