Overview
Background
Prof Holtmann is a Clinical Academic in the field of Gastroenterology & Hepatology and Director of Clinical Innovation. He is also Director of the Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology at the Princess Alexandra Hospital in Queensland and serves on the Board of Directors of the West Moreton Hospital and Health Service and UQ Healthcare. He is a Fellow of Royal Australian Collge of Physicians (RACP, Sydney), the Royal College of Physicians (RCP, London) and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS, Canberra). Besides his Medical Qualifications he also obtained a Master of Business Administration. After completing the clinical training in Medicine and Gastroenterology at the University of Essen in Germany and the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota in the United States, he has gained substantial leadership and managerial experience within the health care setting as Director of large Gastroenterology Departments, CEO and General Manager of a University Hospital and Health Care Facilities and has served on the Board of the University Hospital Essen in Germany. His research is in the field of Neurogastroenterology has resulted in peer reviewed publications in key journal including the NEJM, Lancet, Gastroenterology and Gut. More recently his rersearch focus is on the role of the gut microbiome, mucosal and systemic inflammation and brain-gut interactions.
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2016
Conference Publication
Gut permeability in chronic liver disease correlates with changes in the terminal ileum microbiota
Raj, A. S., Shanahan, E. R., Fletcher, L. M., Tran, C. D., Morrison, M., Holtmann, G. and Macdonald, G. A. (2016). Gut permeability in chronic liver disease correlates with changes in the terminal ileum microbiota. Gastroenterological Society of Australia, Australian Gastroenterology Week, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 10–12 October 2016. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2016
Conference Publication
Increased small intestinal permeability in chronic liver disease is associated with reduced abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in the terminal ileum mucosa
Raj, Ashok S., Shanahan, Erin, Fletcher, Linda M., Tran, Cuong, Bhat, Purnima, Morrison, Mark, Holtmann, Gerald and Macdonald, Graeme A. (2016). Increased small intestinal permeability in chronic liver disease is associated with reduced abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in the terminal ileum mucosa. 67th Annual Meeting of the American-Association-for-the-Study-of-Liver-Diseases (AASLD), Boston, MA, United States, 11-15 November 2016. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons.
2016
Journal Article
Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome
Holtmann, Gerald J., Ford, Alexander C. and Talley, Nicholas J. (2016). Pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome. The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 1 (2), 133-146. doi: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30023-1
2016
Journal Article
Asia-Pacific consensus on the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: an update focusing on refractory reflux disease and Barrett's oesophagus
Fock, Kwong Ming, Talley, Nicholas, Goh, Khean Lee, Sugano, Kentaro, Katelaris, Peter, Holtmann, Gerald, Pandolfino, John E., Sharma, Prateek, Ang, Tiing Leong, Hongo, Michio, Wu, Justin, Chen, Minhu, Choi, Myung-Gyu, Law, Ngai Moh, Sheu, Bor-Shyang, Zhang, Jun, Ho, Khek Yu, Sollano, Jose, Rani, Abdul Aziz, Kositchaiwat, Chomsri and Bhatia, Shobna (2016). Asia-Pacific consensus on the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: an update focusing on refractory reflux disease and Barrett's oesophagus. Gut, 65 (9), 1402-1415. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-311715
2016
Journal Article
Editorial: the burden of chronic liver disease - an ecological method sees the wood for the trees. Authors' reply
von Wulffen, M. and Holtmann, G. (2016). Editorial: the burden of chronic liver disease - an ecological method sees the wood for the trees. Authors' reply. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 44 (5), 532-533. doi: 10.1111/apt.13713
2016
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Letter: investigating the intestinal mucosa-associated microbiota - relevance and potential pitfalls. Authors' reply.
