Professor Gerald Holtmann
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Gerald Holtmann

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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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539 works between 1986 and 2025
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2008

Journal Article

Selective Role for TRPV4 Ion Channels in Visceral Sensory Pathways

Brierley, Stuart M., Page, Amanda J., Hughes, Patrick A., Adam, Birgit, Liebregts, Tobias, Cooper, Nicole J., Holtmann, Gerald, Liedtke, Wolfgang and Blackshaw, L. Ashley (2008). Selective Role for TRPV4 Ion Channels in Visceral Sensory Pathways. Gastroenterology, 134 (7), 2059-2069. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2008.01.074

Selective Role for TRPV4 Ion Channels in Visceral Sensory Pathways

2008

Journal Article

Asia-Pacific consensus on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Update (Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22, (8-22) DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05249.x)

Fock, Kwong Ming, Talley, Nicholas J., Fass, Ronnie, Goh, Khean Lee, Katelaris, Peter, Hunt, Richard, Hongo, Michio, Ang, Tiing Leong, Holtmann, Gerald, Nandurkar, Sanjay, Lin, San Ren, Wong, Benjamin C.Y., Chan, Francis K.L., Rani, Abdul Aziz, Bak, Young-Tae, Sollano, Jose, Ho, Lawrence K.Y. and Manatsathit, Sathoporn (2008). Asia-Pacific consensus on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Update (Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22, (8-22) DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05249.x). Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia), 23 (3). doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05377.x

Asia-Pacific consensus on the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease: Update (Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 22, (8-22) DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05249.x)

2007

Journal Article

Increased visceral sensitivity to capsaicin after DSS-induced colitis in mice: Spinal cord c-Fos expression and behavior

Eijkelkamp, Niels, Kavelaars, Annemieke, Elsenbruch, Sigrid, Schedlowski, Manfred, Holtmann, Gerald and Heijnen, Cobi J. (2007). Increased visceral sensitivity to capsaicin after DSS-induced colitis in mice: Spinal cord c-Fos expression and behavior. American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 293 (4). doi: 10.1152/ajpgi.00114.2007

Increased visceral sensitivity to capsaicin after DSS-induced colitis in mice: Spinal cord c-Fos expression and behavior

2007

Journal Article

"It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": A qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease

Mikocka-Walus, Antonina A., Turnbull, Deborah A., Moulding, Nicole T., Wilson, Ian G., Andrews, Jane M. and Holtmann, Gerald J. (2007). "It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": A qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease. BMC Gastroenterology, 7 38. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-7-38

"It doesn't do any harm, but patients feel better": A qualitative exploratory study on gastroenterologists' perspectives on the role of antidepressants in inflammatory bowel disease

2007

Conference Publication

GERD: How to have a better day

Holtmann, Gerald (2007). GERD: How to have a better day. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3180437dc9

GERD: How to have a better day

2007

Journal Article

On-demand treatment of acute heartburn with the antacid hydrotalcite compared with famotidine and placebo: Randomized double-blind cross-over study

Holtmeier, Wolfgang, Holtmann, Gerald, Caspary, Wolfgang F. and Weingärtner, Ulrike (2007). On-demand treatment of acute heartburn with the antacid hydrotalcite compared with famotidine and placebo: Randomized double-blind cross-over study. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 41 (6), 564-570. doi: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e31802e7efb

On-demand treatment of acute heartburn with the antacid hydrotalcite compared with famotidine and placebo: Randomized double-blind cross-over study

2007

Journal Article

A genetic association study of 5-HTT LPR and GNβ3 C825T polymorphisms with irritable bowel syndrome

Saito, Y. A., Locke III, G. R., Zimmerman, J. M., Holtmann, G., Slusser, J. P., De Andrade, M., Petersen, G. M. and Talley, N. J. (2007). A genetic association study of 5-HTT LPR and GNβ3 C825T polymorphisms with irritable bowel syndrome. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 19 (6), 465-470. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2982.2007.00905.x

A genetic association study of 5-HTT LPR and GNβ3 C825T polymorphisms with irritable bowel syndrome

2007

Journal Article

Effects of Iberogast® on proximal gastric volume, antropyloroduodenal motility and gastric emptying in healthy men

Pilichiewicz, Amelia N., Horowitz, Michael, Russo, Antonietta, Maddox, Anne F., Jones, Karen L., Schemann, Michael, Holtmann, Gerald and Feinle-Bisset, Christine (2007). Effects of Iberogast® on proximal gastric volume, antropyloroduodenal motility and gastric emptying in healthy men. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 102 (6), 1276-1283. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01142.x

