Professor Miranda Lomer
Professor of Dietetics in Gastroenterology
Biography
Miranda Lomer is a Senior Consultant Dietitian in Gastroenterology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals, London and has an adjunct appointment as Professor of Dietetics in Gastroenterology at King’s College London. Professor Lomer qualified as a dietitian in 1990 and in 2002 she completed a PhD on diet and Crohn’s disease. Her research interests include the nutritional management of function bowel disorders (gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and irritable bowel syndrome) and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis and orofacial granulomatosis).
She has research skills in dietary assessment and nutritional management of these conditions and has expertise in conducting national audits, developing national guidelines and conducting multi-centre clinical trials. She was chair of the Gastroenterology Specialist Group of the British Dietetic Association (BDA) from 2006-2010 and represented the BDA on the National IBD Standards Group Steering Committee from 2007-2012. She was a committee member of the Dietitians of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) Working Group from 2015-2018.
Professor Lomer is Editor of a book entitled Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Gastroenterology. She gave the BDA Elsie Widdowson Lecture in 2014 as recognition of her international impact in dietetics. In 2016 she was awarded an MBE for services to dietetics and gastroenterology.
Research
Diet & Gastrointestinal Health Research Group
The Diet and Gastrointestinal Health Research Group aims to understand the molecular, cellular, whole person and population-level mechanisms involved in gut health and the development and treatment of gastrointestinal disease.
Diet and gut health
Maintaing gut health, and preventing gastrointestinal disease are important features of health and well being
Diet and mental health
This research group aims to explroes the (1) mechanisms of food compounds, nutrients, foods, and whole diets on mental health and illness, and (2) the clinical efficacy and effectiveness of such nutritional interventions.
Dietary & Food-related guideline development
While a lot of research evidence exists on the link and effect of nutrition in health and disease, however translation of these is often limited. We, therefore, aim to translate a vast amount of evidence into dietary and food-related guidelines using standardised methodology, such as GRADE and Delphi approaches.
Diet in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are common gastrointestinal disorders that have a significant impact on patients' quality of life, and are associated with comorbidieties.
Research
Diet & Gastrointestinal Health Research Group
The Diet and Gastrointestinal Health Research Group aims to understand the molecular, cellular, whole person and population-level mechanisms involved in gut health and the development and treatment of gastrointestinal disease.
Diet and gut health
Maintaing gut health, and preventing gastrointestinal disease are important features of health and well being
Diet and mental health
This research group aims to explroes the (1) mechanisms of food compounds, nutrients, foods, and whole diets on mental health and illness, and (2) the clinical efficacy and effectiveness of such nutritional interventions.
Dietary & Food-related guideline development
While a lot of research evidence exists on the link and effect of nutrition in health and disease, however translation of these is often limited. We, therefore, aim to translate a vast amount of evidence into dietary and food-related guidelines using standardised methodology, such as GRADE and Delphi approaches.
Diet in irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are common gastrointestinal disorders that have a significant impact on patients' quality of life, and are associated with comorbidieties.