Overview
Background
Dr. K. M. Shahunja is a clinical and public health researcher specializing in quantitative research on child health. He is passionate about conducting clinical research, particularly trials and intervention studies. Dr. Shahunja’s research focuses on the social determinants of health, disease epidemiology, hospital-based healthcare interventions, community-based healthcare interventions, Indigenous health, and the prevention of non-communicable diseases through life-course approaches. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine, a Postgraduate Diploma in Pediatrics and Child Health, and a PhD in Medicine. His doctoral research explored the impact of familial and neighborhood dynamics, as well as psychosocial environmental changes, on the trajectories of asthma symptoms in Australian children, following a life-course approach.
At the UQ Poche Centre, Dr. Shahunja is a member of the Implementing Life Course Interventions research team, led by NHMRC Leadership Fellow A/Professor Abdullah Mamun. He is also affiliated with the Life Course Centre at UQ and is actively involved in a collaborative project with the World Health Organization. This project examines longitudinal studies and linked data sources across Australia to explore health and well-being over different life stages, with a focus on healthy ageing. Since his postdoctoral period, Dr. Shahunja has worked extensively in Indigenous health, developing life-course interventions to improve the health of First Nations peoples in Australia. He is currently engaged in an NHMRC-GACD Non-Communicable Disease Prevention project aimed at preventing non-communicable diseases among Indigenous children and youth in major Australian cities, following a life-course approach.
Availability
- Dr K M Shahunja is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, Sylhet Mag Osmani Medical College
- Postgraduate Diploma of Paediatrics, Imperial College London
- Doctor of Philosophy of Medicine (Research), The University of Queensland
Research impacts
Prior to his tenure at UQ, Dr. Shahunja dedicated nearly a decade to research overseas. Through his extensive clinical research, he has made significant contributions to his field, with over 60 publications in peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Shahunja has presented his work at numerous esteemed conferences, and his research has garnered media attention from prominent outlets such as The Conversation, ABC Radio, and other electronic media in Australia.
Works
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2015
Journal Article
Bacterial Isolates from Tracheal Aspirates and their Anti-microbial Susceptibility in Mechanically-Ventilated Children with Pneumonia Admitted to an Urban Critical Care Ward
Shahunja, K. M., Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Sarker, Shafiqul Alam, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, Abu Syeed Golam, Hossain, Md Iqbal, Islam, Md Munirul, Das, Sumon Kumar, Sharifuzzaman, M., Bin Shahid, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem, Sarker, Mohammad Habibur Rahman and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2015). Bacterial Isolates from Tracheal Aspirates and their Anti-microbial Susceptibility in Mechanically-Ventilated Children with Pneumonia Admitted to an Urban Critical Care Ward. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 2 (2), 60-64. doi: 10.3329/bccj.v2i2.24081
2015
Journal Article
Sociodemographic, Epidemiological, and Clinical Risk Factors for Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Severely Malnourished Children Presenting With Pneumonia: Observation in an Urban Hospital in Bangladesh
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Faruque, Abu Syeed Golam, Das, Sumon Kumar and Salam, Mohammed Abdus (2015). Sociodemographic, Epidemiological, and Clinical Risk Factors for Childhood Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Severely Malnourished Children Presenting With Pneumonia: Observation in an Urban Hospital in Bangladesh. Global Pediatric Health, 2, 2333794X1559418. doi: 10.1177/2333794x15594183
2015
Journal Article
Validity of Antibodies in Lymphocyte Supernatant in Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Severely Malnourished Children Presenting with Pneumonia
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Raqib, Rubhana, Banu, Sayera, Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Sharmin, Lazina, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Bardhan, Pradip Kumar and Ahmed, Tahmeed (2015). Validity of Antibodies in Lymphocyte Supernatant in Diagnosing Tuberculosis in Severely Malnourished Children Presenting with Pneumonia. PLoS One, 10 (5) e0126863, e0126863. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126863
2015
Conference Publication
Factors associated with pneumonia among the overweight and obese under-five children in an urban hospital of a developing country
Shahunja, K. M., Ahmed, Tahmeed, Das, Sumon Kumar, Faruque, ASG, Hossain, Md Iqbal, Islam, M. Munirul, Bardhan, P. K., Shahid, ASMSB, Das, Jui and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2015). Factors associated with pneumonia among the overweight and obese under-five children in an urban hospital of a developing country. 33rd Annual Meeting of European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2015), Leipzig, Germany, 16-19 May 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Experience with Clinically Diagnosed Down Syndrome Children Admitted with Diarrhea in an Urban Hospital in Bangladesh
