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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Works
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2024
Journal Article
Double‐blind, randomized, 8‐week multicenter study of the efficacy and safety of STW 5‐IIversus placebo in functional dyspepsia
Vinson, Bettina, Fink, Careen, Wargenau, Manfred, Talley, Nicholas J and Holtmann, Gerald (2024). Double‐blind, randomized, 8‐week multicenter study of the efficacy and safety of STW 5‐IIversus placebo in functional dyspepsia. JGH Open, 8 (5) e13054, 1-9. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.13054
2024
Conference Publication
A Multifaceted Ecological Approach To Explore Links Between Environmental Factors And The Epidemiology Of Disorders Of Gut-brain Interaction
Fairlie, Thomas, Shah, Ayesha, Koloski, Natasha A., Moy, Naomi, Wong, Reuben K., Fang, Xiucai, Ghoshal, Uday C., Kashyap, Purna, Mulak, Agata, Lee, Yeong Yeh, Sperber, Ami D., Jones, Michael P. and Holtmann, Gerald J. (2024). A Multifaceted Ecological Approach To Explore Links Between Environmental Factors And The Epidemiology Of Disorders Of Gut-brain Interaction. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, Chicago, IL United States, 18-21 May 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)03274-8
2024
Conference Publication
Exercise Training Improves Gastrointestinal Symptoms In People With A Disorder Of The Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI): Systemic Review And Meta-analysis
Bell, Katherine, Ferstera, Naomi, Durney, Jacinta, Nicol, Jennifer, Holtmann, Gerald and Coombes, Jeff (2024). Exercise Training Improves Gastrointestinal Symptoms In People With A Disorder Of The Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI): Systemic Review And Meta-analysis. Research to Practice 2024, Sydney, NSW Australia, 2-4 May 2024. Clinical Exercise Physiology Association. doi: 10.31189/2165-7629-13-s2.491
2024
Conference Publication
TOFACITINIB DEMONSTRATES PRELIMINARY EFFICACY IN INDUCTION OF REMISSION IN CHRONIC POUCHITIS
Khoo, Emi, Amiss, Anna, Ding, Nik S., Bryant, Robert V., Mohsen, Waled, Connor, Susan J., Leong, Rupert, Croft, Anthony, Lynch, Kate D., Sparrow, Miles, De Cruz, Peter, An, Yoon-Kyo, Holtmann, Gerald J. and Begun, Jakob (2024). TOFACITINIB DEMONSTRATES PRELIMINARY EFFICACY IN INDUCTION OF REMISSION IN CHRONIC POUCHITIS. Digestive Disease Week (DDW), Washington Dc, May 18-21, 2024. PHILADELPHIA: W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC.
2024
Conference Publication
A Minority With Childhood Disorders Of Gut-brain Interactions Continue In Adulthood, But Mood Disorders Increase The Odds Of Childhood Gastrointestinal Symptoms Persisting Into Adulthood
Jones, Michael P., Koloski, Natasha A., Walker, Marjorie M., Holtmann, Gerald J., Shah, Ayesha, Eslick, Guy D. and Talley, Nicholas J. (2024). A Minority With Childhood Disorders Of Gut-brain Interactions Continue In Adulthood, But Mood Disorders Increase The Odds Of Childhood Gastrointestinal Symptoms Persisting Into Adulthood. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, Chicago, IL United States, 18-21 May 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)01049-7
2024
Conference Publication
A Novel Isolate Of Streptococcus Salivarius, AGIRA0003, Disrupts Tight Junctions Ex Vivo In Functional Dyspepsia
Burns, Grace L., Wark, Jasmine A., Hoedt, Emily C., Minahan, Kyra, Sherwin, Simonne, Bruce, Jessica K., Lim, Yenkai, Teh, Jing Jie, Jamaluddin, M. Fairuz, Soh, Wai Sinn, Caban, Shandelle, Almazi, Juhura, Woldu, Ameha S., Dun, Matthew D., Potter, Michael D., Shanahan, Erin R., Holtmann, Gerald J., Walker, Marjorie M., Morrison, Mark, Talley, Nicholas J. and Keely, Simon (2024). A Novel Isolate Of Streptococcus Salivarius, AGIRA0003, Disrupts Tight Junctions Ex Vivo In Functional Dyspepsia. Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2024, Chicago, IL United States, 18-21 May 2024. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/s0016-5085(24)02260-1
2024
Journal Article
A Minority of Childhood Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Persist Into Adulthood: A Risk-Factor Analysis
Jones, Michael P., Koloski, Natasha A., Walker, Marjorie M., Holtmann, Gerald J., Shah, Ayesha, Eslick, Guy D. and Talley, Nicholas J. (2024). A Minority of Childhood Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction Persist Into Adulthood: A Risk-Factor Analysis. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 119 (9), 1894-1900. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002751
2024
Journal Article
What impact has the Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health made in the field of gastrointestinal health in Australia and internationally? Study protocol for impact evaluation using the FAIT framework
