Susan V. Mclennan is a Hepatologist based in Sydney, NSW 2050. She looks after people who have health problems linked to the liver. That can include ongoing liver inflammation and damage, and it can also be tied in with other issues like obesity and type 2 diabetes.
In many cases, her work involves conditions such as cirrhosis and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Some patients also have non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), where fat build-up has started to affect the liver more seriously. She also treats liver cancer, and people with rarer liver conditions like Wilson disease.
Because health doesn’t always sit in one box, she also supports patients who have other related problems. For example, type 2 diabetes can link to liver issues, and at times it can come along with diabetic nephropathy. Obesity can also play a part in how these conditions develop and how they change over time.
Susan can be involved in tissue biopsy care as well. A liver biopsy is sometimes used when doctors need a clearer picture of what is happening in the liver, especially when symptoms, scans, or blood tests don’t tell the full story. In some situations, necrosis (tissue damage) may be part of the picture, and that can change how treatment decisions are made.
Her experience is focused on caring for people with liver disease across a range of stages. She works with patients and their families in a practical way, helping them understand what is going on and what the next steps could be. Over time, that might mean careful monitoring, ongoing management, and staying on top of changes that can happen with chronic liver conditions.
Training and education details aren’t listed here, but Susan’s role as a hepatologist covers the liver-focused side of care. Research and clinical trial work also isn’t listed on this page. If clinical trials are relevant for someone’s situation, that would be something her team could talk through based on the person’s needs and local options.