WILSON’S DISEASE ASSOCIATION
  INTERNATIONAL

 

 

Medical Contacts

















 

 

 

Here is a list of physicians and institutions familiar with Wilson's Disease and/or that accept Wilson's Disease patients. To link to a listing of individuals who can offer support to Wilson's Disease patients and families, CLICK HERE. To link to a listing of the WDA Centers of Excellence, CLICK HERE.

Australia

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Austria

Prof. Dr. Peter Ferenci
Dept. Internal Medicine IV
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Univ. of Vienna
Vienna General Hospital (AKH)
Waehringer Guertel 18-20
A 1090 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43 1 40400 4741
Fax: +43 1 40400 4735

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Brazil

Dr. Egberto Reis Barbosa
Dept. of Clinical Neurology
Hospital das Clinicas da USP
Rua Dr, Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar - 225
CEP 05403-000
Brazil
E-mail: neuro@doencadewilson.org

Dr. Eduardo Cançado
Department of Gastroenterology
Hospital das Clinicas da USP
Rua Dr, Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar - 225
CEP 05403-000
Brazil
E-mail: hepato@doencadewilson.org
Web site: http://www.doencadewilson.org

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Canada

Dr. Eve Roberts
Hospital for Sick Children
Phone: (416) 813-7733
Email: eve.roberts@sickkids.ca


China

Prof. Xiuling Liang
Department of Neurology
First Affiliated Hospital
Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences
74 Zhongshang Road II
Guangzhou, 510080
China
Phone: 87755766 ext. 8290
Fax: 87750632
Web site:
www.wilson-disease.com

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Costa Rica

Dr. Francisto J. Heiva
Escuela autonoma de Ciencias Medicas
Dr. A.V. Guzman
Aoartado 77-1007
San Jose
Costa Rica

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Ethiopia

Richard Hodes, M.D., F.A.C.P.
P.O. Box 7600
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Phone: 251-1-613827/27
Fax: 251-1-612855

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Germany

Mark Schäfer, M.D.
University Hospital of Heidelberg
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Bergheimer Strasse 58
D-69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 6221 5687-01
Fax: +49 6221 564116

Prof. Wolfgang Stremmel, M.D.
University Hospital of Heidelberg
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Bergheimer Strasse 58
D-69115 Heidelberg
Germany
Phone: +49 6221 5687-01
Fax: +49 6221 564116

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Hungary

Gabor Firneisz, M.D.
Ferenc Szalay, M.D.
Hepatology Unit
1st Department of Medicine
Semmelweis University
Koranyi S u. 2/A, Budapest
H-1083
Hungary
Phone: +36-1-2100278/1500
Fax: +36-1-3130250
E-mail: FIRNEISZ@bel1.sote.hu

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India

ROWIKEM
Dr. Ashish Bavdekar
Associate Consultant
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Liver and Gastroenterology Unit
Department of Pediatrics
T.D.H. Building, Ground Floor
K.E.M. Hospital, Rasta Peth
Pune 411011
India
Phone: 91-20-4037342/5538728
Mobile: 98220 56174
Fax: 91-020-6125603
E-mail: kemhrc@vsnl.com or bavdekar@vsnl.com
Clinics for Wilson's Disease:
Mondays and Thursdays 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

WISDOM
Dr. D. P. Pande, Ph.D. 
Wilson Disease Observation and Management
Dhawalgiri 17A
Anushakti Nagar PO
Mumbai –400094
India
Voice mail/Phone: 91-22- 2559 5515 (3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.) or 2557 2947 (8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.)
E-mail patient support
: indiawisdom@yahoo.com
E-mail research collaborations: indiawisdom@hotmail.com

Clinics for Wilson’s Disease Patients:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday: (3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.)
For appointments, phone: 91-22- 24222160
Secretary, WISDOM, Dr. Aabha Nagral,
Consultant Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist
O-18, Bhavna Building 2nd floor
Veer Savarkar Road
Prabhadevi Clinic
Mumbai-400025
India

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Israel

Prof. Yaron Ilan, M.D.
Liver and Gastroenterology Units
Department of Medicine
Hadassah University Hospital
P.O. Box 12000, 91120 Jerusalem
Israel
Phone: 972-2-6420338
E-mail:
ilan@hadassah.org.il

Dr. Ran Oren
Liver Unit
Urasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv
Israel
Phone: 972-3-6974280

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Italy

Dr. Giacomo Carlo Sturniolo
Universita Degu Studi Di Padova
Dept. Scienze Chirurgiche e Gastroenterologishce
Div. Gastroenterologia, Via Giustiniani, 2
Padova  35127
Italy
Phone: +39-49-8218726
Fax: +39-49-8760820
E-mail:
gc.sturniolo@unipd.it

