Author: Deirdre Kelly

Deirdre Kelly, Professor of Paediatric Hepatology, Liver Unit, Birmingham Children”s Hospital, NHS Trust, Birmingham, UK Prof Kelly is one of the world”s leading pediatric hepatologists, and was responsible for?helping create the?Paediatric Liver Unit at Birmingham Children”s Hospital, a leading national and international institution?for children with liver disease and?undergoing liver transplantation. She runs an active research programme focussing on viral hepatitis in children, molecular genetics of inherited liver disease, and quality/outcome of life following liver/intestinal transplantation. She”s?a former President of the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN), ?the British Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the International Paediatric Transplant Association. She has been on the?editorial boards of the Journal of Liver Transplantation and Surgery, Pediatric Transplantation?and Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, and has had?250?papers published, as well as?7 books and 26 book chapters. She is editor of Diseases of the Liver & Biliary System in Children. Jane Hartley, Consultant Paediatric Hepatologist, Birmingham Children”s Hospital, UK. Ronald Bremner, DM MB Ch B BSc (Med Sci) MRCPCH, Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Birmingham Children”s Hospital, UK. Diana Flynn, Consultant Paediatrician, NHS Glasgow & Clyde, UK.