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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
Liver disease prevalence and severity in people with serious mental illness
Braude, Michael Rudi; Con, Danny; Lubel, John; Bidwai, Abhijit; Nguyen, Hoang Thy; Sharmamiglani, Shipra; Clarke, David; Dev, Anouk; Sievert, William
(2021), HEPATOL INT, 15(3), 812-820
Effect of point-of-care gastrointestinal ultrasound on decision-making and management in inflammatory bowel disease
Friedman, Antony B.; Asthana, Anil; Knowles, Simon R.; Robbins, Aphra; Gibson, Peter R.
(2021), ALIMENT PHARM THER, 54(5), 652-666
DOI: 10.1111/apt.16452
Critical peptic ulcer bleeding requiring massive blood transfusion
Ket, Shara N.; Sparrow, Rosemary L.; McQuilten, Zoe K.; Gibson, Peter R.; Brown, Gregor J.; Wood, Erica M.
(2021), INTERN MED J, 51(12), 2042-2050
DOI: 10.1111/imj.15009