Hollywood Private Hospital
Assoc. Prof. Leon Adams is a Specialist Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist who provides services at Hollywood Private Hospital. He is a local graduate who underwent gastroenterology training in Perth before undertaking a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic, United States and completing a PhD at The University of Western Australia (UWA). His main focus areas include non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, viral hepatitis, hepatocellular carcinoma, autoimmune liver disease, cirrhosis, gastroscopy and colonoscopy.
Hollywood Specialist Centre, Suite 26, 95 Monash Avenue
Nedlands, WA, 6009
Tel: 08 9386 1004 Fax: 08 9386 7382
Healthlink EDI: hollymed
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Clinical Practice
Dr Adams is a Specialist Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist who has a patient-centred holistic approach to his medical care and is a strong advocate of evidenced based medicine. He places importance on the development and maintenance of a therapeutic doctor-patient relationship and supports this by clear unrushed communication with the patient and family. Similarly, he strives for prompt and comprehensive communication with referring doctors to maximize the care and health of his patients.
Background and Training
Professor Adams is a local graduate who underwent gastroenterology training in Perth before undertaking a fellowship in the Mayo Clinic, United States and completing a PhD at The University of Western Australia (UWA) in 2007. He holds an appointment at the Medical School of Medicine, UWA, and is also a staff consultant at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital.
Professor Adams is acknowledged as an international expert in his areas of NAFLD and liver fibrosis assessment. He is regularly invited to speak at national and international meetings and has published widely in the area of liver disease. He contributes regularly to the direction of clinical care in his field and has served on committee’s in the Gastroenterology Society of Australia, the Australian Liver Association and the American Association for the Study of the Liver.
Dr Adams is appointed as a Specialist Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital where he is part of the liver transplantation team and endoscopy service.
GP Education and Topics
Dr Adams is available to assist doctors with medical updates on a range of gastroenterology / hepatology issues, including the following topics:
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