Massimo Zuin, M.D.
San Paolo School of Medicine - Clinica Medica
University of Milan
via A. Di Rudinì, 8
Milan 20142
Italy
Phone: +39.02.89129975
Fax +39.02.89123960
E-mail: massimo.zuin@unimi.it 

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Japan

Kenji Nakayama, Ph.D. 
Department of Clinical Pathology
Hokkaido Institute of Public Health
Phone: +81-11-747-2211 (Ex. 731) 
Fax: +81-11-736-9476

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New Zealand

Edward J. Gane, MBchB, M.D., FRACP
Associate Professor of Medicine
New Zealand Liver Transplant Unit
Auckland Hospital
Park Road
Auckland
New Zealand
Phone: 00-649-529-4001
Fax: 00-649-529-4061
Mobile: 00-64-21-548-371 (LIVER1)

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Poland

Anna Czlonkowska, M.D.
Dept. of Cerebrovascular Disease
Inst. of Psychiatry and Neurology
Sopbieskiego 1/9
PL-02-957
Warsaw
Poland
Fax: 4822-424023
E-mail: czlonkow@ipin.edu.pl

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Romania

Cristina Maria Mihai, M.D.
Constanta County Hospital
Pediatric Department, 8-th Floor
145 Tomis Boulevard
Constanta 900591
Romania
Phone/Fax: +40 241 553334
E-mail: cristinamaria_mihai@hotmail.com

Razvan Gospodaru, M.D.
Saint Treime Hospital Iasi
Str. Ateneului nr. 2
Iasi 700309
Romania
Mobile: +40 723 342429
E-mail: grazvan1974@hotmail.com

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Sweden

Kerstin Westermark, M.D.
Dept. of Internal Medicine
University Hospital
S-75185 Uppsala
Sweden
Fax: 4618-510133

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United States

Fred Askari, M.D., Ph.D.
Liver Clinic
Pod D, 3rd Floor Taubman
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0352
Phone: (734) 936-0499
Fax: (734) 763-4574
Appointments: Contact Patti at 800-395-6431
E-mail: faskari@umich.edu

Nathan M. Bass, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Medical Director, UCSF Liver Transplantation Service
Division of Gastroenterology
UCSF Medical Center and School of Medicine
Box 0538, Rm 357-S
San Francisco, CA 94143-0538
USA
Phone: (415) 476-0719
Fax: (415) 476-0659

George J. Brewer, M.D.
Department of Human Genetics
University of Michigan
5022 Kresge Bldg. II
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0534
USA
Phone: (734) 764-5499
Fax: (734) 763-3784
E-mail: brewergj@umich.edu

Dr. Joseph Eisenach
Phone: (816) 478-2000
E-mail: jbeisenach@AOL.com

 

Peter Hedera, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurology
Vanderbilt University
465 21st Avenue, South
6140 MRB III
Nashville, TN  37232-8552
USA
Phone: (615) 936-3920  
Fax: (615) 322-5517
E-mail: peter.hedera@vanderbilt.edu

Saul J. Karpen, M.D., Ph.D. 
Director, Texas Children's Liver Center 
Associate Professor of Pediatrics/GI & Nutrition 
Baylor College of Medicine 
Feigin Center, Room 860B 
1102 Bates Street 
Houston, TX 77030 
USA
Phone: (832) 824-3754 
Fax: (832) 825-4893 
E-mail: skarpen@bcm.tmc.edu

Kris Kowdley, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Phone: (206) 598-2076
Fax: (206) 598-6706
E-mail: kkowdley@u.washington.edu

Henrietta Salazar
UCLA School of Medicine
Department of Neurology
710 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90095
USA
Phone: (310) 206-9799
Fax (310) 206-9819
E-mail: hsalazar@ucla.edu

Michael Schilsky, M.D.
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Medical Director, Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation
Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 East 68th Street, Box 98
New York, NY 10021
Phone: (212) 746-4129
Fax: (212) 746-8974
E-mail: mls2003@med.cornell.edu

Burton Scott, Ph.D., M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine (Neurology)
Duke Movement Disorders Clinic
932 Morreene Road
Durham, NC 27705
Phone: (919) 684-3801
Fax: (919) 684-6514
E-mail: scott007@mc.duke.edu

Benjamin Shneider, M.D.
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
Director, Pediatric Hepatology
P.O. Box 1633
One Gustave Levy Place
New York, NY 10029-6574
Phone: (212) 241-6227

Miodra Velickovic, M.D.
Movement Disorders Center
Box 1637
Department of Neurology
The Mount Sinai Medical Center
5 East Street, 1st Floor
New York, NY 10029-6574
Phone: (212) 241-5607
E-mail: miodrag.velickovic@mssm.edu

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Yugoslavia

Slobodan Kazic, M.D.
Zvezdara Hospital
Dimitrija Tucovica 161
11000 Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Phone: 381-11-410275
E-mail: kazic@net.yu

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