Handbook of Hepatitis C (PDF)

Nicolas Goossens, MD, MSc, is resident in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. He is currently research fellow at the Division of Liver Diseases under the guidance of Professor Scott Friedman and Professor Yujin Hoshida at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, US. Dr Goossens earned his medical degree in 2005 from Geneva University. After training in Geneva and at the Liver Unit at the King's College Hospital in London, UK, he was board certified by the Swiss Medical Federation in Gastroenterology and then Hepatology in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Dr Goossens earned his MSc in Clinical Evidence Based Health Care from Oxford University, UK. During his current research fellowship in New York, Dr Goossens has focused on the genomic aspects of liver diseases, in particular metabolic liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and chronic hepatitis C. Dr Goossens has authored and co-authored more than 20 peer-reviewed manuscriptsand reviews in the field of hepatology and gastrointestinal disease.
Sophie Clément, MD, PhD, currently works at the Division of Clinical Pathology of the Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. In 2005, she joined the Viropathology Unit, headed by Professor Francesco Negro, in the capacity of senior scientist in charge of supervising the different research projects of the laboratory. Dr Clément obtained her PhD degree in Human Sciences from the University Claude Bernard in Lyon, France in 1995. After 2 years of postdoctoral training at Northwestern University of Chicago, US, she joined the laboratory directed by Professor Giulio Gabbiani at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, mainly focusing her interest on myofibroblast differentiation and fibrosis. Since she joined the laboratory of Professor Negro, she has mainly been involved in projects focusing on the metabolic disorders associated with hepatitis C virus infection, and more

“The purpose is to address the natural history and pathophysiology of HCV as well as the diagnosis and management of patients with this disease. The book is successful in meeting these worthy objectives. … The information is relevant and informative for both new GI fellows and established practitioners. The book also would be useful for internists, residents, and fellows. … This is a useful book for both a detailed read and a quick reference on hepatitis C.” (Nicole E. Pisapia, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2016)