Distinguished Prof Nicholas Talley

Distinguished Laureate Professor Nicholas (Nick) Talley, AC, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd.), FRACP, FAFPHM, FAHMS, is a neurogastroenterologist, clinician and educator with a research interest in disorders of gut-brain interactions, intestinal inflammation including eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders. Nick is currently Head, Discipline of Medicine at the University of Newcastle, an NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and Chief Investigator of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Transforming Gut Health. He is past Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia, and past Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology. He has over 1000 peer-review publications, is highly cited (>150,000 cites, H-index 202, Google Scholar) and considered an international authority in the field. Awards include Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), NSW Scientist of the Year, and the Peter Wills Medal from Research Australia. His undergraduate textbook Clinical Examination (now 9th edition) won 1st place in the British Medical Association Book Awards in 2018.