Ed Giles is a consultant paediatric gastroenterologist at Monash Children’s Hospital and lead for paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). 

He is a Research Fellow at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research.  He is on the research committee of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia (GESA) and is the President of the Australian Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition as well as chair of the GESA Paediatric Network.

His research interests are in host-microbiome interactions, particularly in regard to IBD. He has projects developing novel biotherapeutics in IBD, as well as many other collaborations in laboratory research.

Ed trained at the University of Melbourne and the Royal Children’s Hospital, as well as several hospitals in London. He was a consultant and lecturer at the Royal London Hospital and Barts Medical School until he returned to Melbourne in early 2016.