Overview
Background
Dr Luis Furuya Kanamori MBBS, MEpi, MPH, PhD, FACTM is a clinical epidemiologist and research synthesis methodologist. He is an international leader in travel medicine, vaccine preventable diseases, and research synthesis, and has been listed in Stanford University’s World top 2% of scientists.
Dr Furuya Kanamori leads the Travel Medicine and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Theme, and the Clinician-Epidemiologist Hub at UQ's HERA program on Operational Research and Decision Support for Infectious Diseases (ODeSI). He is Director of Research of the Clinical Research & Evidence Synthesis (CRESTMA) at the Travel Medicine Alliance (TMA), network of 30+ travel medicine clinics in Australia.
Dr Furuya Kanamori’s applied research on travel medicine and vaccine preventable diseases has influenced key changes in clinical and public health guidelines (e.g., WHO, ATAGI, Australian Immunisation Handbook, UptoDate). His methodological work on publication bias (LFK index) has been implemented in MetaXL, Stata, and R, and has been utilised in 800+ published meta-analyses.
In addition to his academic roles, Dr Furuya Kanamori is editorial board member for J Travel Med and Clin Infect Dis, and chairs the Research and Awards Committee of the International Society of Travel Medicine.
Availability
- Associate Professor Luis Furuya Kanamori is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
- Masters (Coursework) of Epidemiology, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Research interests
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Travel Medicine
Vaccine fractional dosing | Malaria chemoprophylaxis | STIs | Causes of death | Decision support systems | Personalised risk assessment | Clinical trials
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Vaccine preventable diseases
Rabies PrEP and PEP | Japanese encephalitis | Yellow fever | Vaccine safety
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Research synthesis and meta-analysis
Publication bias | Diagnostic accuracy studies | Quality information | Rare/zero-events studies | Rapid meta-analysis
Works
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2025
Other Outputs
Effectiveness and impact of rotavirus vaccination, real-world study: a systematic review
Yu, Fan, Cao, Jin, Furuya Kanamori, Luis, Kiani, Behzad, Lau, Colleen and Sartorius, Benn (2025). Effectiveness and impact of rotavirus vaccination, real-world study: a systematic review. Middletown, DE United States: INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols. doi: 10.37766/inplasy2025.3.0055
2025
Journal Article
The Utility of Infectious Disease Prevalence Studies to Inform Public Health Decision-Making in the Samoan Islands: A Systematic Review
Martin, Beatris Mario, Brown, Alison, Amosa-Lei Sam, Filipina, Tufa, Aifili, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). The Utility of Infectious Disease Prevalence Studies to Inform Public Health Decision-Making in the Samoan Islands: A Systematic Review. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 10 (3) 71, 1-16. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed10030071
2025
Journal Article
Overseas- and locally-acquired sexually transmissible infections in Australia, 2017-2023
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Dean, Judith A., Mills, Deborah, Lau, Colleen L. and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Overseas- and locally-acquired sexually transmissible infections in Australia, 2017-2023. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (3) taaf022. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaf022
2025
Journal Article
Defining the exit meta-analysis
Abdulmajeed, Jazeel, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Chivese, Tawanda, Xu, Chang, Thalib, Lukman and Doi, Suhail A.R. (2025). Defining the exit meta-analysis. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 23 (3), 480-492. doi: 10.11124/jbies-24-00155
2025
Journal Article
Systematic review exploring the burden of sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses in refugees and asylum seekers: insights to inform policy and practice
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Martin, Beatris Mario, Dean, Judith Ann, Koh, Kenneth, Mills, Deborah, Lau, Colleen and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Systematic review exploring the burden of sexually transmissible infections and bloodborne viruses in refugees and asylum seekers: insights to inform policy and practice. Sexually Transmitted Infections sextrans-2024-056395, 1-12. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2024-056395
2025
Journal Article
Overseas-acquired infections in travellers returning to Queensland, Australia
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Young, Megan, Williams, Olivia, Vasant, Bhakti, Mills, Deborah J, Lau, Colleen L and Smoll, Nicolas (2025). Overseas-acquired infections in travellers returning to Queensland, Australia. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (3). doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaf010
2025
Journal Article
Long-term immunogenicity of a single-dose live recombinant chimeric Japanese encephalitis vaccine in adults
Mills, Deborah J, Gyawali, Narayan, Nammunige, Nirupama A, Mills, Christine, Devine, Gregor J, Lau, Colleen L and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Long-term immunogenicity of a single-dose live recombinant chimeric Japanese encephalitis vaccine in adults. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (2) taaf006. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaf006
2025
Journal Article
Effects of double data extraction on errors in evidence synthesis: a crossover, multicenter, investigator-blinded, randomized controlled trial
Tang, Lijun, Wang, Ruoxi, Doi, Suhail A. R., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Lin, Lifeng, Qin, Zongshi, Tao, Fangbiao and Xu, Chang (2025). Effects of double data extraction on errors in evidence synthesis: a crossover, multicenter, investigator-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Postgraduate Medical Journal qgae195, 1-9. doi: 10.1093/postmj/qgae195
2025
Journal Article
Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America
Allel, Kasim, Cabada, Miguel M, Kiani, Behzad, Martin, Beatris Mario, Tanabe, Melinda, Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, De Souza Dos Santos, Gabriela, Lloveras, Susana, Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Sartorius, Benn, Mills, Deborah J, Lau, Colleen L and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Fatal journeys: causes of death in international travellers in South America. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (1) taae119, 1-11. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae119
2024
Journal Article
Malaria cases in China acquired through international travel, 2013–2022
Zhu, Yan, Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, Wang, Hai-Bo, Mills, Deborah J., Liang, Rong-Rong, Liu, Zhi-Bin, Lau, Colleen L. and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Malaria cases in China acquired through international travel, 2013–2022. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (8) taae056. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae056