Das, Rina, Sarker, Anupam, Saha, Haimanti, Bin Shahid, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem, Shahunja, K. M. and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2015). Experience with Clinically Diagnosed Down Syndrome Children Admitted with Diarrhea in an Urban Hospital in Bangladesh. International Scholarly Research Notices, 2015, 979404-5. doi: 10.1155/2015/979404
2015
Journal Article
Lack of BCG vaccination and other risk factors for bacteraemia in severely malnourished children with pneumonia
Chisti, M. J., Salam, M. A., Ahmed, T., Shahid, A. S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Faruque, A. S. G., Bardhan, P. K., Hossain, M. I., Islam, M. M., Das, S. K., Huq, S., Shahrin, L., Huq, E., Chowdhury, F. and Ashraf, H. (2015). Lack of BCG vaccination and other risk factors for bacteraemia in severely malnourished children with pneumonia. Epidemiology and Infection, 143 (4), 799-803. doi: 10.1017/s0950268814001368
2015
Conference Publication
Factors associated with non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia vs typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia presenting in an urban diarrheal disease hospital in Bangladesh
Shahunja, K. M., Leung, Daniel T., Qadri, Firdausi, Ryan, Edward T. and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2015). Factors associated with non-typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia vs typhoidal Salmonella bacteremia presenting in an urban diarrheal disease hospital in Bangladesh. 49th U.S.-Japan Conference on Cholera and Other Enteric Bacterial Infections, Gainesville, FL United States, 14-16 January 2015.
2015
Journal Article
Bubble continuous positive airway pressure for children with severe pneumonia and hypoxaemia in Bangladesh: An open, randomised controlled trial
Chisti, Mohammod J., Salam, Mohammed A., Smith, Jonathan H., Ahmed, Tahmeed, Pietroni, Mark A.C., Shahunja, K. M., Shahid, Abu S.M.S.B., Faruque, Abu S.G., Ashraf, Hasan, Bardhan, Pradip K., Sharifuzzaman,, Graham, Stephen M. and Duke, Trevor (2015). Bubble continuous positive airway pressure for children with severe pneumonia and hypoxaemia in Bangladesh: An open, randomised controlled trial. The Lancet, 386 (9998), 1057-1065. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(15)60249-5
2014
Journal Article
Post-Discharge Mortality in Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia in Bangladesh
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Graham, Stephen M., Duke, Trevor, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Ashraf, Hasan, Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M. and Salam, Mohammed Abdus (2014). Post-Discharge Mortality in Children with Severe Malnutrition and Pneumonia in Bangladesh. PLoS One, 9 (9) e107663, e107663. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0107663
2014
Journal Article
Changing characteristics of rotavirus diarrhea in children younger than five years in urban Bangladesh
Sarker, Mohammad Habibur Rahman, Das, Sumon Kumar, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Ferdous, Farzana, Das, Jui, Farzana, Fahmida Dil, Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Afrad, Mokibul Hassan, Malek, Mohammad Abdul, Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Hossain, Md Iqbal, Al Mamun, Abdullah and Faruque, Abu S. G. (2014). Changing characteristics of rotavirus diarrhea in children younger than five years in urban Bangladesh. PLoS ONE, 9 (8) e105978, e105978. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105978
2014
Journal Article
Gastroenteritis due to typhoidal Salmonella: a decade of observation at an urban and a rural diarrheal disease hospital in Bangladesh
Das, Sumon Kumar, Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Afrad, Mokibul Hassan, Malek, Mohammad Abdul, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Ferdous, Farzana, Farzana, Fahmida Dil, Das, Jui, Shahunja, K. M., Afroze, Farzana, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Faruque, Abu Syed Golam, Baker, Peter John and Al Mamun, Abdullah (2014). Gastroenteritis due to typhoidal Salmonella: a decade of observation at an urban and a rural diarrheal disease hospital in Bangladesh. BMC Infectious Diseases, 14 (1) 435. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-435
2014
Journal Article
Prevalence, clinical predictors, and outcome of hypocalcaemia in severely-malnourished under-five children admitted to an urban hospital in Bangladesh: a case-control study
Chisti, Mohammod J., Salam, Mohammed A., Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, A. S. G., Bardhan, Pradip K., Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Das, Sumon K. and Ahmed, Tahmeed (2014). Prevalence, clinical predictors, and outcome of hypocalcaemia in severely-malnourished under-five children admitted to an urban hospital in Bangladesh: a case-control study. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 32 (2), 270-275.
