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.
Many other physicians also participate in caring for patients in the Liver Transplant Clinic, including doctors who specialize in the imaging of the liver (radiologists), doctors who specialize in the treatment of infections (infectious diseases physicians), doctors who administer sedatives and anesthetics during the liver operation and take care of patients in the intensive care unit immediately following liver transplantation (anesthesiologists), and a thoracic disease specialist who has ...