Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Mayur Garg is a Melbourne gastroenterologist, with a wide range of clinical and research interests in all aspects of luminal gastroenterology, including:
· Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD),
· Endoscopy, including bowel cancer screening and removal of large polyps
· Functional gastrointestinal disorders (including irritable bowel syndrome),
· Iron deficiency, and
· Peptic ulcer disease
Mayur graduated with his MBBS from the University of Melbourne in 2003, and has since worked at several of Melbourne’s leading hospitals. He has been awarded a PhD from Monash University which investigated the role of the renin-angiotenin system and vitamin D in IBD, and has won several competitive scholarships in endoscopy and IBD – including the Gastroenterological Society of Australia Endoscopy Fellowship at the world’s leading colonoscopy centre, St Mark’s Hospital in London, and European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation Fellowship (awarded to only two applicants worldwide per year), from 2014-2015.
He is currently Acting Head of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Royal Melbourne Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor at University of Melbourne, and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University.
Mayur has a passion for excellence in patient care and service quality, and is a believer in patients participating and being empowered in their management. He has published numerous papers in esteemed scientific journals, and maintains an active research portfolio. He is frequently invited to present at local, national and international conferences.
External positions
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
18 Jun 2019 → …Acting Head of IBD, Royal Melbourne Hospital
22 Apr 2019 → …Consultant Gastroenterologist, Eastern Health
Network
Projects
- 4 Finished
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Prevalence of sucrase-isomaltase genetic hypomorphic variants in patients with irritable bowel syndrome in Australia
Mitchell, H., Garg, M., Porter, J., Gibson, P. & Barrett, J.
1/01/20 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Evaluation of long term outcomes of the low FODMAP diet for patients with IBS
Mitchell, H., Garg, M. & Porter, J.
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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The Renin Angiotensin System in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Lubel, J., Angus, P., Burrell, L. M., Garg, M. & Gibson, P.
1/03/13 → 31/03/16
Project: Research
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GESA Postgraduate Medical Research Scholarship 2011 - Dr Mayur Garg
Gastroenterological Society Of Australia (GESA)
1/02/11 → 1/02/14
Project: Research
Research output
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Lessons From COVID-19, ACE2, and Intestinal Inflammation: Could a Virus Trigger Chronic Intestinal Inflammation?
Hanrahan, T. P., Lubel, J. S. & Garg, M., Jan 2021, In : Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 19, 1, p. 206 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access2 Citations (Scopus) -
Gastrointestinal ACE2, COVID-19 and IBD: Opportunity in the Face of Tragedy?
Garg, M., Christensen, B. & Lubel, J. S., Oct 2020, In : Gastroenterology. 159, 4, p. 1623-1624 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus) -
Imbalance of the renin-angiotensin system may contribute to inflammation and fibrosis in IBD: a novel therapeutic target?
Garg, M., Royce, S. G., Tikellis, C., Shallue, C., Batu, D., Velkoska, E., Burrell, L. M., Patel, S. K., Beswick, L., Jackson, A., Britto, K., Lukies, M., Sluka, P., Wardan, H., Hirokawa, Y., Tan, C. W., Faux, M., Burgess, A. W., Hosking, P., Monagle, S. & 3 others, , 1 May 2020, In : Gut. 69, 5, p. 841-851 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
63 Citations (Scopus) -
Letter: intestinal inflammation, COVID-19 and gastrointestinal ACE2 - exploring RAS inhibitors
Garg, M., Royce, S. G. & Lubel, J. S., 6 May 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open AccessFile5 Citations (Scopus) -
Letter: ACE2, IBD and COVID-19—why IBD patients may be at reduced risk of COVID-19
Prentice, R. E., Tjandra, D., Garg, M., Lubel, J. S., Fourlanos, S., Johnson, D., Al-Ani, A. & Christensen, B., 1 Oct 2020, In : Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. 52, 8, p. 1422-1423 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review