PHA 2024 Humanitarian Physician of the Year Award - Dr. Thomas Borody

Our 5th year presenting this award to exemplary clinicians who have patients first.

This year we are awarding the 2024 (5th HPYA) to Dr. (Professor) Thomas Borody.

BIO:

Prof Thomas J. Borody, MD is an Australian gastroenterologist and an internationally recognized expert in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). Prof Borody founded the Centre for Digestive Diseases located in Five Dock Sydney in 1984 and fostered its growth to a leading gastro endoscopy day hospital and groundbreaking research institute. Prof Borody developed the triple therapy cure for peptic ulcer disease eliminating H. pylori infections. Prof Borody has also made significantly major contributions in the treatment and eradication of Clostridium difficile infection using fecal (faecal) microbiota transplantation (FMT).

In addition, Professor Borody has established novel therapies in the gastrointestinal field, including areas such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), parasite infestation, and resistant Helicobacter pylori.

His knowledge and expertise are sought after by clinicians from around the world. He is a reviewer for leading medical journals including:

• Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

• World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics (Editorial Board)

• American Journal of Gastroenterology

• Journal of Digestive Diseases and Sciences

• Journal of Endoscopy

• Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

• Medical Journal of Australia

• Journal of Digestive and Liver Diseases

• Helicobacter

Biopharma founder

Professor Borody is also a scientific founder and scientific advisor to a number of biopharma companies.

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