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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2022
Journal Article
The emergence of Japanese encephalitis in Australia and the implications for a vaccination strategy
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Gyawali, Narayan, Mills, Deborah J., Hugo, Leon E., Devine, Gregor J. and Lau, Colleen L. (2022). The emergence of Japanese encephalitis in Australia and the implications for a vaccination strategy. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7 (6) 85, 85. doi: 10.3390/tropicalmed7060085
2022
Journal Article
Validity of data extraction in evidence synthesis practice of adverse events: reproducibility study
Xu, Chang, Yu, Tianqi, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Lin, Lifeng, Zorzela, Liliane, Zhou, Xiaoqin, Dai, Hanming, Loke, Yoon and Vohra, Sunita (2022). Validity of data extraction in evidence synthesis practice of adverse events: reproducibility study. BMJ, 377 e069155, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2021-069155
2022
Journal Article
Long-term persistence of antibodies and boostability after rabies intradermal pre-exposure prophylaxis
Mills, Deborah J., Lau, Colleen L., Mills, Christine and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2022). Long-term persistence of antibodies and boostability after rabies intradermal pre-exposure prophylaxis. Journal of Travel Medicine, 29 (2) taab188. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab188
2022
Journal Article
Safety profile comparison of chimeric live attenuated and Vero cell-derived inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccines through an active surveillance system in Australia
Islam, Nazmul, Lau, Colleen, Leeb, Alan, Mills, Deborah and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2022). Safety profile comparison of chimeric live attenuated and Vero cell-derived inactivated Japanese encephalitis vaccines through an active surveillance system in Australia. Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 18 (1) 2020573, 2020573. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2021.2020573
2022
Journal Article
Has the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown worsened eating disorders symptoms among patients with eating disorders? A systematic review
Gao, Yunqi, Bagheri, Nasser and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2022). Has the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown worsened eating disorders symptoms among patients with eating disorders? A systematic review. Journal of Public Health, 30 (11), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s10389-022-01704-4
2022
Journal Article
Determinants of atrial fibrillation development among patients undergoing Ibrutinib therapy
Onitilo, Adedayo A., Piwuna, Tinuade O., Islam, Nazmul, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Kumar, Sanjay and Doi, Suhail A.R. (2022). Determinants of atrial fibrillation development among patients undergoing Ibrutinib therapy. Clinical Medicine and Research, 20 (1), 16-22. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2021.1693
2022
Journal Article
Overconfident results with the bivariate random effects model for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Meletis, Eletherios, Xu, Chang, Kostoulas, Polychronis and Doi, Suhail Ar (2022). Overconfident results with the bivariate random effects model for meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy studies. Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 15 (1), 6-9. doi: 10.1111/jebm.12467
2022
Journal Article
Unifying the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: introducing the NPRP criteria
Doi, Suhail A.R., Bashir, Mohammed, Sheehan, Michael T., Onitilo, Adedayo A., Chivese, Tawanda, Ibrahim, Ibrahim M., Beer, Stephen F., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Abou-Samra, Abdul-Badi and McIntyre, H. David (2022). Unifying the diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus: introducing the NPRP criteria. Primary Care Diabetes, 16 (1), 96-101. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.08.006
2022
Journal Article
Towards a better understanding of self-management interventions in type 2 diabetes: a concept analysis
Othman, Manal M., Khudadad, Hanan, Dughmosh, Ragae, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Abou-Samra, Abdul-Badi and Doi, Suhail A.R. (2022). Towards a better understanding of self-management interventions in type 2 diabetes: a concept analysis. Primary Care Diabetes, 16 (1), 142-149. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2021.09.001
2022
Journal Article
Comment on a review of methods to assess publication and other reporting biases in meta‐analysis
Furuya‐Kanamori, Luis, Lin, Lifeng and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2022). Comment on a review of methods to assess publication and other reporting biases in meta‐analysis. Research Synthesis Methods, 13 (4), 390-391. doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1550
2022
Journal Article
The Odds Ratio is “portable” across baseline risk but not the Relative Risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression
