Assoc. Professor Emma Halmos

Associate Professor Emma Halmos is an Associate Professor of gastroenterology research and senior research dietitian at Monash University, Alfred Health, with interests in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and coeliac disease.  Emma’s scientific achievements have had a major impact in academia and clinical practice. Most notably, Emma led the pivotal feeding study as part of her PhD that showed the low FODMAP diet was effective intreating patients with IBS. This study launched a major change globally in attitude and enthusiasm towards dietary management. She is well known with in the gastroenterology community, being a board member for GI DREAM (Gastrointestinal Dietitians in Research, Education, Advocacy and Mentoring) and previous committee member for Dietitians of ECCO (European Crohn’s and ColitisOrganisation- world’s largest IBD forum). Emma reputation is internationally renowned and she has presented her work at several national and international conferences, including being the first dietitian invited to speak at the plenary of ECCO, attended by over 8000 delegates.  She is also lead coordinator for the firstECCO consensus guidelines for diet in IBD management.  Now in a leadership role, Emma is designing dietary studies for IBD management and supervising PhD students, mostly dietitians.  Emma is passionate about inspiring and guiding other dietitians to enter into research.  

Working privately at Mind + Gut as a gastrointestinal dietitian, Emma translates research to practical clinical advice to her patients and strives to empower her patients to be actively involved in understanding their disease and how dietary manipulation can be used as treatment.  

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