Koloski, Natasha, Duncanson, Kerith, Ramanathan, Shanthi Ann, Rao, Melanie, Holtmann, Gerald and Talley, Nicholas J (2024). What impact has the Centre of Research Excellence in Digestive Health made in the field of gastrointestinal health in Australia and internationally? Study protocol for impact evaluation using the FAIT framework. BMJ Open, 14 (3) e076839, 1-8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-076839
2024
Journal Article
Healthcare utilization patterns: irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and gastroesophageal reflux disease
Koloski, Natasha, Shah, Ayesha, Kaan, Iain, Ben Jacob, Ronen, Talley, Nicholas J., Jones, Michael P. and Holtmann, Gerald (2024). Healthcare utilization patterns: irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel disease, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 69 (5), 1626-1635. doi: 10.1007/s10620-024-08297-w
2024
Journal Article
Cost-effectiveness of taurolidine-citrate in a cohort of patients with intestinal failure receiving home parenteral nutrition
Williams, Thomas J., Moy, Naomi, Kaazan, Patricia, Callaghan, Gavin, Holtmann, Gerald and Martin, Neal (2024). Cost-effectiveness of taurolidine-citrate in a cohort of patients with intestinal failure receiving home parenteral nutrition. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 48 (2), 165-173. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2589
2024
Journal Article
Efficacy and Safety of STW 5-II for Functional Dyspepsia Treatment: A Patient Data-Based Meta-Analysis
Andresen, Viola, Shah, Ayesha, Fink, Careen, Rabini, Sabine, Wargenau, Manfred and Holtmann, Gerald (2024). Efficacy and Safety of STW 5-II for Functional Dyspepsia Treatment: A Patient Data-Based Meta-Analysis. Digestion, 105 (3), 166-174. doi: 10.1159/000535672
2024
Journal Article
Erratum: autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations
Yap, Chloe X., Henders, Anjali K., Alvares, Gail A., Wood, David L.A., Krause, Lutz, Tyson, Gene W., Restuadi, Restuadi, Wallace, Leanne, McLaren, Tiana, Hansell, Narelle K., Cleary, Dominique, Grove, Rachel, Hafekost, Claire, Harun, Alexis, Holdsworth, Helen, Jellett, Rachel, Khan, Feroza, Lawson, Lauren P., Leslie, Jodie, Frenk, Mira Levis, Masi, Anne, Mathew, Nisha E., Muniandy, Melanie, Nothard, Michaela, Miller, Jessica L., Nunn, Lorelle, Holtmann, Gerald, Strike, Lachlan T., de Zubicaray, Greig I. ... Gratten, Jacob (2024). Erratum: autism-related dietary preferences mediate autism-gut microbiome associations. Cell, 187 (2), 495-510. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2023.12.001
2024
Book Chapter
Rolle des gastrointestinalen Mikrobioms bei Erkrankungen der Darm-Hirn-Achse
Holtmann, Gerald, Shah, Ayesha and Morrison, Mark (2024). Rolle des gastrointestinalen Mikrobioms bei Erkrankungen der Darm-Hirn-Achse. Gastrointestinales Mikrobiom. (pp. 105-116) Heidelberg, Germany: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-68455-9_9
2024
Journal Article
Efficacy and safety of biologics in primary sclerosing cholangitis with inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Shah, Ayesha, Jones, Michael P., Callaghan, Gavin, Fairlie, Thomas, Ma, Xiaomin, Culver, Emma L., Stuart, Katherine, De Cruz, Peter, O’Beirne, James, Tabibian, James H., Dignass, Axel, Canbay, Ali, Gores, Gregory J. and Holtmann, Gerald J. (2024). Efficacy and safety of biologics in primary sclerosing cholangitis with inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Hepatology Communications, 8 (1) e0347. doi: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000347
2024
Conference Publication
Tofacitinib demonstrates preliminary efficacy in induction of remission in chronic pouchitis
Khoo, E., Amiss, A., Ding, J. N., Bryant, R., Mohsen, W., Connor, S., Leung, R., Croft, A., Lynch, K., Sparrow, M., De Cruz, P., An, Y. K., Holtmann, G. and Begun, J. (2024). Tofacitinib demonstrates preliminary efficacy in induction of remission in chronic pouchitis. 19th Congress of ECCO, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-24 February 2024. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad212.0984
2023
Journal Article
TRAV26-2 T cell receptor expression is associated with mucosal lymphocyte response to wheat proteins in functional dyspepsia patients
Burns, Grace L., Potter, Michael, Mathe, Andrea, Bruce, Jessica, Minahan, Kyra, Barnes, Jessica L., Pryor, Jennifer, Nieva, Cheenie, Sherwin, Simonne, Cuskelly, Annalisa, Fairlie, Thomas, Cameron, Raquel, Bollipo, Steven, Irani, Mudar Zand, Foster, Robert, Gan, Lay T., Shah, Ayesha, Koloski, Natasha, Foster, Paul S., Horvat, Jay C., Walker, Marjorie M., Powell, Nick, Veysey, Martin, Duncanson, Kerith, Holtmann, Gerald, Talley, Nicholas J. and Keely, Simon (2023). TRAV26-2 T cell receptor expression is associated with mucosal lymphocyte response to wheat proteins in functional dyspepsia patients. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 14 (12) e00638, e00638. doi: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000638
