Bon Secours Liver Institute of Richmond

Welcome to Bon Secours Liver Institute of Richmond, a department of Richmond Community Hospital.

Bon Secours Liver Institute of Richmond, a part of the Bon Secours Health System of Virginia, opened for patient care in April 2010. Dr. Mitchell Shiffman and his associates are now providing medical care for patients with all forms of acute and chronic liver disease. This includes treatment for all forms of chronic viral hepatitis, fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis and its complications, and hepatocellular carcinoma. They also provide care before and following liver transplantation eliminating the need for patients to travel long distances for care at various liver transplant centers.

The mission of the Liver Institute of Richmond is to offer the best and most comprehensive care for patients with liver disease. Our goal is to educate patients about liver disease and liver disease symptoms that are affecting their health. We offer patients the newest and most effective treatments for liver disease by participating in clinical trials.

A leader in the care of patients with liver disease, Mitchell Shiffman, MD and his staff have developed long-standing relationships with pharmaceutical companies and have significant experience in conducting clinical trials to their patients’ benefit. At the Liver Institute of Richmond, clinical research positively influences outcomes by providing their patients with potentially highly effective medications that would not be available by prescription for several additional years. Among the clinical trials offered is a revolutionary new trial that uses oral anti-viral medications to treat and cure HCV without peginterferon injections.

Dr. Shiffman is a nationally and internationally known presenter to peer audiences on liver medicine topics, including treatment protocols, chronic liver disease management, and pre-transplantation care. Patient education is an equal priority: look for seminars, screenings and The Liver Institute of Virginia's participation in Bon Secours health events. The Chronic Liver Disease Foundation (CLDF) has designated Dr. Shiffman's Liver Institute of Richmond as a Center of Excellence in Liver Disease.

Dr. Mitchell Shiffman, our liver specialist and expert on the treatment and care of liver diseases in Virginia and his medical team have an extraordinary reputation for helping patients living with Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, fatty liver disease, liver cancer and primary biliary liver cirrhosis, as well as other diseases of the liver.

In addition to these treatments, Dr. Shiffman and his team offer additional liver health services including:

• Hepatitis vaccinations
• Pre-transplantation care and coordination
• Management of chronic liver disease and liver disease symptoms