Phil Dinning

Professor Phil Dinning is a Principal Medical Scientist in the Department of Surgery and Gastroenterology at Flinders Medical Centre, affiliated with Flinders University. His academic roles include membership in the College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, and the Medical Device Research Institute. He holds a PhD and B.Sc. (Hons) in Human Physiology. Dinning’s research focuses on functional gut disorders, colonic motility, and gastrointestinal motility mechanisms. His work has led to over 170 peer-reviewed publications and innovations like the fiber-optic high-resolution catheter.

His awards include the 2011 Eureka Prize, Engineers Australia’s Sir William Hudson Award (2014), and the Bradfield Award (2014). His research emphasizes clinical applications, such as colonic motility disorders and constipation, with contributions to diagnostic tools like high-resolution manometry and MRI studies. He collaborates internationally on projects like the RECLAIM study, investigating constipation pathophysiology. Dinning’s work bridges clinical practice, device innovation, and translational research, addressing functional gastrointestinal disorders and surgical outcomes.