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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2026
Journal Article
Beyond pre-travel risk assessment: machine learning for clinical diagnosis in returned travellers
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Henderson, Alec, Vos, Greta, Mills, Deborah J., Farnham, Andrea and Lau, Colleen L. (2026). Beyond pre-travel risk assessment: machine learning for clinical diagnosis in returned travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 33 (3) taag016, 1-4. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taag016
2026
Journal Article
Investigating the impact of problematic evidence on clinical practice guidelines and associated patient outcomes (VITALITY Study II): protocol
Xu, Chang, Furuya Kanamori, Luis, Cao, Hong, Wang, Xinyi, Loke, Yoon K., Li, Sheyu, Wen, Tianmeng, Fan, Shiqi, Gu, Zhichun, Stone, Jennifer C., Lin, Lifeng, Yisha, Zuhaer, Cristea, Ioana Alina, Du, Liang, Clark, Justin, Qin, Zongshi, Song, Yang, Zeng, Linan, Fan, Zhaohu, Golder, Su, Chu, Haitao, Murad, M Hassan, Lin, Houwen, Mol, Ben W., Vohra, Sunita and Doi, Suhail A. (2026). Investigating the impact of problematic evidence on clinical practice guidelines and associated patient outcomes (VITALITY Study II): protocol. BMJ open, 16 (3) e115303, e115303. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-115303
2026
Journal Article
Evidence contamination: what it is and why it matters
Xu, Chang, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Gu, Zhichun, Loke, Yoon, Lin, Lifeng, Stone, Jennifer, Fan, Zhaohu, Golder, Su, Qin, Zongshi, Guan, Xiaodong, Clark, Justin, Du, Liang, Li, Sheyu, Song, Yang, Zeng, Linan, Chu, Haitao, Murad, Mohammad Hassan, Mol, Ben W., Vohra, Sunita and Doi, Suhail A. (2026). Evidence contamination: what it is and why it matters. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, bmjebm-2025. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114305
2026
Journal Article
The Trial Bank initiative to promote trustworthy living evidence for medication safety (PROMISE) of children: design and pilot validation
Xu, Chang, Doi, Suhail A., Vohra, Sunita, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Wang, Yingxia, Tang, Lijun, Tian, Yuan, Fan, Shiqi, Peng, Zhen, Mayo-Wilson, Evan, Lin, Lifeng, Chu, Haitao, Murad, M. Hassan, Yu, Tianqi, Li, Sheyu, Chen, Yaolong, Golder, Su, Loke, Yoon, Clark, Justin, Glasziou, Paul, Du, Liang, Lin, Houwen and Gu, Zhichun (2026). The Trial Bank initiative to promote trustworthy living evidence for medication safety (PROMISE) of children: design and pilot validation. BMC Medicine, 24 (1) 181. doi: 10.1186/s12916-026-04709-y
2026
Journal Article
Challenges and opportunities in the prevention of travel-related STIs
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Dean, Judith A., Mills, Deborah, Koh, Kenneth, Lau, Colleen and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2026). Challenges and opportunities in the prevention of travel-related STIs. Sexual Health, 23 (2) SH25198, 2. doi: 10.1071/sh25198
2026
Journal Article
Replacing ADT With dTpa in Queensland Emergency Departments: Another Opportunity for Pertussis Control?
Nissen, Michael D., Jordan, Faye, Adhikari, Polash, Vernal, Sebastian and Furuya‐Kanamori, Luis (2026). Replacing ADT With dTpa in Queensland Emergency Departments: Another Opportunity for Pertussis Control?. Emergency Medicine Australasia, 38 (1) e70228, 1-3. doi: 10.1111/1742-6723.70228
2026
Journal Article
Temporal Trends in Lower Respiratory Infection Mortality in Ecuador, 2012–2022
Krishna, Reena, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis and Lawford, Harriet L. S. (2026). Temporal Trends in Lower Respiratory Infection Mortality in Ecuador, 2012–2022. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 11 (1) 21, 21. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed11010021
2026
Journal Article
Leptospirosis in the Caribbean Region between 2000 and 2022: A scoping review of morbidity and mortality
Mario Martin, Beatris, Zhang, Zhonghan, Vernal, Sebastian, Jian, Holly, Nilles, Eric J., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Sartorius, Benn and Lau, Colleen L. (2026). Leptospirosis in the Caribbean Region between 2000 and 2022: A scoping review of morbidity and mortality. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 20 (1) e0013595, e0013595. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013595
2025
Journal Article
Diagnostic accuracy of multiplex NAAT/PCR and culture against Salmonella spp.: a comparison of meta-analytical methods
Rousou, Xanthoula, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Meletis, Eleftherios, Lioupi, Olympia, Solomakos, Nikolaos, Kostoulas, Polychronis and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2025). Diagnostic accuracy of multiplex NAAT/PCR and culture against Salmonella spp.: a comparison of meta-analytical methods. Pathogens, 15 (1) 45. doi: 10.3390/pathogens15010045
2025
Journal Article
Predicting vaccine reactogenicity using machine learning: evidence from Japanese encephalitis vaccine combinations
Lu, Hongen, Lau, Colleen L., Leeb, Alan, Mills, Deborah J., Smoll, Nicolas, Islam, Nazmul, Mayfield, Helen J., Nazarathy, Yoni and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Predicting vaccine reactogenicity using machine learning: evidence from Japanese encephalitis vaccine combinations. International Journal of Information Technology, 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s41870-025-02937-8
2025
Journal Article
Barriers and enablers to pre-travel Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination among Australian children
Muruganandah, Visai, Mills, Deborah J., Lau, Colleen L. and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Barriers and enablers to pre-travel Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination among Australian children. Journal of Travel Medicine, 33 (1) taaf125. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaf125
