Donald Lewis



Dr Donald P. Lewis is a general practitioner specialising in ME/CFS working in Melbourne, Australia. He has been treating patients with ME/CFS, and researching the condition, since 1985.

International Consensus Criteria
Dr Lewis is one of the authors of the 2011 case definition, International Consensus Criteria.

Books

 * 2017, Chapter 31 - Sleep, Cognitive and Mood Symptoms in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in The Handbook of Stress and Health: A Guide to Research and Practice

Notable studies

 * 2018, Open-label pilot for treatment targeting gut dysbiosis in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome: neuropsychological symptoms and sex comparisons (Full Text) (Correction)
 * 2017 - Examining clinical similarities between myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome and d-lactic acidosis: a systematic review (Full Text)
 * 2017 - The association of fecal microbiota and fecal, blood serum and urine metabolites in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
 * 2016 - Widespread pain and altered renal function in ME/CFS patients (Abstract)
 * 2016 - Support for the Microgenderome: Associations in a Human Clinical Population (Full Text)
 * 2015 - Sleep quality and the treatment of intestinal microbiota imbalance in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A pilot study (Full text)
 * 2015 - Metabolic profiling reveals anomalous energy metabolism and oxidative stress pathways in chronic fatigue syndrome patients
 * 2014 - Comorbidity of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome and chronic fatigue syndrome in an Australian cohort
 * 2009 - Increased d-lactic Acid intestinal bacteria in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

Clinic location
Dr Lewis founded the CFS Discovery clinic, which is in Donvale, Melbourne.

Talks and interviews

 * 2011 - Dr Don Lewis: Latest Understanding of ME/CFS (video)

Online presence

 * Website
 * PubMed
 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * YouTube

Learn more

 * Wikipedia
 * Institution