Professor Dr. Edward Giles

Biography

Edward Giles is a consultant paediatric gastroenterologist at Monash Children's Hospital, where he leads the paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) team. He has a robust academic background, currently contributing as a research fellow at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research. He is actively involved in the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) and has served as the president of the Australian Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. His research interests focus on host-microbiome interactions, especially in the context of IBD, and he is engaged in projects aimed at developing novel biotherapeutics for this condition. Edward trained at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Children’s Hospital, followed by his consultant role at the Royal London Hospital and Barts Medical School. He has returned to Melbourne in early 2016 to continue his work in paediatric gastroenterology.

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