Fundación para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales (Clínica FEHV)

Liver disease care and research

Fundación para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales (FEHV) is a nonprofit based in Madrid, dedicated to studying, diagnosing, and treating liver diseases. It operates its own clinic, Clínica FEHV, where it treats patients with liver and digestive conditions, while also conducting research that the organization describes as internationally recognized in hepatology.

Liver disease care and research

The clinic treats a broad range of liver and digestive conditions:

• Hepatitis A, B, C, and E, and autoimmune hepatitis
• Cryptogenic hepatitis and occult hepatitis C infection
• Cholangitis
• Fatty liver disease
• Genetics applied to preventive diagnosis
• Food intolerances

Diagnostic services include liver biopsies, abdominal ultrasound, and the PNPLA3 test. The medical specialties listed are hepatology, nephrology, gastroenterology, and internal medicine, with outpatient and hospital-based diagnostic and treatment consultations.

Liver disease care and research

The clinic is led by Dr. Vicente Carreño, a hepatologist, founder, and president of the foundation. He trained at the Autonomous University of Madrid and has worked at research centers in Oxford, Berlin, and London. The team also includes Dr. Guillermina Barril (nephrology), Dr. Víctor Núñez (radiology), and Dr. Beatriz de Cuenca (gastroenterology). The foundation says it works with the Biomedical Research Foundation on liver disease and new diagnostic techniques.

Liver disease care and research

The clinic has more than 500 square meters of space, including three medical offices, two research and testing laboratories, and ultrasound and radiology equipment. The foundation reports more than 300 international publications and participation in over 150 conferences. It credits its team with identifying mild idiopathic ductopenia and a new form of hepatitis C.

Liver disease care and research

• Address: Calle Guzmán el Bueno 72, 28015 Madrid
• Phone: +34 91 544 94 64 or +34 91 544 60 13
• Email: fehv@fehv.org
• Hours: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m.–6 p.m.