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

Dynamics of liver stiffness in chronic hepatitis B patients with concurrent metabolic-associated fatty liver disease

Con, Danny; Clayton-Chubb, Daniel; Lubel, John; Sawhney, Rohit; Bloom, Stephen

(2021), J HEPATOL, 75(1), 236-238

DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.02.013

Delivery of Acetate to the Peripheral Blood after Consumption of Foods High in Short-Chain Fatty Acids

Gill, Paul A.; Bogatyrev, Alexander; van Zelm, Menno C.; Gibson, Peter R.; Muir, Jane G.

(2021), MOL NUTR FOOD RES, 65(4), 2000953

DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202000953

Australian recommendations for the management of hepatocellular carcinoma

Lubel, John S.; Roberts, Stuart K.; Strasser, Simone I.; Shackel, Nick

(2021), MED J AUSTRALIA, 215(7), 334-334e1

DOI: 10.5694/mja2.51252

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