Head of Department / Cure Kids Chair of Paediatric Research at UOC
MB ChB MD FRACP AGAF
Tel +64 3 372 6718
Email andrew.day@otago.ac.nz
Andrew Day trained in paediatrics in Christchurch and undertook further subspeciality training in Toronto, Canada.
After completing clinical and research training in Canada, Professor Day took up a clinical academic position at University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
He returned to the department in 2009 and was appointed to Head of Department in 2010.
Professor Day is a paediatric gastroenterologist.
Research interests
- Inflammatory Bowel disease
- Coeliac disease
- Improving Crohn's outcomes
Projects focus
- Host-pathogen interactions in the gut (and how these relate to chronic gut diseases)
- Intestinal inflammatory biomarkers
- Nutritional aspects of gut diseases
Publications
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
Vernon-Roberts, A., Musto, F., Aloi, M., & Day, A. S. (2023). Italian cross-cultural adaptation of a knowledge assessment tool (IBD-KID2) for children with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastrointestinal Disorders, 5, 187-197. doi: 10.3390/gidisord5020016
Lopez, R. N., Leach, S. T., Bowcock, N., Coker, E., Shapiro, A. J., Day, A. S., & Lemberg, D. A. (2023). Differences in gut microbiome profile between healthy children and children with inflammatory bowel disease and/or autoimmune liver disease: A case-control study. Pathogens, 12, 585. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12040585
Talebi, S., Day, A. S., Safarian, M., Sayedi, S. J., Jaafari, M. R., Abbasi, Z., … Kianifar, H. R. (2023). Adjunctive nano-curcumin therapy improves inflammatory and clinical indices in children with cystic fibrosis: A randomized clinical trial. Food Science & Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.3323
Vernon-Roberts, A., Rouse, E., Bowcock, N. L., Lemberg, D. A., & Day, A. S. (2023). Agreement level of inflammatory bowel disease symptom reports between children and their parents. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 26(2), 88-98. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2023.26.2.88
Day, A. S. (2019). Exclusive enteral nutrition in children with Crohn’s disease: A focused nutritional intervention. In R. R. Watson & V. R. Preedy (Eds.), Dietary interventions in gastrointestinal diseases: Foods nutrients, and dietary supplements. (pp. 107-116). London, UK: Academic Press. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-814468-8.00009-0
Chapter in Book - Research
Leach, S. T., & Day, A. S. (2019). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to measure S100A12 in fecal samples of children and adults. In C. W. Heizmann (Ed.), Calcium-binding proteins of the EF-hand superfamily: From basics to medical applications: Methods in molecular biology (Vol. 1929). (pp. 755-761). New York, NY: Humana Press. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-9030-6_47
Chapter in Book - Research
von der Weid, P.-Y., & Day, A. S. (2018). Pediatric lymphatic development and intestinal lymphangiectasia. In M. J. Caplan (Ed.), Reference module in biomedical sciences. Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-801238-3.66051-8
Chapter in Book - Research
Day, A. S., & Robinson, S. J. (2013). Complementary and alternative medicine use in children with inflammatory bowel disease. In K. R. Carter & G. E. Murphy (Eds.), Alternative medicine: Practices, health benefits and controversies. (pp. 107-116). Nova Science.
Chapter in Book - Research
Beasley, S., & Day, A. (2012). Abdominal pain and vomiting. In M. South & D. Isaacs (Eds.), Practical paediatrics. (7th ed.) (pp. 706-714). Edinburgh, UK: Churchill Livingstone.
Chapter in Book - Research
Day, A. (2013). Paediatrics. In P. Joyce, G. Nicholls, K. Thomas & T. Wilkinson (Eds.), The Christchurch experience: 40 years of research and teaching. (pp. 41-44). Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Otago.