2024
Journal Article
Impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy on in-hospital mortality: a retrospective multicentre cohort study of patients with bloodstream infections in Chile, 2018–2022
Allel, Kasim, Peters, Anne, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Spencer-Sandino, Maria, Pitchforth, Emma, Yakob, Laith, Munita, Jose M and Undurraga, Eduardo A (2024). Impact of inappropriate empirical antibiotic therapy on in-hospital mortality: a retrospective multicentre cohort study of patients with bloodstream infections in Chile, 2018–2022. BMJ Public Health, 2 (2), e001289. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001289
2024
Journal Article
Harm effects in non-registered versus registered randomized controlled trials of medications: a retrospective cohort study of clinical trials
Xu, Chang, Fan, Shiqi, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Li, Sheyu, Lin, Lifeng, Chu, Haitao, Golder, Su, Loke, Yoon and Vohra, Sunita (2024). Harm effects in non-registered versus registered randomized controlled trials of medications: a retrospective cohort study of clinical trials. BMC Medicine, 22 (1) 450. doi: 10.1186/s12916-024-03621-7
2024
Journal Article
Towards the automatic risk of bias assessment on randomized controlled trials: A comparison of RobotReviewer and humans
Tian, Yuan, Yang, Xi, Doi, Suhail A., Furuya‐Kanamori, Luis, Lin, Lifeng, Kwong, Joey S. W. and Xu, Chang (2024). Towards the automatic risk of bias assessment on randomized controlled trials: A comparison of RobotReviewer and humans. Research Synthesis Methods, 15 (6), 1111-1119. doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1761
2024
Journal Article
Performance characteristics of genus or species-specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the microbial diagnosis of joint infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Subedi, Shradha, Isler, Burcu, Ezure, Yukiko, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Eriksson, Lars, Paterson, David L and Harris, Patrick N. A. (2024). Performance characteristics of genus or species-specific Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for the microbial diagnosis of joint infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 110 (1) 116422, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2024.116422
2024
Journal Article
Rapid diagnostic tests and antimicrobial stewardship programs for the management of bloodstream infection: What is their relative contribution to improving clinical outcomes? A systematic review and network meta-analysis
Peri, Anna Maria, Chatfield, Mark D., Ling, Weiping, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2024). Rapid diagnostic tests and antimicrobial stewardship programs for the management of bloodstream infection: What is their relative contribution to improving clinical outcomes? A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 79 (2), 502-515. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciae234
2024
Journal Article
Accelerating evidence synthesis for safety assessment through ClinicalTrials.gov platform: a feasibility study
Yu, Tianqi, Yang, Xi, Clark, Justin, Lin, Lifeng, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis and Xu, Chang (2024). Accelerating evidence synthesis for safety assessment through ClinicalTrials.gov platform: a feasibility study. BMC Medical Research Methodology, 24 (1) 165. doi: 10.1186/s12874-024-02225-2
2024
Journal Article
MASTER scale for methodological quality assessment: Reliability assessment and update
Ahmed, Ashraf I., Kaleem, Muhammad Zain, Elshoeibi, Amgad Mohamed, Elsayed, Abdalla Moustafa, Mahmoud, Elhassan, Khamis, Yaman A., Furuya‐Kanamori, Luis, Stone, Jennifer C. and Doi, Suhail A. (2024). MASTER scale for methodological quality assessment: Reliability assessment and update. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 17 (2), 263-266. doi: 10.1111/jebm.12618
2024
Journal Article
Post-marketing surveillance of 10,392 herpes zoster vaccines doses in Australia
Muttucumaru, Ramona, Lau, Colleen L., Leeb, Alan, Mills, Deborah J., Wood, Nicholas and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). Post-marketing surveillance of 10,392 herpes zoster vaccines doses in Australia. Vaccine, 42 (13), 3166-3171. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.03.066
2024
Journal Article
Integrating sexual and reproductive health into pre-travel consultations
Santoalaya, Carlos, Malhotra, Juhi, Fowler, James A., Warzywoda, Sarah, Debattista, Joe, Mills, Deborah J., Lau, Colleen, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Durham, Jo, Mullens, Amy B., Istiko, Satrio Nindyo and Dean, Judith A. (2024). Integrating sexual and reproductive health into pre-travel consultations. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (4) taae024. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae024
2024
Journal Article
A systematic review and meta-analysis of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses in travellers
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Martin, Beatris Mario, Dean, Judith A., Mills, Deborah, Lau, Colleen, Paterson, David, Koh, Kenneth, Eriksson, Lars and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2024). A systematic review and meta-analysis of sexually transmitted infections and blood-borne viruses in travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 31 (4) taae038. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taae038
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Luis Furuya Kanamori is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Vaccine preventable diseases in travellers
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Causes of death in travellers
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Risk benefit analysis and decision support tools for vaccines
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Advancements in research synthesis methods and meta-analyses
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Assessing risk of importation of sexually transmitted infections into Australia by international travellers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau, Associate Professor Judith Dean
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Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology and burden of rotavirus infections in Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau, Dr Behzad Kiani, Associate Professor Benn Sartorius
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Doctor Philosophy
Machine learning in epidemiology research on African Swine Fever epidemic in the Philippines Outline
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yoni Nazarathy, Associate Professor Benn Sartorius, Professor Colleen Lau
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Epidemiology of Escherichia coli Producing Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL-Ec) in Queensland, Australia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Patrick Harris
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