Overview
Background
Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan is the Head of Research at the University of Queensland’s Rural Clinical School. With a background in medicine and public health, his research expertise is in the areas of public health, translational research, rural health and medical epidemiology. He has received competitive grants, $8.1m+ including six major grants from the NHMRC/MRFF and other agencies and actively contributes to NHMRC/MRFF and other international peer review panels for major funding schemes. His expertise in the areas of community-based screening and surveillance programs for chronic diseases in rural and remote Indigenous communities is well known. On invitation, those models of screening and management have been replicated in South Africa and some parts of India (resource-poor and challenging environments). He has unique skills in utilising information technology, clinical medicine and statistics to improve clinical outcomes.
Availability
- Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, Institution to be confirmed
Research interests
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Public health
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Chronic diseases
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Prediction model development and validation
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Indigenous health
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Health Services Research
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Oncology
Works
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2022
Journal Article
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical supervision of healthcare students in rural settings: a qualitative study
Martin, Priya, Lizarondo, Lucylynn, Argus, Geoff, Kumar, Saravana and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2022). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on clinical supervision of healthcare students in rural settings: a qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (9) 5555, 5555. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095555
2021
Journal Article
The risk of common mental disorders in Indigenous Australians experiencing traumatic life events
Nasir, Bushra Farah, Ryan, Elizabeth G., Black, Emma B., Kisely, Stephen, Gill, Neeraj S., Beccaria, Gavin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Nicholson, Geoffrey C. and Toombs, Maree (2021). The risk of common mental disorders in Indigenous Australians experiencing traumatic life events. BJPsych Open, 8 (1) e8. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2021.1063
2021
Journal Article
Lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI)-based prognostic clusters in endometrial cancer patients treated with primary surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy
Narayan, Kailash, Lin, Ming Yin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Mukhopadhyay, Asima (2021). Lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI)-based prognostic clusters in endometrial cancer patients treated with primary surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 19 (4) 63. doi: 10.1007/s40944-021-00566-0
2021
Journal Article
Exploring doctors’ emerging commitment to rural and general practice roles over their early career
McGrail, Matthew, O’Sullivan, Belinda, Gurney, Tiana, Eley, Diann and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2021). Exploring doctors’ emerging commitment to rural and general practice roles over their early career. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18 (22) 11835, 11835. doi: 10.3390/ijerph182211835
2021
Conference Publication
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff and student clinical supervision in rural health settings
Martin, P., Argus, G., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S., Kumar, S. and Lizarondo, L. (2021). Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff and student clinical supervision in rural health settings. USQ Nursing and Midwifery Research Showcase, Toowoomba, QLD Australia, 25 November 2021.
2021
Journal Article
A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders
Nasir, Bushra Farah, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon, Gill, Neeraj, Beccaria, Gavin, Kisley, Steve, Hides, Leanne, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas , Nicholson, Geoffrey and Toombs, Maree (2021). A community-led design for an Indigenous Model of Mental Health Care for Indigenous people with depressive disorders. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 45 (4) 1753-6405.13115, 330-337. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13115
2021
Journal Article
Should adenocarcinoma of cervix be treated differently to squamous cell carcinoma?
Lin, Ming Yin, Rajasooriyar, Chrishanthi, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Narayan, Kailash (2021). Should adenocarcinoma of cervix be treated differently to squamous cell carcinoma?. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 19 (1) 22. doi: 10.1007/s40944-021-00503-1
2021
Conference Publication
Emerging applications in healthcare and their implications to academia and practice
Gururajan, Raj, Tao, Xiaohui, Li, Yuefeng, Zhou, Xujuan, Elangovan, Soman, Chennakesavan, Srinivas Kondalsamy and Venkataraman, Revathi (2021). Emerging applications in healthcare and their implications to academia and practice. 22nd International Conference on Web Information Systems Engineering, WISE 2021, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 26-29 October 2021. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature Switzerland. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-91560-5_37
2021
Journal Article
Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: a cross-sectional study
Nasir, Bushra Farah, Black, Emma, Toombs, Maree, Kisely, Steve, Gill, Neeraj, Beccaria, Gavin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesava, Srinivas and Nicholson, Geoffrey (2021). Traumatic life events and risk of post-traumatic stress disorder among the Indigenous population of regional, remote and metropolitan Central-Eastern Australia: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 11 (4) e040875, 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040875
2020
Other Outputs
Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review
World Health Organisation Team, Strasser, Sarah, Austin, Marni, Bendotti, Hollie, Bourke, Gary, Campbell, David, Campbell, Narelle , Chater, Alan Bruce, Chong, Hwee Sin , Cribb, Jacqueline, Cumming, Kay, Doty, Barbara Jean, Eley, Diann, Erikson, Jay S., Florentis, Anastasia, Floss, Mayara, Goot, Katie, Greacen, Jane, Jonk, Yvonne , Khoo, Kean, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Lamb, Margaret, Longenecker, Randall, McGrail, Matthew, Nasir, Bushra, Partanen, Riitta, Paterson, Davis , Rajapalisha, Dilum , Schmitz, David ... Tynan, Anna (2020). Retention of the health workforce in rural and remote areas: a systematic review. Human Resources for Health Observer Series No. 25 Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization.
