Overview
Background
Dr Andrew Swayne is neurologist, Queensland Health Junior Doctor Research Fellow and Betty McGrath Research Fellow working out of the Mater Centre for Neurosciences. Prior to coming to the Mater, Andrew completed his postgraduate medical degree with first class honours at The University of Queensland where he was co-dux of his year. Also holding an honours degree in law and a science degree with majors in neurobiology and genetics, Andrew maintains an interest in media, literature and communication having, during his undergraduate years, edited The University of Queensland student newspaper – Semper Floreat.
Availability
- Dr Andrew Swayne is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Research interests
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Neuroimmunology
Research impacts
Andrew's research interests centre on utilising novel techniques such as advanced imaging and multimodal approaches to better characterise autoimmunity affecting the nervous system.
He maintains clinical and research interests in neuroimmunology including multiple sclerosis and autoimmune encephalitis. Andrew's clinical practice also incoporates general neurology neurology including stroke and other disroders.
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Triaging general practitioner referrals for specialist review to eConsultant – a pilot study
Job, Jennifer, Nicholson, Caroline, Strauss, Ruby, Tsai, Min-Chia, McIntyre, H. David, Beer, Reuben, Swayne, Andrew, Petre, Joel and Jackson, Claire (2026). Triaging general practitioner referrals for specialist review to eConsultant – a pilot study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 32 (4) PY26029. doi: 10.1071/py26029
2026
Journal Article
Acute and longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in antibody-mediated encephalitis
Seery, Nabil, Beech, Paul, Wesselingh, Robb, Schoenwaelder, Mark, Broadley, James, McLaughlin, Laurie, Rushen, Tiffany, ter Horst, Liora, Duncan, Andrew, Tan, Tracie, Kazzi, Christina, Skinner, Genevieve, Nesbitt, Cassie, Buzzard, Katherine, D’Souza, Wendyl J, Tran, Yang, van der Walt, Anneke, Halliday, Amy, Forcadela, Mirasol, Taylor, Bruce, Swayne, Andrew, Brodtmann, Amy, Gillis, David, Butler, Ernest G, Kalincik, Tomas, Seneviratne, Udaya, Macdonell, Richard A, Ramanathan, Sudarshini, Blum, Stefan ... D’Souza, Wendyl J (2026). Acute and longitudinal magnetic resonance imaging abnormalities in antibody-mediated encephalitis. Brain Communications, 8 (3) fcag193. doi: 10.1093/braincomms/fcag193
2025
Conference Publication
Severe gastrointestinal pseudo-obstruction causing life-threatening GI bleed complicating guillain-barré syndrome
Tanous, Anthony, Ingham, Matthew, Hayashi, Hiroli, Craig, Donald, Beer, Reuben, Martins, Rodrigo, Schweitzer, Daniel and Swayne, Andrew (2025). Severe gastrointestinal pseudo-obstruction causing life-threatening GI bleed complicating guillain-barré syndrome. ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2025, Sydney, NSW Australia, 23-26 June 2025. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2025-anzan.211
2025
Journal Article
