Professor Nick Talley

Distinguished Laureate Professor Nicholas (Nick) Joseph Talley, AC, MD (NSW), PhD (Syd.), FRACP, FAFPHM, FAHMS, is a distinguished neurogastroenterologist, clinician and educator with a research interest in disorders of gut-brain interactions, intestinal inflammation including eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, and the intestinal mucosa-associated microbiome. Nick is currently Professor of Medicine at the University of Newcastle, an NHMRC Leadership Fellow, and Chief Investigator of the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Digestive Health in Newcastle. He is past Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the Medical Journal of Australia, and a past Editor of the American Journal of Gastroenterology and Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. He has over 1000 peer-review publications, is highly cited (>143,000 cites, H-index 196, Google Scholar) and is considered an international authority in the field. Awards include a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for his contributions to medicine, NSW Scientist of the Year, and the Peter Wills Medal from Research Australia. Nick was previously Chair of the Department of Internal Medicine at Mayo Clinic Florida, and Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology. He is currently an Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina, and was a Foreign Guest Professor at the Karolinska Institute for 6 years. His undergraduate textbook Clinical Examination (now 9th edition) won 1st place in the British Medical Association Book Awards in 2018.