Chapter in Book - Other
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
Lopez, R. N., Leach, S. T., Bowcock, N., Coker, E., Shapiro, A. J., Day, A. S., & Lemberg, D. A. (2023). Differences in gut microbiome profile between healthy children and children with inflammatory bowel disease and/or autoimmune liver disease: A case-control study. Pathogens, 12, 585. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12040585
Journal - Research Article
Talebi, S., Day, A. S., Safarian, M., Sayedi, S. J., Jaafari, M. R., Abbasi, Z., … Kianifar, H. R. (2023). Adjunctive nano-curcumin therapy improves inflammatory and clinical indices in children with cystic fibrosis: A randomized clinical trial. Food Science & Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.3323
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Denny, A., & Day, A. S. (2023). Point prevalence of complementary or alternative medicine use among children attending a tertiary care hospital. Children, 10, 132. doi: 10.3390/children10010132
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Musto, F., Aloi, M., & Day, A. S. (2023). Italian cross-cultural adaptation of a knowledge assessment tool (IBD-KID2) for children with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastrointestinal Disorders, 5, 187-197. doi: 10.3390/gidisord5020016
Journal - Research Article
Vernon-Roberts, A., Rouse, E., Bowcock, N. L., Lemberg, D. A., & Day, A. S. (2023). Agreement level of inflammatory bowel disease symptom reports between children and their parents. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 26(2), 88-98. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2023.26.2.88
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Zain-Alabedeen, S., Kamel, N., Amin, M., Vernon-Roberts, A., Day, A. S., & Khashana, A. (2023). Fecal calprotectin and cow's milk-related-symptoms score in children with cow's milk protein allergy. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 26(1), 43-49. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2023.26.1.43
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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. Advance online publication. 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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Buerkle, K. S., Vernon-Roberts, A., Ho, C., Schultz, M., & Day, A. S. (2022). A short knowledge assessment tool is valid and acceptable for adults with inflammatory bowel disease. Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 67, 2049-2058. doi: 10.1007/s10620-022-07507-7
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Ho, S. S. C., Evans, H. M., Roberts, A. J., Thapar, N., Dutt, S., Thacker, K., … Day, A. S., on behalf of the PEDiatric Australasian Gastroenterology REsearch NEtwork (PEDAGREE). (2022). Australasian paediatric gastroenterologist practices of coeliac disease diagnosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 16227. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16227
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Ho, S. S. C., Hall, S., Keenan, J. I., & Day, A. S. (2022). Australasian pediatric gastroenterologists' perspectives and practices of Celiac disease diagnosis and management. Digestive Diseases & Sciences, 67, 1744-1752. doi: 10.1007/s10620-021-06988-2
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Khalilipour, B. S., Day, A. S., Kenrick, K., Schultz, M., & Aluzaite, K. (2022). Diagnostic delay in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: A systematic investigation. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11, 4161. doi: 10.3390/jcm11144161
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Kord Varkaneh, H., Poursoleiman, F., Al Masri, M. K., Alras, K. A., Shayah, Y., Masmoum, M. D., … Day, A. S., … Kutbi, E. (2022). Low fat diet versus low carbohydrate diet for management of non-alcohol fatty liver disease: A systematic review. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, 987921. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2022.987921
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Martin, N. G., Roberts, A. J., Evans, H. M., Bishop, J., & Day, A. S. (2022). Adherence to the New Zealand pediatric guideline for the assessment and diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease. JPGN Reports, 3(4), e266. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000266
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Mules, T. C., Swaminathan, A., Hirschfeld, E., Borichevsky, G. M., Frampton, C. M., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). The impact of disease activity on SD and ED in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izac204
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Mules, T. C., Swaminathan, A., Hirschfeld, E., Borichevsky, G., Frampton, C., Day, A. S., & Gearry, R. B. (2022). The impact of disease activity on psychological symptoms and quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease-results from the Stress, Anxiety and Depression with Disease Activity (SADD) Study. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 55, 201-211. doi: 10.1111/apt.16616
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Swaminathan, A., Fan, D., Borichevsky, G. M., Mules, T. C., Hirschfeld, E., Frampton, C. M., Day, A. S., … Gearry, R. B. (2022). The disease severity index for inflammatory bowel disease is associated with psychological symptoms, quality of life and predicts a more complicated disease course. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/apt.17058
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Talebi, S., Day, A. S., Rezaiyan, M. K., Ranjbar, G., Zarei, M., Safarian, M., & Kianifar, H. R. (2022). Fecal calprotectin and phenotype severity in patients with cystic fibrosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 25(1), 1-12. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2022.25.1.1
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Lopez, R. N., Frampton, C. M. A., & Day, A. S. (2022). Meta-analysis of the efficacy of taurolidine in reducing catheter-related bloodstream infections for patients receiving parenteral nutrition. Journal of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2363
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Volkers, A. G., Appleton, L., Gearry, R. B., Frampton, C. M., De Voogd, F. A. E., Peters van Ton, A. M., … Day, A. S. (2022). Fecal calprotectin, chitinase 3-like-1, S100A12 and osteoprotegerin as markers of disease activity in children with Crohn's disease. Gastrointestinal Disorders, 4(3), 180-189. doi: 10.3390/gidisord4030017
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Edwards, T. S., Dawson, K. L., Keenan, J. I., & Day, A. S. (2021). A simple method to generate β-casomorphin-7 by in vitro digestion of casein from bovine milk. Journal of Functional Foods, 85, 104631. doi: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104631
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Ho, S. S. C., Keenan, J. I., & Day, A. S. (2021). Parent Perspectives of Diagnostic and Monitoring Tests Undertaken by Their Child with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition, 24(1), 19-29. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2021.24.1.19
