Gastroenterology research

The four main areas of research for the Gastroenterology department are hepatology, endoscopy, inflammatory bowel disease and translational nutritional science.

Hepatology research spans the clinical management of viral hepatitis (particularly type C), epidemiology, hepatocellular cancer therapy, non-invasive staging and prognostic markers of liver disease, and management of portal hypertension.

Endoscopy focuses on improving the safety and quality of colonoscopic practice and of polypectomy, and colorectal neoplasia in cystic fibrosis.

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) research includes studies on optimising thiopurine therapy (with a focus on the use of allopurinol to improve efficacy and counteract side effects), the clinical utility of measurement of anti-TNF drug levels, and intestinal ultrasound.

The Translational Nutritional Science Group studies diet as a therapy in chronic intestinal disorders, including implementation of new approaches in the community.

Postgraduate students

14 PhD students
1 MD student

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Publications

Toward transmural healing: Sonographic healing is associated with improved long-term outcomes in patients with Crohn's disease

Vaughan, Rose; Tjandra, Douglas; Patwardhan, Ashwin; Mingos, Nicholas; Gibson, Robert; Boussioutas, Alex; Ardalan, Zaid; Al-Ani, Aysha; Gibson, Peter R; Christensen, Britt

(2022), ALIMENT PHARM THER, 56(1), 84-94

DOI: 10.1111/apt.16892

Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Evans, Subhadra; Olive, Lisa; Dober, Madeleine; Knowles, Simon; Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew; Eric, O; Gibson, Peter; Raven, Leanne; Gearry, Richard; McCombie, Andrew; Van Niekerk, Leesa; Chesterman, Susan; Romano, Daniel; Mikocka-Walus, Antonina

(2022), BMJ OPEN, 12(6), e060272

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060272

Early sonographic response to a new medical therapy is associated with future treatment response or failure in patients with inflammatory bowel disease

Smith, Rebecca L; Taylor, Kirstin M; Friedman, Antony B; Gibson, David J; Con, Danny; Gibson, Peter R

(2022), EUR J GASTROEN HEPAT, 34(6), 613-621

DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000002367

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