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Richard GearryAcademic Head, Department of Medicine, Christchurch

MB ChB(Otago) PhD(Otago) FRACP

Email richard.gearry@cdhb.health.nz

Current Roles

  • Academic Head, Department of Medicine, Christchurch
  • 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

Wils, P., Jairath, V., Sands, B. E., Dignass, A., Magro, F., Rubin, D. T., … Gearry, R., … Peyrin-Biroulet, L. (2026). Time to rethink washout periods in inflammatory bowel disease clinical trials: An international Delphi consensus. Journal of Crohn's & Colitis, 20(5), jjag060. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjag060 Journal - Research Article

Silk, E., Weatherall, M., Lithander, F. E., Foster, M., Merry, T., Braakhuis, A., … Krebs, J., & Gearry, R. (2026). Gastrointestinal symptoms and the Mediterranean dietary pattern: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial in a population with increased cardiometabolic risk. Frontiers in Nutrition, 13, 1799576. doi: 10.3389/fnut.2026.1799576 Journal - Research Article

Carco, C., Young, W., Mullaney, J., Heenan, P. E., Gearry, R. B., Forbes-Blom, E., Keenan, J. I., … Roy, N. C. (2026). Taxonomical and functional characterisation of the faecal microbiota and symptom integrative analysis in subjects with disorders of gut-brain interactions. Heliyon, 12, e44952. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2026.e44952 Journal - Research Article

Kendall, C., Swaminathan, A., Borichevsky, G. M., Day, A. S., Kettle, A. J., & Gearry, R. B. (2026). Factors associated with loss of fecal biomarker accuracy during routine assessment of inflammatory bowel disease. JGH Open, 10(3), e70301. doi: 10.1002/jgh3.70301 Journal - Research Article

Hasler, W. L., Abell, T., Attaluri, A., Chey, W. D., Cline, M., Gearry, R. B., … Kuo, B. (2026). Accelerometric assessment of gastric contractility using the Atmo wireless motility capsule. Neurogastroenterology & Motility, 38, e70255. doi: 10.1111/nmo.70255 Journal - Research Article

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