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

Management of hepatitis D in general practice

Cosentino, Carmela B.; Clayton-Chubb, Daniel Ian; Lubel, John

(2023), Australian Journal of General Practice, 52(8), 536-539

DOI: 10.31128/AJGP-08-22-6516

Hepatitis B Virus Flares After Nucleot(s)ide Analogue Cessation Are Associated With Activation of Toll-Like Receptor Signaling Pathways

Hall, Sam; Burns, Gareth S.; Mooney, Benjamin J.; Millen, Rosemary Magdalena; Morris, Rachel K.; Vogrin, Sara; Sundararajan, Vijaya; Ratnam, Dilipkumar Thomas; Levy, Miriam T.; Lubel, John; Nicoll, Amanda; Strasser, Simone Irene; Sievert, William; Desmond

(2023), Journal of Infectious Diseases, 227(1), 123-132

DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiac375

Lessons from an audit of exclusive enteral nutrition in adult inpatients and outpatients with active Crohn's disease

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

(2023), Frontline Gastroenterology, 14(1),

DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2022-102173

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