Dr John Nik Ding

MBBS, PhD

Gastroenterologist

18 years of experience

Melbourne, 3002

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18 years of experience

Melbourne, 3002

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About Dr John Nik Ding

Dr John Nik Ding, a gastroenterologist at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, specialises in gastroenterology and hepatology with a primary interest in Irritable Bowel Disease. He is also the lead for the National Bowel Cancer Program. As well as St Vincent's public hospital, Dr Ding also sees patients at St Vincent's Private Hospital, Jolimont Endoscopy, and Brunswick Private Hospital.

Dr Ding's areas of special interests are as follows:
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Bowel Cancer Screening
Fatty Liver Disease
Coeliac Disease
Chronic Liver Disease

Dr Ding's PhD research focused on therapeutic stratification of patients with IBD, and was carried out at Imperial College London, where he is now the principal investigator of clinical trials for IBD. He continues to be involved in research and has published a number of journal articles. He also supervises MD students and PhD students, and has written and co-edited the textbook ‘Biomarkers in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.'

Dr Ding has spent time as the head of research for the European Crohn's and Colitis committee and regularly speaks at conferences worldwide. He is also a committee member of the Australian IBD association and founding chair of the Young Gastroenterology Society Network in Australia.

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Subspecialties

Hepatology
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Areas of expertise

Bowel Cancer Screening

Coeliac Disease

Fatty Liver Disease

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

Liver Disease

Education

University of Western Australia

Medicine

Graduated 2006

Qualifications

Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery, University of Western Australia, Australia, 2006

Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Adult Medicine Division, Australia, 2015