Shanahan, E. R., Zhong, L., Talley, N. J., Morrison, M. and Holtmann, G. (2016). Letter: investigating the intestinal mucosa-associated microbiota - relevance and potential pitfalls. Authors' reply.. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 44 (6), 648-649. doi: 10.1111/apt.13741
2016
Journal Article
Dyspepsia and the microbiome: time to focus on the small intestine
Zhong, Laurie, Shanahan, Erin R., Raj, Ashok, Koloski, Natasha A., Fletcher, Linda, Morrison, Mark, Walker, Marjorie M., Talley, Nicholas J. and Holtmann, Gerald (2016). Dyspepsia and the microbiome: time to focus on the small intestine. Gut, 66 (6), 1168-+. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-312574
2016
Journal Article
Liver-related mortality in countries of the developed world: an ecological study approach to explain the variability
von Wulffen, M., Clark, P. J., Macdonald, G. A., Raj, A. S., Kendall, B. J., Powell, E. E., Jones, M. P. and Holtmann, G. (2016). Liver-related mortality in countries of the developed world: an ecological study approach to explain the variability. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 44 (1), 68-77. doi: 10.1111/apt.13657
2016
Journal Article
Accuracy of polyp localization at colonoscopy
O'Connor, Sam A., Hewett, David G., Watson, Marcus O., Kendall, Bradley J., Hourigan, Luke F. and Holtmann, Gerald (2016). Accuracy of polyp localization at colonoscopy. Endoscopy International Open, 4 (6), E642-E646. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-105864
2016
Journal Article
Characterisation of the gastrointestinal mucosa-associated microbiota: a novel technique to prevent cross-contamination during endoscopic procedures
Shanahan, E., Zhong, L., Talley, N. J., Morrison, M. and Holtmann, G. (2016). Characterisation of the gastrointestinal mucosa-associated microbiota: a novel technique to prevent cross-contamination during endoscopic procedures. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 43 (11), 1186-1196. doi: 10.1111/apt.13622
2016
Conference Publication
Liver-related mortality in countries of the developed world: an ecological study approach to explain the variability
von Wulffen, Moritz T., Clark, Paul, Macdonald, Graeme, Raj, Ashok S., Kendall, Bradley J., Powell, Elizabeth and Holtmann, Gerald (2016). Liver-related mortality in countries of the developed world: an ecological study approach to explain the variability. 57th Annual Meeting and Residents Fellow Conference of the Society-for-Surgery-of-the-Alimentary-Tract (SSAT) / 52nd Annual Meeting on Digestive Disease Week (DDW) / Meeting of the American-Gastroenterological-Association (AGA), San Diego, CA, Untied States, 21-14 May 2016. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(16)33139-0
2016
Conference Publication
Altered Proximal Small-Intestinal Permeability and Bacterial Translocation in Chronic Liver Disease in Relation to Hepatic Fibrosis and Disease Severity
Raj, Ashok S., Holtmann, Gerald, Fletcher, Linda, Vesey, David A., Hickman, Ingrid J., Shanahan, Erin R., Tran, Cuong D. and Macdonald, Graeme (2016). Altered Proximal Small-Intestinal Permeability and Bacterial Translocation in Chronic Liver Disease in Relation to Hepatic Fibrosis and Disease Severity. 57th Annual Meeting and Residents Fellow Conference of the Society-for-Surgery-of-the-Alimentary-Tract (SSAT) / 52nd Annual Meeting on Digestive Disease Week (DDW) / Meeting of the American-Gastroenterological-Association (AGA), San Diego, CA United States, 21-24 May 2016. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(16)33950-6
2016
Conference Publication
Case-control analysis of risk factors for poor bowel preparations in outpatient cohorts
DeBarros, Marguerite, Hourigan, Luke F., Koloski, Natasha A., Rich, Graeme, Whaley, Amanda, Young, Louise, Talley, Nicholas J., Johnson, Belinda and Holtmann, Gerald (2016). Case-control analysis of risk factors for poor bowel preparations in outpatient cohorts. 57th Annual Meeting and Residents Fellow Conference of the Society-for-Surgery-of-the-Alimentary-Tract (SSAT) / 52nd Annual Meeting on Digestive Disease Week (DDW) / Meeting of the American-Gastroenterological-Association (AGA), San Diego, CA, United States, 21-24 May 2016. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(16)31541-4
2016
Conference Publication
Chronic Hepatitis C Is Associated With Dysbiosis of the Small Intestinal Microbiota and Altered Intestinal Permeability
Raj, Ashok S., Shanahan, Erin R., Holtmann, Gerald, Hickman, Ingrid J., Fletcher, Linda, Tran, Cuong D., Morrison, Mark and Macdonald, Graeme (2016). Chronic Hepatitis C Is Associated With Dysbiosis of the Small Intestinal Microbiota and Altered Intestinal Permeability. Digestive Disease Week (DDW), San Diego, CA United States, 20-24 May 2016. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/S0016-5085(16)30815-0
2016
Conference Publication
A kiwifruit preparation (Zyactinase (R)) improves symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome
Holtmann, G., Homburg, J., Talley, N. J., Nandurkar, S., Shah, A. and Gibson, P. R. (2016). A kiwifruit preparation (Zyactinase (R)) improves symptoms in irritable bowel syndrome. Australian Gastroenterology Week 2016, Adelaide, South Australia, 10-12 October 2016. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2016
Conference Publication
Chronic Hepatitis C Is Associated with Dysbiosis of the Small Intestinal Microbiota and Altered Intestinal Permeability
Raj, A. S., Shanahan, E., Holtmann, G., Hickman, I., Fletcher, L., Tran, C., Morrison, M. and Macdonald, G. (2016). Chronic Hepatitis C Is Associated with Dysbiosis of the Small Intestinal Microbiota and Altered Intestinal Permeability. EASL International Liver Congress, Barcelona, Spain, Apr 13-17, 2016. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier BV. doi: 10.1016/S0168-8278(16)00660-7
