Professor Michael Bourke is a gastroenterologist at Blacktown Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He is an experienced clinician and researcher in the field of gastroenterology and has published extensively in the area. He has a particular interest in inflammatory bowel disease, endoscopy, nutrition and nutrition-related diseases. He is a member of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia, the American Gastroenterological Association and the International Association for the Study of the Liver. He is also a member of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Gastroenterology.