2020
Conference Publication
A new deep convolutional neural network model for automated breast cancer detection
Zhou, Xujuan, Li, Yuefeng, Gururajan, Raj, Bargshady, Ghazal, Tao, Xiaohui, Venkataraman, Revathi, Barua, Prabal D. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2020). A new deep convolutional neural network model for automated breast cancer detection. 2020 7th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC), Bournemouth, United Kingdom, 5-7 November 2020. Piscataway, NJ USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/BESC51023.2020.9348322
2020
Journal Article
How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?
Brown, Kelly A., Toombs, Maree, Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon L., Nicholson, Geoffrey C., Gill, Neeraj S., Hayman, Noel S., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Hides, Leanne (2020). How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?. Social Science and Medicine, 258 113015, 113015. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113015
2020
Journal Article
Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive–behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Toombs, Maree, Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas, Hides, Leanne, Gill, Neeraj, Beccaria, Gavin, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon, Butten, Kayley and Nicholson, Geoffrey (2020). Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive–behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BJ Psych Open, 6 (3) e33, e33. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2020.16
2019
Journal Article
Redistribution of cervix cancer patients from FIGO 2009 to FIGO 2018 staging following incorporation of medical imaging
Narayan, Kailash, Lin, Ming Yin, Kondalsamy-Chennakesvan, Srinivas, Bernshaw, David, Maheshwari, Amita and Bhatla, Neerja (2019). Redistribution of cervix cancer patients from FIGO 2009 to FIGO 2018 staging following incorporation of medical imaging. Indian Journal of Gynecologic Oncology, 17 (4) 93. doi: 10.1007/s40944-019-0347-5
2019
Journal Article
Expanding the war on waste: recycling cancer drugs
Gilbar, Peter J., Sung, James, Brown, Vanessa J. and Kondalsany-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2019). Expanding the war on waste: recycling cancer drugs. Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research, 49 (5) jppr.1549, 454-459. doi: 10.1002/jppr.1549
2019
Journal Article
Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians
Toombs, Maree, Nasir, Bushra, Kisely, Steve, Ranmuthugala, Geetha, Gill, Neeraj S., Beccaria, Gavin, Hayman, Noel, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas N. and Nicholson, Geoffrey C. (2019). Cultural validation of the structured clinical interview for diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders in Indigenous Australians. Australasian Psychiatry, 27 (4), 362-365. doi: 10.1177/1039856219852289
2019
Conference Publication
A retrospective observational study in management of ischemic strokes using advanced neuroimaging in regional stroke centre
Alwis, D. D., Gange, N., Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, S. and Richardson, T. (2019). A retrospective observational study in management of ischemic strokes using advanced neuroimaging in regional stroke centre. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2019
Journal Article
Importance of publishing research varies by doctors’ career stage, specialty and location of work
McGrail, Matthew Richard, O'Sullivan, Belinda G., Bendotti, Hollie R. and Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2019). Importance of publishing research varies by doctors’ career stage, specialty and location of work. Postgraduate Medical Journal, 95 (1122), 198-204. doi: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2019-136473
2019
Journal Article
Predicting those who are at risk of dying within six to twelve months in primary care: a retrospective case-control general practice chart analysis
Woolfield, Anne, Mitchell, Geoffrey, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Srinivas and Senior, Hugh (2019). Predicting those who are at risk of dying within six to twelve months in primary care: a retrospective case-control general practice chart analysis. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 22 (11) jpm.2018.0562, 1417-1424. doi: 10.1089/jpm.2018.0562
2019
Conference Publication
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander emergency department utilisation in south-east Queensland
King, Helena J., Ward, Raelene, King, Alexander B., Rahman, Muntasir and Kondalsamy Chennakesavan, Srinivas (2019). Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander emergency department utilisation in south-east Queensland. 15th National Rural Health Conference, Hobart, TAS Australia, 24-27 March 2019. National Rural Health Alliance.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on vaccine preventable diseases in Regional Queensland
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Referral patterns, disease progression and impact of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation (KFRE) in a Queensland chronic kidney disease Registry (CKD.QLD) cohort
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew McGrail
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring the association between depression and comorbid chronic physical health conditions: An analysis of the urban-regional-rural divide
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Matthew McGrail, Dr Bushra Nasir
Completed supervision
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
The influence of obesity on knee replacement outcomes in Australia
Principal Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Interactions and experiences of doctors with the public health sector Human Resource Management (HRM) systems in two Indian states
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Emerita Professor Di Eley, Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu
Media
Enquiries
Contact Associate Professor Srinivas Kondalsamy Chennakesavan directly for media enquiries about:
- Analyses - statistical/epidemiological
- Cancer
- Clinical trials
- Health - sustainable intervention
- Indigenous health
- Medical and surgical complications
- Project management - clinical trials
- Public health
- Risk modelling
- Risk prediction
- Statistical/epidemiological analyses
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