Perhaps from Dutch schreef line from Middle Dutch scrÄve from scriven to write from Latin scrÄ«bere ; see skrÄ«bh- in Indo-European roots.
Gastroenterologist or Hepatologist. A doctor who specializes on the liver is a hepatologist. Not to be confused with a herpatologist, who studies snakes. The answer depends on the type of problem. In our area, gastroenterologists treat most liver problems, but sometimes the treatment of hepatitis is done primarily by infectious disease specialists.
Answers From Experts & Organizations (1) SUCCESS! A. Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus. Technically, since hepatitis C is an infectious disease, one might think that an infectious disease specialist (a subspecialty of internal medicine) would be the appropriate medical specialist to see.