Dr Britt Christensen
Gastroenterology
Part of Epworth General Surgery & Gastroenterology Clinical Institute
About
Dr Britt Christensen is a gastroenterologist who combines public practice at The Royal Melbourne Hospital as Head of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and private practice in East Melbourne. Britt has a current research interest in pregnancy and IBD, mucosal healing and drug level monitoring in IBD and intestinal ultrasound in IBD. Although Britt maintains a special interest in the inflammatory bowel diseases, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, she is highly experienced in investigating and managing all gastroenterological complaints, including irritable bowel syndrome, iron deficiency, gastrointestinal bleeding, bowel cancer screening, coeliac disease and liver disorders.
Epworth hospital locations
Consulting locations
Consulting Location
Focus Gastroenterology
Suite 419
100 Victoria Pade
East Melbourne
VIC
3002
Special interests
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Pregnancy and inflammatory bowel disease
- Cancer surveillance
- Irritable bowel syndrome
Education and training
- Supervises PhD student
- Invited speaker to conferences, dinner meetings and education events on IBD
- Supervise registrar trainees
- Lectures and tutorials to physician trainees
Research
- Mucosal and histological healing in IBD
- Intestinal ultrasound in IBD
- Pregnancy and IBD
- Drug levels and drug monitoring in IBD
Qualifications
- FRACP
- MPH
- MBBS (Hons)
- BSc
Professional Associations
- AGA
- GESA
- IBD Australia
- IBD Melbourne
- YACCN (Young Australian Crohn's and Colitis Network)