Donald Duerksen, University of Manitoba

Research

Celiac Disease Chronic Disease Clinical Monitoring Intestinal Permeability Mucosal Recovery Patient Self-Management Prospective Longitudinal Treatment Adherence

Latest papers

Developing Global Gastrointestinal Care Capacity: Lessons Learned From a New GI Partnership Care Delivery Model in Rwanda.
Journal of clinical gastroenterology · 2026
Risk perception and knowledge of COVID-19 in patients with celiac disease
World Journal of Gastroenterology · 2021
Mass Spectrometry Evaluation of Biomarkers in the Vitreous Fluid in Gaucher Disease Type 3 with Disease Progression Despite Long-Term Treatment.
Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020

All 10 publications

Latest funding

Living well with celiac disease: Improving medical monitoring and self-management of celiac disease
CIHR · 2012 · Nominated PI
$96,872

All 1 grants and awards

10 publications.

01

Developing Global Gastrointestinal Care Capacity: Lessons Learned From a New GI Partnership Care Delivery Model in Rwanda.

Bryan MR, Bensen GP, Wipper B, Dunleavy KA, Felicien S, Ingabire P, Rutaganda E, Smith M, Laird RE, Makrauer F, Rubenberg L, Chudy-Onwugaje K, Gardner TB, Duerksen D, Bensen SP, Dusabejambo V

Journal of clinical gastroenterology2026

DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0000000000002274 PMID: 41295906

02

Risk perception and knowledge of COVID-19 in patients with celiac disease

Zhen J, Stefanolo JP, de la Paz Temprano M, Seiler CL, Caminero A, de-Madaria E, Huguet MM, Santiago V, Niveloni SI, Smecuol EG

World Journal of Gastroenterology202111 citations

DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i12.1213

03

Mass Spectrometry Evaluation of Biomarkers in the Vitreous Fluid in Gaucher Disease Type 3 with Disease Progression Despite Long-Term Treatment.

Mhanni A, Boutin M, Stockl F, Johnston J, Barnes J, Duerksen D, Zimmer L, Auray-Blais C, Rockman-Greenberg C

Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2020

DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics10020069 PMID: 31991859

04

Sterile Reverse Osmosis Water Combined with Friction Are Optimal for Channel and Lever Cavity Sample Collection of Flexible Duodenoscopes.

Alfa MJ, Singh H, Nugent Z, Duerksen D, Schultz G, Reidy C, DeGagne P, Olson N

Frontiers in medicine2017

DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00191 PMID: 29164124

05

Simulated-Use Polytetrafluorethylene Biofilm Model: Repeated Rounds of Complete Reprocessing Lead to Accumulation of Organic Debris and Viable Bacteria.

Alfa MJ, Singh H, Nugent Z, Duerksen D, Schultz G, Reidy C, DeGagne P, Olson N

Infection control and hospital epidemiology2017

DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.215 PMID: 29039290

06

Costs of hospital malnutrition.

Curtis LJ, Bernier P, Jeejeebhoy K, Allard J, Duerksen D, Gramlich L, Laporte M, Keller HH

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2016.09.009 PMID: 27765524

07

The Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC): Building consensus with a modified Delphi.

Keller HH, McCullough J, Davidson B, Vesnaver E, Laporte M, Gramlich L, Allard J, Bernier P, Duerksen D, Jeejeebhoy K

Nutrition journal2015

DOI: 10.1186/s12937-015-0051-y PMID: 26089037

08

Celiac disease

Silvester J, Duerksen D

CANADIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL20139 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.111646

09

Essential fatty acid deficiency in a severely malnourished patient receiving parenteral nutrition.

Duerksen D, McCurdy K

Digestive diseases and sciences2005First author

DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-3068-9 PMID: 16416195

10

A retrospective survey of tube-related complications in patients receiving long-term home enteral nutrition.

Crosby J, Duerksen D

Digestive diseases and sciences2005Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2923-z PMID: 16133977

Living well with celiac disease: Improving medical monitoring and self-management of celiac disease

Nominated PICIHR2012Operating Grant - PA: Regional Partnership Program : Manitoba

Principal investigators: Duerksen, Donald R

Keywords: Celiac Disease; Chronic Disease; Clinical Monitoring; Intestinal Permeability; Mucosal Recovery; Patient Self-Management; Prospective Longitudinal; Treatment Adherence

$96,872

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Medicine
Internal Medicine
Biology
Community Health Sciences
Obstétrique et gynécologie

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Harminder Singh

Community Health Sciences

2 shared papers, latest 2017

Christiane Auray-Blais

Obstétrique et gynécologie

1 shared papers, latest 2020

Jocelyn Silvester

Medicine

1 shared papers, latest 2013

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Celiac Disease Dear Professor Duerksen, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Developing Global Gastrointestinal Care Capacity: Lessons Learned From a New GI Partnership Care Delivery Model in Rwanda." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Developing Global Gastrointestinal Care Capacity: Lessons Learned From a New GI Partnership Care Delivery Model in Rwanda.

Risk perception and knowledge of COVID-19 in patients with celiac disease

Mass Spectrometry Evaluation of Biomarkers in the Vitreous Fluid in Gaucher Disease Type 3 with Disease Progression Despite Long-Term Treatment.

Sterile Reverse Osmosis Water Combined with Friction Are Optimal for Channel and Lever Cavity Sample Collection of Flexible Duodenoscopes.

Simulated-Use Polytetrafluorethylene Biofilm Model: Repeated Rounds of Complete Reprocessing Lead to Accumulation of Organic Debris and Viable Bacteria.

Costs of hospital malnutrition.

The Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC): Building consensus with a modified Delphi.

Celiac disease

Essential fatty acid deficiency in a severely malnourished patient receiving parenteral nutrition.

A retrospective survey of tube-related complications in patients receiving long-term home enteral nutrition.

Living well with celiac disease: Improving medical monitoring and self-management of celiac disease

Frequent collaborators

Harminder Singh

Leah Gramlich

Harminder Singh

Johane Allard

Christiane Auray-Blais

Elena Verdu

Maria Pinto-Sanchez

Alberto Caminero Fernandez

Jocelyn Silvester