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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.
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14 PhD students
1 MD student
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Publications
Effect of Gluten Ingestion and FODMAP Restriction on Intestinal Epithelial Integrity in Patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Self-Reported Non-Coeliac Gluten Sensitivity
Ajamian, Mary; Rosella, Gennaro; Newnham, Evan D.; Biesiekierski, Jessica R.; Muir, Jane G.; Gibson, Peter R.
(2021), MOL NUTR FOOD RES, 65(5), 1901275
A single educational intervention improves pregnancy-related knowledge and emotional health among women with IBD who are pregnant or wish to conceive
Flanagan, Emma; Wright, Emily K.; Sparrow, Miles P.; Moore, Gregory T.; Connell, William R.; De Cruz, Peter; Christensen, Britt; Shelton, Edward; Kamm, Michael A.; Ward, Mark G.; Dowling, Damian; Brown, Steven; Kashkooli, Soleiman; Thompson, Alexander J.;
(2021), INFLAMM BOWEL DIS, 27(12), 1909-1918
DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab021
Management, outcomes and survival of an Australian IgG4-SC cohort
Kemp, William; Majeed, Ammar; Mitchell, Joanne; Majumdar, Avik; Tse, Edmund; Skoien, Richard; Croagh, Daniel; Dev, Anouk; Gao, Hugh; Weltman, Martin; Craig, Philip; Stuart, Katherine; Cheng, Wendy; Edmunds, Simon; Lee, Eric; Sood, Siddharth; Metz, Andrew;
(2021), LIVER INT, 41(12), 2934-2943
DOI: 10.1111/liv.15036