Meet our panel of medical specialists

Dr Andrew Buckle is a gastroenterologist and molecular biologist with the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre and Royal Melbourne Hospital. He is also an Honorary Fellow with the Department of Medicine at the University of Melbourne. Andrew’s clinical interest is the diagnosis and management of people at high risk of gastrointestinal cancers and gastrointestinal complications of cancer therapy. His clinical and research work focuses on the clinical impact, natural history and the immunology underlying immunotherapy-induced colitis and hepatitis... read more »

Dr Ian KC Fok is a graduate of The University of Melbourne. He is a college-recognised gastroenterologist and hepatologist and an expert in general gastroenterology and hepatology. Dr Fok has a keen interest in IBD and has multiple international publications... read more »

Dr Kate Napthali is a Staff Specialist Gastroenterologist and General Physician in Newcastle. She is also a Conjoint Lecturer in Medicine at the University of Newcastle. Her research interests include Immunotherapy and the GI Tract. Kate has been active in Asia-Pacific GI training initiatives with the ANZGITA group and works as a VMO Gastroenterologist in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea... read more »