- Thomas Borody
Thomas Borody is an
Australia n gastoenterologist based inSydney who is noted for his work in novel therapies for gastrointestinal disorders.Life
Thomas Julius Borody was born in Poland and migrated to Australia with his family in 1960. He gained degrees in Science and Medicine from the
University of New South Wales in the mid-1970s and then worked for nine years at St Vincent's Hospital in Sydney before undertaking postgraduate research at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research and at theMayo Clinic . He gained his Doctorate in Medicine in 1984.Triple therapy for H. pylori infection
As a gastroenterologist, Borody is most famous for his development of the "triple therapy" for
infection with "Helicobacter pylori "bacteria . The "triple therapy", which was invented around 1987, is a combination ofbismuth ,metronidazole andtetracycline ..ubsequent career
In the 1990s and early 2000s Borody discovered a number of other drug combinations which have been demonstrated to be important in treating gastrointestinal disorders such as
Crohn's disease . Dr. Borody has also pioneered an innovative treatment forPseudomembranous colitis andUlcerative colitis calledFecal bacteriotherapy which involves repopulating the gut with beneficial bacteria using fecal material from healthy individuals.Current work
Borody currently operates a Sydney-based clinic focused on gastrointestinal disorders called the Centre for Digestive Diseases. In 2004 he became a founder of the Australian biotechnology company
Giaconda , of which he remains the largest shareholder.External links
* [http://www.cdd.com.au Centre for Digestive Diseases web site]
* [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&itool=pubmed_Abstract&term=%22Borody+TJ%22%5BAuthor%5D Scientific papers authored by Thomas Borody]
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