Dr. Dirk Jacob Van leeuwen M.D., PH.D.
Hepatologist | Hepatology
1 Medical Center Dr Dartmouth-Hitchcock Lebanon NH, 03756About
Dr. Dirk Van leeuwen is a hepatologist practicing in Lebanon, NH. Dr. Van leeuwen 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.
Education and Training
Univ Van Amsterdam- Fac Der Geneeskunde- Amsterdam- Netherlands 1979
University of Amsterdam / Faculty of Medical Science 1977
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Liver biopsy: who should do it...and who will show up in court?
- Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with talc pleurodesis in the management of symptomatic hepatic hydrothorax.
- Liver biopsy 2005: when and how?
- Biliary intraepithelial neoplasia: an international interobserver agreement study and proposal for diagnostic criteria.
- A clinical and histopathologic perspective on evolving noninvasive and invasive alternatives for liver biopsy.
- A 56-year-old man with sudden onset of portosystemic encephalopathy years after severe electrocution trauma.
- Beyond "cirrhosis": a proposal from the International Liver Pathology Study Group.
- Hepatic steatosis estimated microscopically versus digital image analysis.
- Idiopathic esophageal ulceration is nearly forgotten in an era of controlled
- Role of aetiology in the progression, regression, and parenchymal remodelling of
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