Academic Head, Department of Medicine
Current Roles
- Academic Head, Department of Medicine
- Consultant Gastroenterologist Christchurch Hospital
- Medical Director, New Zealand Nutrition Foundation
- Medical Advisor, Crohn's and Colitis New Zealand
Research Interests
- Luminal gastroenterology
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Coeliac disease
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Colorectal cancer
Publications
Elford, A. T., Leong, R. T., Halmos, E. P., Morgan, M., Kilpatrick, K., Lewindon, P. J., Gearry, R. B., & Christensen, B. (2023). IBD barriers across the continents: A continent-specific analysis: Australasia. Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/17562848231197509
Journal - Research Other
Gearry, R., Wall, C., & Frizelle, F. (2023, August). You are what you eat: Your gut, nutrition and the bowel. Public Talk Series: Celebrating 50 years of University of Otago Christchurch, Otautahi, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://events.otago.ac.nz/christchurch50/youarewhatyoueat/Site/Register
Other Research Output
Forbes, A. J., Frampton, C. M. A., Day, A. S., Vernon-Roberts, A., & Gearry, R. B. (2023). Descriptive epidemiology of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Oceania: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003900
Journal - Research Article
Romano, D., Chesterman, S., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Evans, S., Dober, M., Gearry, R., … McCombie, A., … Mikocka-Walus, A. (2023). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of acceptance commitment therapy for adults living with inflammatory bowel disease and distress. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, izad122. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izad122
Journal - Research Article
Brown, S., Wall, C. L., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2023). The low FODMAP diet for Children with inflammatory bowel disease and overlapping functional gastrointestinal symptoms: A case series. Recent Progress in Nutrition, 3(2), 009. doi: 10.21926/rpn.2302009
Journal - Research Article
Brown, S. C., Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2023). Exclusive enteral nutrition for the treatment of pediatric Crohn’s disease: The patient perspective. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 26(3), 165-172. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2023.26.3.165
Journal - Research Article
Brown, S., Wall, C. L., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2023). The low FODMAP diet for Children with inflammatory bowel disease and overlapping functional gastrointestinal symptoms: A case series. Recent Progress in Nutrition, 3(2), 009. doi: 10.21926/rpn.2302009
Journal - Research Article
Burisch, J., Zhao, M., Odes, S., De Cruz, P., Vermeire, S., Bernstein, C. N., … Gearry, R. B., … Munkholm, P. (2023). The cost of inflammatory bowel disease in high-income settings: A Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology commission. Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/s2468-1253(23)00003-1
Journal - Research Article
Falvey, J., Frampton, C. M. A., Gearry, R. B., Hudson, B., & Whiteley, L. (2023). Incorporating faecal haemoglobin measurement using the faecal immunochemical test (FIT) in the referral, triage, and prioritisation pathway for patients with colorectal symptoms. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1578), 55-76. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Forbes, A. J., Frampton, C. M. A., Day, A. S., Vernon-Roberts, A., & Gearry, R. B. (2023). Descriptive epidemiology of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Oceania: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000003900
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Gearry, R., Fukudo, S., Barbara, G., Kuhn-Sherlock, B., Ansell, J., Blatchford, P., … Drummond, L. (2023). Consumption of 2 green kiwifruits daily improves constipation and abdominal comfort: Results of an international multicenter randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Gastroenterology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000002124
Journal - Research Article
James, S. C., Fraser, K., Cooney, J., Günther, C. S., Young, W., Gearry, R. B., … Keenan, J. I., … Roy, N. C. (2023). Concentrations of plasma amino acids and neurotransmitters in participants with functional gut disorders and healthy controls. Metabolites, 13, 313. doi: 10.3390/metabo13020313
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MacIntosh, A., Heenan, P. E., Wright-McNaughton, M., Frampton, C., Skidmore, P., Wall, C. L., … Roy, N. C., & Gearry, R. B. (2023). The relationship between fermentable carbohydrates and post-prandial bowel symptoms in patients with functional bowel disorders. Frontiers in Nutrition, 10, 1060928. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1060928
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Mak, J. W. Y., Sun, Y., Limsrivilai, J., Abdullah, M., Kaibullayeva, J., Balderramo, D., … Gearry, R. B., … on behalf of the GIVES-21 Consortium. (2023). Development of the global inflammatory bowel disease visualization of epidemiology studies in the 21st century (GIVES-21). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 23, 129. doi: 10.1186/s12874-023-01944-2
Journal - Research Article
Mortlock, S., Lord, A., Montgomery, G., Zakrzewski, M., Simms, L. A., Krishnaprasad, K., … Gearry, R. B., & Radford-Smith, G. L. (2023). An extremes of phenotype approach confirms significant genetic heterogeneity in patients with ulcerative colitis. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 17, 277-288. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac121