2025
Journal Article
Accuracy of large language models in data extraction from randomized controlled trials in sleep medicine: a proof-of-concept study
Peng, Zhen, Wu, Xingwei, Qin, Zongshi, Doi, Suhail A., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Hong, Yi, Lin, Lifeng, Chu, Haitao, Xu, Chang and Liu, Mingkai (2025). Accuracy of large language models in data extraction from randomized controlled trials in sleep medicine: a proof-of-concept study. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 84 102192, 102192. doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2025.102192
2025
Journal Article
The health equity imperative in mass gathering medicine: a narrative review of global challenges and strategies
Alshahrani, Najim Z., Awaidy, Salah Al, Koul, Parvaiz, Parker, Salim, Baklola, Mohamed, Terra, Mohamed, Shukri, Ahmed K., Kanamori, Luis Furuya, Rashid, Harunor and Assiri, Abdullah M. (2025). The health equity imperative in mass gathering medicine: a narrative review of global challenges and strategies. Mass Gathering Medicine, 4 100043, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.mgmed.2025.100043
2025
Journal Article
Risk perception, intended sexual behaviours and potential associated risks for sexually transmissible infections acquisition among Australian travellers: a cross-sectional study
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Mills, Deborah, Koh, Kenneth, Dean, Judith A., Khoo, Stanley, Rutherford, David, Tooth, Michael, Visser, Jenny, Lau, Colleen and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Risk perception, intended sexual behaviours and potential associated risks for sexually transmissible infections acquisition among Australian travellers: a cross-sectional study. Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 52 (12), 762-768. doi: 10.1097/olq.0000000000002214
2025
Journal Article
Ecological suitability of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: A modelling analysis of vector-host transmission dynamics to potential spillover in humans
Skinner, Eloise B., Sartorius, Benn, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Craig, Adam T., Kiani, Behzad, Johnson, Brian J., Moore, Kevin T., Hickson, Roslyn I., Mordecai, Erin A., Devine, Gregor and Lau, Colleen L. (2025). Ecological suitability of Japanese encephalitis virus in Australia: A modelling analysis of vector-host transmission dynamics to potential spillover in humans. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 19 (11) e0013722, 1-18. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013722
2025
Journal Article
Examining and interpreting Doi plot asymmetry in meta‐analyses of randomized controlled trials
Furuya‐Kanamori, Luis, Rousou, Xanthoula, Kostoulas, Polychronis and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2025). Examining and interpreting Doi plot asymmetry in meta‐analyses of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 18 (3) e70063, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/jebm.70063
2025
Journal Article
Prospective registration was associated with a reduced risk of bias for randomized controlled trials: A meta-research study
Tian, Yuan, Lu, Haofei, Zhou, Wenxuan, Suhail A. R., Doi, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Lin, Lifeng, Loke, Yoon, Vohra, Sunita, Xu, Chang and Xu, Zheqi (2025). Prospective registration was associated with a reduced risk of bias for randomized controlled trials: A meta-research study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 184 111813, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.111813
2025
Journal Article
Tailored travel medicine: advancing personalised travel risk assessment through decision support tools
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis and Flaherty, Gerard T. (2025). Tailored travel medicine: advancing personalised travel risk assessment through decision support tools. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (8) taaf068. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaf068
2025
Journal Article
Forced migration and mortality: health disparities among Venezuelan migrants in Peru and Colombia
Chen-Cao, Liuyi, Restrepo, Angela Cadavid, Cabada, Miguel M., Allel, Kasim, Shiferaw, Wondimeneh, Mills, Deborah J., Lau, Colleen L and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Forced migration and mortality: health disparities among Venezuelan migrants in Peru and Colombia. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (5) taaf028, 1-5. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaf028
2025
Journal Article
Waning immunity 1–2 years after fractional intradermal Japanese encephalitis vaccination
Mills, Deborah J., Gyawali, Narayan, Nammunige, Nirupama A., Mills, Christine, Devine, Gregor J., Lau, Colleen L. and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2025). Waning immunity 1–2 years after fractional intradermal Japanese encephalitis vaccination. Journal of Travel Medicine, 32 (5) taaf040, 1-3. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaf040
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
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
Epidemiology and risk factors of overseas acquired infectious diseases in Australian travellers
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Colleen Lau, Associate Professor Benn Sartorius, Dr Alec Henderson
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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
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
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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
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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