2014
Conference Publication
Bacterial isolates from tracheal aspirates in under-five ventilated children attending at critical care ward in an urban hospital in Bangladesh
Shahunja, K. M., Ahmed, Tahmeed, Shahid, ASMSB and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2014). Bacterial isolates from tracheal aspirates in under-five ventilated children attending at critical care ward in an urban hospital in Bangladesh. 32nd Annual Meeting of European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2014), Dublin, Ireland, 6-10 May 2014.
2013
Journal Article
Fatal outcome related risks in severely malnourished children with pneumonia in an urban critical care ward of Bangladesh
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Hossain, Md Iqbal, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, Abu S. G., Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Jha, Simon Kumar and Ahmed, Tahmeed (2013). Fatal outcome related risks in severely malnourished children with pneumonia in an urban critical care ward of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 1 (2), 80-85. doi: 10.3329/bccj.v1i2.17199
2013
Journal Article
Clinical Risk Factors of Death From Pneumonia in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in an Urban Critical Care Ward of Bangladesh
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, Abu S. G., Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Hossain, Md Iqbal, Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Das, Sumon Kumar, Imran, Gazi and Ahmed, Tahmeed (2013). Clinical Risk Factors of Death From Pneumonia in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in an Urban Critical Care Ward of Bangladesh. PLoS One, 8 (9) e73728, e73728. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0073728
2013
Conference Publication
Predictors of nosocomial infection in under-five children and their common bacterial isolates attending an urban diarrhea treatment center in a developing country
Shahunja, K. M., Ahmed, Tahmeed, Faruque, A.S.G., Shahrin, Lubaba, Shahid, ASMSB, Das, Sumon Kumar and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2013). Predictors of nosocomial infection in under-five children and their common bacterial isolates attending an urban diarrhea treatment center in a developing country. 27th Congress of the International Pediatric Association, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 24-29 August 2013.
2013
Journal Article
Clinical Signs of Radiologic Pneumonia in Under-Five Hypokalemic Diarrheal Children Admitted to an Urban Hospital in Bangladesh
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, Abu S. G., Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Das, Sumon Kumar, Shahunja, K. M., Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B. and Ahmed, Tahmeed (2013). Clinical Signs of Radiologic Pneumonia in Under-Five Hypokalemic Diarrheal Children Admitted to an Urban Hospital in Bangladesh. PLoS One, 8 (8) e71911, e71911. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071911
2013
Journal Article
Predictors and Outcome of Hypoxemia in Severely Malnourished Children under Five with Pneumonia: A Case Control Design
Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, Abu S. G., Bardhan, Pradip Kumar, Shahid, Abu S. M. S. B., Shahunja, K. M., Das, Sumon Kumar and Ahmed, Tahmeed (2013). Predictors and Outcome of Hypoxemia in Severely Malnourished Children under Five with Pneumonia: A Case Control Design. PLoS One, 8 (1). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0051376
2013
Journal Article
Socio-demographic, host and clinical characteristics of people with typhoidal and non-typhiodal Salmonella gastroenteritis in urban Bangladesh
Das, Sumon Kumar, Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer, Malek, Mohammad Abdul, Ahmed, Shahnawaz, Farzana, Fahmida Dil, Ferdous, Farzana, Shahunja, K. M., Salam, Mohammed Abdus, Ahmed, Tahmeed and Faruque, Abu Syed Golam (2013). Socio-demographic, host and clinical characteristics of people with typhoidal and non-typhiodal Salmonella gastroenteritis in urban Bangladesh. Journal of Biomedical Science and Engineering, 06 (08), 834-842. doi: 10.4236/jbise.2013.68101
2013
Journal Article
Predictors of Death in Under-Five Children with Sepsis Attending an Urban Diarrheal Treatment Centre in Bangladesh
Shahunja, K. M., Shahid, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin, Ashraf, Hasan, Faruque, Abu Syeed Golam, Das, Sumon Kumar, Kamruzzaman, Md., Flora, Farhana Pervin and Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (2013). Predictors of Death in Under-Five Children with Sepsis Attending an Urban Diarrheal Treatment Centre in Bangladesh. Food and Nutrition Sciences, 04 (07), 709-714. doi: 10.4236/fns.2013.47090
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