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

Our partners

Monash University

Publications

Histologic Healing Is More Strongly Associated with Clinical Outcomes in Ileal Crohn's Disease than Endoscopic Healing

Christensen, Britt; Erlich, Jonathan; Gibson, Peter R.; Turner, Jerrold R.; Hart, John; Rubin, David T.

(2020), CLIN GASTROENTEROL H, 18(11), 2518-2525.e1

DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.11.056

Randomised clinical trial: transabdominal interferential electrical stimulation vs sham stimulation in women with functional constipation

Moore, Judith S.; Gibson, Peter R.; Burgell, Rebecca E.

(2020), ALIMENT PHARM THER, 51(8), 760-769.

DOI: 10.1111/apt.15642

Letter: intestinal inflammation, COVID-19 and gastrointestinal ACE2-exploring RAS inhibitors

Garg, Mayur; Royce, Simon G.; Lubel, John S.

(2020), ALIMENT PHARM THER, 52(3), 569-570

DOI: 10.1111/apt.15814

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