Doctor Jean-François Dufour

About the Doctor

Membership

• American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (Fellow)

• American Gastroenterology Association (Fellow)

• European Association for the Study of the Liver

• Swiss Association for the Study of the Liver

• Swiss Society for Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• International Liver Cancer Association (founding member)

Experience

• Since 2021: Certified physician, Clinique de Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland

• 2011–2021: Chief Physician, Clinical Director and Professor of Hepatology, University Center for Medicine and Visceral Surgery, Hôpital de l'Île, Bern, Switzerland

• 2007–2011: Physician in charge, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bern, Switzerland

• 2004–2011: Full professor, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

• 2000–2004: "Venia Docendi" accreditation in internal medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland

• 1997–2000: Head of clinic, Department of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Bern, Switzerland

Publications

• Professor Dufour has held editorial roles with prestigious journals, including Journal of Hepatology, Hepatology (section Highlights), GUT, Liver International, and Clinical Sciences. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications

Education

• 2003: FMH Diploma in Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• 1995–1997: Fellow in Gastroenterology, New England Medical Center, Tufts University Medical School, Boston, USA

• 1993: FMH Diploma in Internal Medicine

• 1990: PhD in Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland

• 1986: Medical degree, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland

• 1984: Diploma in Mathematics, University of Geneva

Expertise

Services

• Autoimmune hepatitis

• Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS)

• Fatty liver

• Biliary atresia / biliary atresia (BA)

• Gallstones

• Haemochromatosis (iron storage disease)

• Hepatic encephalopathy (HE)

• Hepatitis A (HAV)

• Hepatitis B (HBV)

• Hepatitis C (HCV)

• Hepatitis D (HDV)

• Hepatitis E (HEV)

• Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)

• IgG4-associated (sclerosing) cholangitis (IAC or IgG4-SC)

• Liver damage due to drugs

• Liver damage due to industrial toxins

• Liver damage caused by tuber leaf fungi

• Liver damage caused by natural remedies

• Meulengracht's disease

• Wilson's disease

• Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC)

• Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)

• Transplantation (LTX)

• Tumors (HCC/CCC)

• Cirrhosis