Expertscape Ranks Top Doctors and Hospitals in Hemochromatosis

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Jan. 29, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com takes pleasure in recognizing the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of hemochromatosis.

Hemochromatosis is a common genetic disorder in which the body absorbs too much iron from the diet.  Although easily and successfully treatable if recognized early, its vague symptoms often result in a late diagnosis, after iron has overloaded the liver, heart, pancreas, joints, or skin and started to damage them.  For complex or advanced cases, a second opinion from someone with special interest in hemochromatosis may be necessary, as well as testing of blood relatives.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in hemochromatosis, Expertscape.com would like to recognize the following nine (http://www.expertscape.com/leaders/hemochromatosis) for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

World's Leading Experts – Hemochromatosis
1. Dr. Antonello Pietrangelo - University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
2. Dr. Paul Adams - University of Western Ontario
3. Dr. Kris Kowdley - University of Washington
4. Dr. James Barton – Southern Iron Disorders Center (Alabama)
5. Dr. Bruce Bacon – Saint Louis University
6. Dr. Pierre Brissot - Universite de Rennes 1
7. Dr. John Olynyk - Fremantle Hospital & Murdoch/Curtin Universities
8. Dr. Lawrie Powell - QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
9. Dr. Tomas Ganz - UCLA

World's Leading Institutions – Hemochromatosis
1. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia - Italy
2. Universite de Rennes 1 - France
3. UCLA
4. University of Western Ontario
5. University of Western Australia
6. QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute - Australia
7. Saint Louis University - Missouri
8. University of Washington
9. Northwestern University - Chicago

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for hemochromatosis, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of doctors worldwide, visit http://www.expertscape.com/ex/hemochromatosis.

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors and medical institutions across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top doctors within their travel area and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications for a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.