2015
Journal Article
Functional dyspepsia
Holtmann, Gerald and Talley, Nicholas J. (2015). Functional dyspepsia. Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, 31 (6), 492-498. doi: 10.1097/MOG.0000000000000219
2015
Conference Publication
Standardized oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx assessment during elective oesophagogastroduodenosocopy - interim results of a prospective multicentre feasibility trial
Huelsen, A., Pandey, R., Rich, G. G., St John, A. T., Vokes, D., Jafer, A., Khan, M. I., Hourigan, L. F., Holtmann, G. and Walmsley, R. S. (2015). Standardized oropharynx, hypopharynx and larynx assessment during elective oesophagogastroduodenosocopy - interim results of a prospective multicentre feasibility trial. World Congress of Gastroenterology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28 September-2 October 2015. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.
2015
Conference Publication
What keeps gastroenterologists in the public sector busy? A prospective one month snapshot audit
Kheir, A., Koloski, N., Holtmann, G., Walker, M., Veysey, M. and Talley, N. (2015). What keeps gastroenterologists in the public sector busy? A prospective one month snapshot audit. GESA-AGW and WGO International Congress, Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australian Gastroenterology Week | World Congress of Gastroenterology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28 September-2 October 2015. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
2015
Conference Publication
The duodenal mucosal microbiota following bowel preparation
Shanahan, E. R., Raj, A., Macdonald, G., Morrison, M. and Holtmann, G. (2015). The duodenal mucosal microbiota following bowel preparation. GESA-AGW and WGO International Congress, Gastroenterological Society of Australia Australian Gastroenterology Week, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 28 September-2 October 2015. Hoboken, NJ, United States: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Supervision history
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Doctor Philosophy
Reimagining Health Equity and Access in Colorectal Cancer Screening. A population perspective.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah
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Doctor Philosophy
Equitability and Accessibility of Faecal Occult Blood Test Based Colorectal Cancer Screening for Disadvantaged Communities.
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Reimagining Health Equity and Access in Colorectal Cancer Screening. A population perspective
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah
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Doctor Philosophy
IBD and mental health tools: a holistic approach to discovery and appropriate tool.
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah
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Doctor Philosophy
Effects the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcome and management of highly prevalent gastrointestinal conditions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah
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Doctor Philosophy
Effects the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcome and management of highly prevalent gastrointestinal conditions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah
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Doctor Philosophy
Exercise training on people with severe chronic, clinically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms: A randomised, controlled trial.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeff Coombes
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of the gut microbiome in alcohol related liver disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Paul Clark
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Doctor Philosophy
Study of TOfacitinib for the treatment of chronic Pouchitis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jakob Begun
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Doctor Philosophy
Study of TOfacitinib for the treatment of chronic Pouchitis
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jakob Begun
Completed supervision
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of the Human Duodenal Microbiome in Health and Disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graeme Macdonald
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms of action of the duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graeme Macdonald
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Structure-function relationships of the mucosa-associated microbiota in Crohn's disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Jakob Begun, Professor Mark Morrison
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Genomic- and culture-enabled analyses of host-associated methanogenic archaea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Mark Morrison
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Multi-omics data offer systemic insights into autism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray, Honorary Professor Jake Gratten
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Doctor Philosophy
The role of small intestinal permeability and gut microbiota in chronic liver disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Graeme Macdonald
Media
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- colon cancer screening
- Gastroenterology
- Gut Health
- Microbiome
- Neurogastroenterology
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