Effects of Iberogast® on proximal gastric volume, antropyloroduodenal motility and gastric emptying in healthy men

2007

Journal Article

Neuroendocrine and blood pressure responses to rectal distensions in individuals with high and low visceral pain sensitivity

Elsenbruch, S., Haag, S., Lucas, A., Riemenschneider, N., Pietsch, A., Gerken, G., Heijnen, C. J., Schedlowski, M. and Holtmann, G. (2007). Neuroendocrine and blood pressure responses to rectal distensions in individuals with high and low visceral pain sensitivity. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 32 (5), 580-585. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2007.03.010

Neuroendocrine and blood pressure responses to rectal distensions in individuals with high and low visceral pain sensitivity

2007

Journal Article

Is there a benefit from intensified medical and psychological interventions in patients with functional dyspepsia not responding to conventional therapy?

Haag, S., Senf, W., Tagay, S., Langkafel, M., Braun-Lang, U., Pietsch, A., Heuft, G., Talley, N. J. and Holtmann, G. (2007). Is there a benefit from intensified medical and psychological interventions in patients with functional dyspepsia not responding to conventional therapy?. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 25 (8), 973-986. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2007.03277.x

Is there a benefit from intensified medical and psychological interventions in patients with functional dyspepsia not responding to conventional therapy?

2007

Journal Article

GERD evaluation: Time for a new paradigm?

Modlin, Irvin M., Malfertheiner, Peter, Hunt, Richard H., Armstrong, David, Holtmann, Gerald, Quigley, Eamon M. and Spechler, Stuart J. (2007). GERD evaluation: Time for a new paradigm?. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, 41 (3), 237-241. doi: 10.1097/01.mcg.0000225693.69745.49

GERD evaluation: Time for a new paradigm?

2007

Journal Article

Controversies surrounding the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease patients: A literature review

Mikocka-Walus, Antonina A., Turnbull, Deborah A., Moulding, Nicole T., Wilson, Ian G., Andrews, Jane M. and Holtmann, Gerald J. (2007). Controversies surrounding the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease patients: A literature review. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 13 (2), 225-234. doi: 10.1002/ibd.20062

Controversies surrounding the comorbidity of depression and anxiety in inflammatory bowel disease patients: A literature review

2007

Journal Article

Mechanisms of Disease: Genetics of functional gastrointestinal disorders - Searching the genes that matter

Adam, Birgit, Liebregts, Tobias and Holtmann, Gerald (2007). Mechanisms of Disease: Genetics of functional gastrointestinal disorders - Searching the genes that matter. Nature Clinical Practice Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 4 (2), 102-110. doi: 10.1038/ncpgasthep0717

Mechanisms of Disease: Genetics of functional gastrointestinal disorders - Searching the genes that matter

2007

Journal Article

Psychological stress and the severity of post-inflammatory visceral hyperalgesia

Liebregts, Tobias, Adam, Birgit, Bertel, Anton, Lackner, Carolin, Neumann, Jens, Talley, Nicholas J., Gerken, Guido and Holtmann, Gerald (2007). Psychological stress and the severity of post-inflammatory visceral hyperalgesia. European Journal of Pain, 11 (2), 216-222. doi: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.02.007

Psychological stress and the severity of post-inflammatory visceral hyperalgesia

2007

Journal Article

Ablation of connexin43 in smooth muscle cells of the mouse intestine: Functional insights into physiology and morphology

Döring, Britta, Pfitzer, Gabriele, Adam, Birgit, Liebregts, Tobias, Eckardt, Dominik, Holtmann, Gerald, Hofmann, Franz, Feil, Susanne, Feil, Robert and Willecke, Klaus (2007). Ablation of connexin43 in smooth muscle cells of the mouse intestine: Functional insights into physiology and morphology. Cell and Tissue Research, 327 (2), 333-342. doi: 10.1007/s00441-006-0281-6

Ablation of connexin43 in smooth muscle cells of the mouse intestine: Functional insights into physiology and morphology

2007

Journal Article

Disturbed in vitro adrenergic modulation of cytokine production in inflammatory bowel diseases in remission

Lucas, A., Cobelens, P. M., Kavelaars, A., Heijnen, C. J., Holtmann, G., Haag, S., Gerken, G., Langhorst, J., Dobos, G. J., Schedlowski, M. and Elsenbruch, S. (2007). Disturbed in vitro adrenergic modulation of cytokine production in inflammatory bowel diseases in remission. Journal of Neuroimmunology, 182 (1-2), 195-203. doi: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2006.09.011