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Mules, T. C., Swaminathan, A., Hirschfeld, E., Borichevsky, G. M., Frampton, C. M., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2023). The impact of disease activity on sexual and erectile dysfunction in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 29, 1244-1254. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac204
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Romano, D., Chesterman, S., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Evans, S., Dober, M., Gearry, R., … McCombie, A., … Mikocka-Walus, A. (2023). Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of acceptance commitment therapy for adults living with inflammatory bowel disease and distress. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, izad122. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izad122
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Simon, M. H., Heenan, P. E., Frampton, C., Bayer, S., Keenan, J. I., de Boer, N. K., Roy, N. C., … Gearry, R. B. (2023). Economic living standard and abdominal pain mediate the association between functional gastrointestinal disorders and depression or anxiety. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 35, e14465. doi: 10.1111/nmo.14465
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Bayer, S. B., Heenan, P., Frampton, C., Wall, C. L., Drummond, L. N., Roy, N. C., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). Two gold kiwifruit daily for effective treatment of constipation in adults: A randomized clinical trial. Nutrients, 14, 4146. doi: 10.3390/nu14194146
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Brown, S. C., Whelan, K., Frampton, C., Wall, C. L., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2022). Food-related quality of life in children and adolescents with Crohn's disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 28, 1838-1843. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac010
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Brown, S., Wall, C. L., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2022). Dietary nutrient intake and blood micronutrient status of children with Crohn's disease compared with their shared-home environment, healthy siblings. Nutrients, 14, 3425. doi: 10.3390/nu14163425
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Buie, M. J., Quan, J., Windsor, J. W., Coward, S., Hansen, T. M., King, J. A., … Gearry, R. B., … on behalf of the GIVES-21 Consortia. (2022). Global hospitalization trends for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in the 21st century: A systematic review with temporal analyses. Clinical Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.06.030
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Evans, S., Olive, L., Dober, M., Knowles, S., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., O, E., … Gearry, R., McCombie, A., … Mikocka-Walus, A. (2022). Acceptance commitment therapy (ACT) for psychological distress associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Protocol for a feasibility trial of the ACTforIBD programme. BMJ Open, 12, e060272. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060272
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Falling, C. L., Stebbings, S., David Baxter, G., Siegel, C. A., Gearry, R. B., & Mani, R. (2022). Somatosensory assessments in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A cross-sectional study examining pain processing pathways and the role of multiple patient factors. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, 34(5), 503-511. doi: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002354
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Hayes, B., Apputhurai, P., Mikocka‑Walus, A., Barreiro‑de Acosta, M., Bernstein, C. N., Burgell, R., … Gearry, R., … Knowles, S. R. (2022). Extending the common sense model to explore the impact of the fear of COVID-19 on quality of life in an international inflammatory bowel disease cohort. Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings, 29, 678-688. doi: 10.1007/s10880-021-09823-y
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Kaplan, G. G., Underwood, F. E., Coward, S., Agrawal, M., Ungaro, R. C., Brenner, E. J., Gearry, R. B., … Colombel, J.-F. (2022). The multiple waves of COVID-19 in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A temporal trend analysis. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 28, 1687-1695. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izab339
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Liu, Z., Julsgaard, M., Zhu, X., Martin, J., Barclay, M., Cranswick, N., … Gearry, R., … the CARINA Study Group. (2022). Timing of live attenuated vaccination in infants exposed to infliximab or adalimumab in utero: A prospective cohort study in 107 children. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 16, 1835-1844. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac093
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Lo, B., Barreiro-de Acosta, M., Bernstein, C. N., Burisch, J., Ferreira, N., Gearry, R. B., … Knowles, S. R. (2022). Fear of COVID-19 among patients with inflammatory bowel disease as compared to patients with other gastrointestinal conditions. Turkish Journal of Gastroenterology, 33(8), 664-672. doi: 10.5152/tjg.2022.21774
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Ma, C., Hanzel, J., Panaccione, R., Sandborn, W. J., D'Haens, G. R., Ahuja, V., … Gearry, R. B., … Jairath, V. (2022). CORE-IBD: A multidisciplinary international consensus initiative to develop a core outcome set for randomized controlled trials in inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.06.068
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