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Roberts, A. J., Day, A. S., Sinclair, J., Dickson, N., Porter, J., Wellington, G., & Evans, H. M. (2021). Paediatric eosinophilic oesophagitis in New Zealand: A 3-year prospective study. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 234-238. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15183
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Alexander, I., & Day, A. S. (2021). Systematic review of pediatric functional gastrointestinal disorders (Rome IV criteria). Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, 5087. doi: 10.3390/jcm10215087
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2021). Development and validation of a self-management skills assessment tool for children with inflammatory bowel disease: The IBD-Skills Tasks and Abilities Record (IBD-STAR). Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 72(1), 67-73. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000002905
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Lopez, R. N., Lewindon, P., Lemberg, D. A., Bowcock, N. L., Alex, G., … Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2021). Assessment of disease-related knowledge among children with inflammatory bowel disease and their family using IBD-KID2: Evaluating tool generalizability. JPGN Reports, 2(3), e093. doi: 10.1097/PG9.0000000000000093
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Zhang, Y., Jiang, X., Li, X., Găman, M.-A., Kord-Varkaneh, H., Rahmani, J., … Day, A. S., & Xu, Y. (2021). Serum vitamin D levels and risk of liver cancer: A systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of cohort studies. Nutrition & Cancer, 73(8), 1-9. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2020.1797127
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Zhen, J., Stefanolo, J. P., de la Paz Temprano, M., Seiler, C. L., Caminero, A., de-Madaria, E., … Day, A. S., … Pinto-Sanchez, M. I. (2021). Risk perception and knowledge of COVID-19 in patients with celiac disease. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 27(12), 1213-1225. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i12.1213
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Ali, F., Lui, K., Wang, A., Day, A. S., & Leach, S. T. (2020). The perinatal period, the developing intestinal microbiome and inflammatory bowel diseases: What links early life events with later life disease? Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(3), 371-383. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1706586
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Appleton, L., Watt, E., Jagger, F., Hansen, R., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Associations between the presence of granulomata and disease phenotype and outcomes in children diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Gastrointestinal Disorders, 2(2), 164-170. doi: 10.3390/gidisord2020017
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Brown, S. C., Whelan, K., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Low FODMAP diet in children and adolescents with functional bowel disorder: A clinical case note review. JGH Open, 4, 153-159. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12231
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Ho, S. S. C., Keenan, J. I., & Day, A. S. (2020). Role of serological tests in the diagnosis of coeliac disease in children in New Zealand. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 56, 1906-1911. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15076
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Ho, S. S. C., Ross, M., Keenan, J. I., & Day, A. S. (2020). Fecal calprotectin in combination with standard blood tests in the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease in children. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, 609279. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.609279
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Ho, S. S., Wall, C., Gearry, R. B., Keenan, J., & Day, A. S. (2020). A pilot study evaluating novel urinary biomarkers for Crohn's disease. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 5(4), 212-220. doi: 10.1159/000510682
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Jafari, S., Otley, A., Vahed, H., Heidari, E., Khakshour, A., Tehranian, S., … Day, A. S., & Sayedi, J. (2020). Validation of the Persian version of IMPACT-III Quality of Life Questionnaire in Iranian children with inflammatory bowel disease. Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 30(2), e86281. doi: 10.5812/ijp.86281
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Leach, S. T., Day, A. S., Messenger, R., Walters, T. D., Navas-López, V. M., Sladek, M., … on behalf of the ImageKids study group. (2020). Fecal markers of inflammation and disease activity in paediatric Crohn disease: Results from the ImageKids Study. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition, 70(5), 580-585. doi: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000002615
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Lopez, R. N., McCombie, A., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Impact of a camp upon disease-specific knowledge and quality of life in children and adolescents with inflammatory bowel disease. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 5, 65-69. doi: 10.1159/000505918
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Martin, N. G., Roberts, A. J., Evans, H. M., Bishop, J., & Day, A. S. (2020). Three-year outcomes of childhood inflammatory bowel disease in New Zealand: A population-based cohort study. JGH Open, 4(4), 642-648. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12310
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Porter, J. A., MacKenzie, K. E., Darlow, B. A., Pearson, J. F., & Day, A. S. (2020). A questionnaire-based assessment of gastrointestinal symptoms in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Translational Pediatrics, 9(6), 743-749. doi: 10.21037/tp-20-139
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Assessment of knowledge levels following an education program for parents of children with inflammatory bowel disease. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 8, 475. doi: 10.3389/fped.2020.00475
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). The level of public knowledge about inflammatory bowel disease in Christchurch, New Zealand. Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 5(4), 205-211. doi: 10.1159/000510071
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Otley, A., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Response pattern analysis of IBD-KID: A knowledge assessment tool for children with inflammatory bowel disease. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 56(1), 155-162. doi: 10.1111/jpc.14547
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Vernon-Roberts, A., Otley, A., Frampton, C., Gearry, R. B., & Day, A. S. (2020). Validation of a revised knowledge assessment tool for children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD-KID2). Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases, 5, 70-77. doi: 10.1159/000506200
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