The Avenue Hospital
Part of Ramsay Health Care

The Avenue Hospital specialist Emma Flanagan

Dr Emma Flanagan

MBBS (Hons), PhD, FRACP

Emma is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist who provides holistic and patient-centred care for a range of gastrointestinal conditions, including inflammatory bowel disease,coeliac disease and functional gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome.

Dr Emma Flanagan is a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist and clinician researcher who combines private practice with a public hospital appointment at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne. Emma is an expert in the optimalmanagement of inflammatory bowel disease during pregnancy. Having completed a PhD focussing on inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy, she continues to lead clinical research as the head of the Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pregnancy clinic at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

Emma trained in gastrointestinal ultrasonography in Milan, Italy. She performs gastrointestinal ultrasound at St Vincent’s Hospital, the Alfred Hospital and in the rooms at Gastrointestinal Ultrasound Melbourne. She is involved in teaching gastrointestinal ultrasound and is currently serving as the secretary of the national gastrointestinal ultrasound network (GENIUS).

Dr Emma Flanagan has commenced working at The Avenue Private Hospital in 2021 and welcomes new patients.

• Inflammatory bowel disease • Inflammatory bowel disease in pregnancy • Coeliac disease • Functional gut disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome