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

Review article: Mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of exclusive enteral nutrition in Crohn's disease

Melton, Sarah Louise; Taylor, Kirstin; Gibson, Peter Raymond; Halmos, Emma Phoebe

(2023), Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 57(9), 932-947

DOI: 10.1111/apt.17451

Current understanding and future perspectives on the impact of changing NAFLD to MAFLD on global epidemiology and clinical outcomes

Vaz, Karl Polibio; Clayton-Chubb, Daniel Ian; Majeed, Ammar; Lubel, John; Simmons, David Sean; Kemp, William Wilson; Roberts, Stuart

(2023), Hepatology International, 17, 1082–1097

DOI: 10.1007/s12072-023-10568-z

Letter: diet-responsive or just diet-adherent in eosinophilic oesophagitis. Where is the dietitian? 

Fitzpatrick JA, Halmos EP

(2023), Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 57(4), 443-4

DOI: 10.1111/apt.17312.

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