# University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff

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## TL;DR

Cardiff's liver surgery service, listed by AMMF as a UK centre with cholangiocarcinoma expertise; oncology at Velindre.

## Summary

The University Hospital of Wales (Cardiff and Vale University Health Board) provides liver surgery and is on AMMF's list of UK centres with cholangiocarcinoma expertise. Non-surgical cancer treatment for the region is delivered by Velindre Cancer Centre.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-09-24
- Also known as: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board; UHW
- Tags: hpb; nhs; uk
- City: Cardiff, GB
- Type: hospital
- Website: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/

## Sources

- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board: https://cavuhb.nhs.wales/
- AMMF centres list: https://ammf.org.uk/second-opinions-and-liver-disease-centres/

## Connected records

- cancers: [Biliary tract cancer (all types)](https://onco.cc/cancers/biliary-tract-cancer/), [Biliary tract cancer (cholangiocarcinoma)](https://onco.cc/cancers/cholangiocarcinoma/), [Gallbladder cancer](https://onco.cc/cancers/gallbladder/), [Hepatocellular carcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/hcc/), [Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma](https://onco.cc/cancers/pancreatic/)
- fronts: [Surgery & Interventional](https://onco.cc/fronts/surgery/)
- terms: [Hepatectomy (liver resection)](https://onco.cc/terms/hepatectomy/)
- institutions: [AMMF, the Cholangiocarcinoma Charity](https://onco.cc/institutions/ammf/), [Velindre Cancer Centre](https://onco.cc/institutions/velindre-cardiff/)
- collections: [UK specialist HPB cancer centres](https://onco.cc/collections/uk-hpb-specialist-centres/)

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