Doi, Suhail A., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Xu, Chang, Chivese, Tawanda, Lin, Lifeng, Musa, Omran A.H., Hindy, George, Thalib, Lukman and Harrell, Frank E. (2022). The Odds Ratio is “portable” across baseline risk but not the Relative Risk: Time to do away with the log link in binomial regression. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 142, 288-293. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.08.003
2022
Journal Article
The prevalence of adaptive immunity to COVID-19 and reinfection after recovery–a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis
Chivese, Tawanda, Matizanadzo, Joshua T., Musa, Omran A. H., Hindy, George, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Islam, Nazmul, Al-Shebly, Rafal, Shalaby, Rana, Habibullah, Mohammad, Al-Marwani, Talal A., Hourani, Rizeq F., Nawaz, Ahmed D., Haider, Mohammad Z., Emara, Mohamed M., Cyprian, Farhan and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2022). The prevalence of adaptive immunity to COVID-19 and reinfection after recovery–a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Pathogens and Global Health, 116 (5), 1-13. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2022.2029301
2021
Journal Article
Utilization of the evidence from studies with no events in meta-analyses of adverse events: an empirical investigation
Xu, Chang, Zhou, Xiaoqin, Zorzela, Liliane, Ju, Ke, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Lin, Lifeng, Lu, Cuncun, Musa, Omran A. H. and Vohra, Sunita (2021). Utilization of the evidence from studies with no events in meta-analyses of adverse events: an empirical investigation. BMC Medicine, 19 (1) 141, 141. doi: 10.1186/s12916-021-02008-2
2021
Journal Article
The epidemic volatility index, a novel early warning tool for identifying new waves in an epidemic
Kostoulas, Polychronis, Meletis, Eletherios, Pateras, Konstantinos, Eusebi, Paolo, Kostoulas, Theodoros, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Speybroeck, Niko, Denwood, Matthew, Doi, Suhail A. R., Althaus, Christian L., Kirkeby, Carsten, Rohani, Pejman, Dhand, Navneet K., Peñalvo, José L., Thabane, Lehana, BenMiled, Slimane, Sharifi, Hamid and Walter, Stephen D. (2021). The epidemic volatility index, a novel early warning tool for identifying new waves in an epidemic. Scientific Reports, 11 (1) 23775, 23775. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-02622-3
2021
Journal Article
Clinical predictors of severe dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Tsheten, Tsheten, Clements, Archie C. A., Gray, Darren J., Adhikary, Ripon K., Furuya-Kanamori, Luis and Wangdi, Kinley (2021). Clinical predictors of severe dengue: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 10 (1) 123, 123. doi: 10.1186/s40249-021-00908-2
2021
Book Chapter
Pre- and post-travel medical consultations
Mills, Deborah J., Ramsey, Lani and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2021). Pre- and post-travel medical consultations. Tourist Health, Safety and Wellbeing in the New Normal. (pp. 47-69) edited by Jeff Wilks, Donna Pendergast, Peter A. Leggat and Damian Morgan. Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-16-5415-2_3
2021
Journal Article
Development of the COVID-19 Real-Time Information System for Preparedness and Epidemic Response (CRISPER), Australia
Field, Emma, Dyda, Amalie, Hewett, Michael, Weng, Haotian, Shi, Jingjing, Curtis, Stephanie, Law, Charlee, McHugh, Lisa, Sheel, Meru, Moore, Jess, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Pillai, Priyanka, Konings, Paul, Purcell, Michael, Stocks, Nigel, Williams, Graham and Lau, Colleen L. (2021). Development of the COVID-19 Real-Time Information System for Preparedness and Epidemic Response (CRISPER), Australia. Frontiers in Public Health, 9 753493, 753493. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.753493
2021
Journal Article
Adverse clinical outcomes associated with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter (CRA) infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Ling, Weiping, Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Ezure, Yukiko, Harris, Patrick N. A. and Paterson, David L. (2021). Adverse clinical outcomes associated with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter (CRA) infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 3 (4) dlab157, 1-12. doi: 10.1093/jacamr/dlab157
2021
Journal Article
Rapid evidence synthesis approach for limits on the search date: how rapid could it be?
Xu, Chang, Ju, Ke, Lin, Lifeng, Jia, Pengli, Kwong, Joey S. W., Syed, Asma and Furuya-Kanamori, Luis (2021). Rapid evidence synthesis approach for limits on the search date: how rapid could it be?. Research Synthesis Methods, 13 (1), 68-76. doi: 10.1002/jrsm.1525
2021
Journal Article
High rate of asymptomatic colonisation with antimicrobial-resistant E. coli in Australian returned travellers
Furuya-Kanamori, Luis, Mills, Deborah J., Trembizki, Ella, Robson, Jennifer M., Jennison, Amy V., Whiley, David M. and Lau, Colleen L. (2021). High rate of asymptomatic colonisation with antimicrobial-resistant E. coli in Australian returned travellers. Journal of Travel Medicine, 29 (1) taab141. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taab141
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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