Disturbed in vitro adrenergic modulation of cytokine production in inflammatory bowel diseases in remission

2007

Journal Article

Immune Activation in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Liebregts, Tobias, Adam, Birgit, Bredack, Christoph, Röth, Alexander, Heinzel, Susanne, Lester, Sue, Downie-Doyle, Sarah, Smith, Eric, Drew, Paul, Talley, Nicholas J. and Holtmann, Gerald (2007). Immune Activation in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Gastroenterology, 132 (3), 913-920. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2007.01.046

Immune Activation in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

2006

Journal Article

Phytotherapy for functional dyspepsia: A review of the clinical evidence for the herbal preparation STW 5

Rösch, W., Liebregts, T., Gundermann, K. J., Vinson, B. and Holtmann, G. (2006). Phytotherapy for functional dyspepsia: A review of the clinical evidence for the herbal preparation STW 5. Phytomedicine, 13 (SUPPL. 1), 114-121. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.03.022

Phytotherapy for functional dyspepsia: A review of the clinical evidence for the herbal preparation STW 5

2006

Journal Article

Functional gastrointestinal disorders Funktionelle magen-darm-erkrankungen

Adam, B., Liebregts, T., Bertram, S. and Holtmann, Gerald (2006). Functional gastrointestinal disorders Funktionelle magen-darm-erkrankungen. Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift, 131 (45), 2531-2540. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-955046

Functional gastrointestinal disorders Funktionelle magen-darm-erkrankungen

2006

Journal Article

Public speaking stress-induced neuroendocrine responses and circulating immune cell redistribution in irritable bowel syndrome

Elsenbruch, Sigrid, Lucas, Ayscha, Holtmann, Gerald, Haag, Sebastian, Gerken, Guido, Riemenschneider, Natalie, Langhorst, Jost, Kavelaars, Annemieke, Heijnen, Cobi J. and Schedlowski, Manfred (2006). Public speaking stress-induced neuroendocrine responses and circulating immune cell redistribution in irritable bowel syndrome. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 101 (10), 2300-2307. doi: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2006.00837.x

Public speaking stress-induced neuroendocrine responses and circulating immune cell redistribution in irritable bowel syndrome

Current funding

  • 2022 - 2026
    ARC Training Centre for Behavioural Insights for Technology Adoption (BITA) (ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre Administered by QUT)
    Queensland University of Technology
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2025
    A practice change for patients with severe chronic, clinically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms: A randomised, controlled intervention to assess efficacy and cost-effectiveness
    NHMRC IDEAS Grants
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2020 - 2024
    Modulation of the Gastrointestinal Microbiome with probiotics and subsequent Methane production as a novel approach to treat constipation: A Proof of Principle Study (TRI Sport Grant led by PAH)
    Metro South Hospital and Health Service
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Targeting the gut microbiome as a treatment for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis: The Queensland Clinical Network Study
    NHMRC MRFF - Rare Cancers, Rare Diseases and Unmet Need
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2024
    Centre for Research Excellence in Digestive Health (NHMRC CRE administered by University of Newcastle)
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant
  • 2016
    Establishing a gnotobiotic germ-free mouse facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2016
    The Australian human microbiota project-microbe isolation facility
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2018
    Pathophysiology of functional dyspepsia: Integration of upper gut function, inflammation and a systems biology approach.
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2017
    Functional dyspepsia: Characterisation of the immunopathology and testing a novel therapeutic strategy (NHMRC Project Grant administered by the University of Newcastle)
    University of Newcastle
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Gerald Holtmann is:
Available for supervision

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Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    IBD and mental health tools: a holistic approach to discovery and appropriate tool.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effects the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcome and management of highly prevalent gastrointestinal conditions

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Reimagining Health Equity and Access in Colorectal Cancer Screening. A population perspective.

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah

  • Doctor Philosophy

    The role of the gut microbiome in alcohol related liver disease

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Dr Paul Clark

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Study of TOfacitinib for the treatment of chronic Pouchitis

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Jakob Begun

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Exercise training on people with severe chronic, clinically unexplained gastrointestinal symptoms: A randomised, controlled trial.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jeff Coombes

Completed supervision

Enquiries

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  • colon cancer screening
  • Gastroenterology
  • Gut Health
  • Microbiome
  • Neurogastroenterology

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