Liver Disease

Liver cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death worldwide and the third most common in Asia. In Australia, rates of liver cancer have trebled over the past 25 years.

The Storr Liver Unit, headed by the Robert W Storr Professor of Hepatic Medicine, is based within the Westmead Millennium Institute at Westmead Hospital. The Unit conducts interactive programs of clinical and laboratory-based research for the prevention and treatment of liver disease.

• Robert W Storr Professor of hepatic medicine, Professor Jacob George
• Storr Liver Unit research programs

The Foundation has also provided support to the Cooperative Transplantation Research Group to improve the outcomes for people undergoing liver, heart and kidney transplants.

• Cooperative Transplantation Research Group, Dr Alexandra Sharland

The Medical Foundation….................…Research for a healthier future