2023
Conference Publication
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in chronic liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies
Spannenburg, L., Shah, A., Thite, P., Fairlie, T., Moniruzzaman, M., Stuart, K. A., Koloski, N. A., Morrison, M., Jones, M. P. and Holtmann, G. J. (2023). Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in chronic liver disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies. 31st United European Gastroenterology Week 2023, Copenhagen, Denmark, 14-17 October 2023. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/ueg2.1246
2023
Conference Publication
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with intestinal failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ma, X., Shah, A., Fairlie, T., Martin, N., Jones, M., Koloski, N., Morrison, M. and Holtmann, G. (2023). Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in patients with intestinal failure: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2023
Conference Publication
Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in chronic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies
Spannenburg, L., Shah, A., Thite, P., Fairlie, T., Koloski, N., Moniruzzaman, M., Morrison, M., Jones, M. and Holtmann, G. (2023). Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth in chronic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of case-control studies. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 2-5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
2023
Conference Publication
Alcohol dependence and alcohol-related liver disease after bariatric surgery
Williams, T., Palmer, A., Connor, J., Holtmann, G. and Clark, P. (2023). Alcohol dependence and alcohol-related liver disease after bariatric surgery. Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) Australian Gastroenterology Week (AGW) 2023, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 2—5 September 2023. Richmond, VIC Australia: John Wiley & Sons.
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Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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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
Gastrointestinal symptoms and Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction: clinical manifestations and treatment response
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah
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Doctor Philosophy
Targeting the gastrointestinal mucosa associated microbiome to improve clinical outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ayesha Shah
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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
The role of the gut microbiome in alcohol related liver disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jason Connor, Honorary Professor Paul Clark
Completed supervision
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2025
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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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Characterization of the Human Duodenal Microbiome in Health and Disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Graeme Macdonald
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Mechanisms of action of the duodenal-jejunal bypass sleeve
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Graeme Macdonald
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2026
Doctor Philosophy
Investigating the Role of Exercise in Managing Disorders of the Gut Brain Interaction
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeff Coombes
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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
Multi-omics data offer systemic insights into autism
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Naomi Wray, Honorary Professor Jake Gratten
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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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Doctor Philosophy
The role of small intestinal permeability and gut microbiota in chronic liver disease
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Graeme Macdonald
Media
Enquiries
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- colon cancer screening
- Gastroenterology
- Gut Health
- Microbiome
- Neurogastroenterology
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