Clinical phenotype and outcomes in autoimmune encephalitis after herpes simplex virus encephalitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Cleaver, Jonathan, Chungath, Renetta, Gimson, Amy, Strippel, Christine, Ceronie, Bryan, Soleimani, Babak, Johnson, Thomas, Muscal, Eyal, Fisher, Kristen, Jiang, Yike, Erickson, Timothy A., Murray, Kristy O., Hovet, Siv Tonje Faret, Poulsen, Charlotte Aaberg, Magnussen, Anna Søgaard, Dumez, Pauline, Ronca, Shannon, Häusler, Martin, Quade, Annegret, Swayne, Andrew, Blaabjerg, Morten, Nissen, Mette, Sandweiss, Alexander J., Honnorat, Jerome, Dale, Russell, Lim, Ming, Eyre, Michael, Nosadini, Margherita, Handunnetthi, Lahiru ... Handel, Adam E. (2025). Clinical phenotype and outcomes in autoimmune encephalitis after herpes simplex virus encephalitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Infection, 91 (3) 106566, 3. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2025.106566
2025
Journal Article
Rituximab use for relapse prevention in Anti-NMDAR antibody-mediated encephalitis: a multicenter cohort study
Seery, Nabil, Wesselingh, Robb, Beech, Paul, McLaughlin, Laurie, Rushen, Tiffany, Halliday, Amy J., Ter Horst, Liora, Griffith, Sarah P., Forcadela, Mirasol, Tan, Tracie H., Kazzi, Christina, Nesbitt, Cassie, Broadley, James, Buzzard, Katherine, Duncan, Andrew, D'Souza, Wendyl J., Tran, Yang, Van Der Walt, Anneke, Skinner, Genevieve, Taylor, Bruce V., Swayne, Andrew, Brodtmann, Amy, Gillis, David, Butler, Ernest Gerard, Kalincik, Tomas, Seneviratne, Udaya K., Macdonell, Richard A., Blum, Stefan, Ramanathan, Sudarshini ... for the Australian Autoimmune Encephalitis Consortium (2025). Rituximab use for relapse prevention in Anti-NMDAR antibody-mediated encephalitis: a multicenter cohort study. Neurology Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation, 12 (4) e200395, 1-13. doi: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200395
2025
Journal Article
Acute and Long-Term Immune-Treatment Strategies in Anti-LGI1 Antibody–Mediated Encephalitis : A Multicenter Cohort Study
Seery, Nabil, Wesselingh, Robb, Beech, Paul, McLaughlin, Laurie M., Rushen, Tiffany, Halliday, Amy J., ter Horst, Liora, Griffith, Sarah P., Forcadela, Mirasol, Tan, Tracie H., Kazzi, Christina, Nesbitt, Cassie, Broadley, James, Buzzard, Katherine, Duncan, Andrew J., D'Souza, Wendyl Jude, Tran, Yang David, Van Der Walt, Anneke, Skinner, Genevieve, Taylor, Bruce V., Swayne, Andrew, Brodtmann, Amy, Gillis, David, Butler, Ernest Gerard, Kalincik, Tomas, Seneviratne, Udaya K., Macdonell, Richard A., Blum, Stefan, Ramanathan, Sudarshini ... for the Australian Autoimmune Encephalitis Consortium (2025). Acute and Long-Term Immune-Treatment Strategies in Anti-LGI1 Antibody–Mediated Encephalitis : A Multicenter Cohort Study. Neurology Neuroimmunology & Neuroinflammation, 12 (4) e200412, e200412. doi: 10.1212/nxi.0000000000200412
2025
Journal Article
Multimodal prognostication of autoimmune encephalitis: an Australian autoimmune encephalitis consortium study
Seery, Nabil, Wesselingh, Robb, Beech, Paul, Broadley, James, Griffith, Sarah, Rushen, Tiffany, Beharry, James, Tan, Caleb, Chiniforoush, Noushin, McLaughlin, Laurie, ter Horst, Liora, Forcadela, Mirasol, Tan, Tracie, Kazzi, Christina, Nesbitt, Cassie, Buzzard, Katherine, Duncan, Andrew, Halliday, Amy, D'Souza, Wendyl, Tran, Yang, van der Walt, Anneke, Skinner, Genevieve, Swayne, Andrew, Malpas, Charles B., Brodtmann, Amy, Gillis, David, Taylor, Bruce, Butler, Ernest G., Kalincik, Tomas ... Monif, Mastura (2025). Multimodal prognostication of autoimmune encephalitis: an Australian autoimmune encephalitis consortium study. Journal of Neurology, 272 (5) 361, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s00415-025-13069-1
2024
Conference Publication
Case report: neurosarcoidosis presenting with bizarre gait and extensive pulmonary emboli
Smith, Marita, Trevis, Tom, McLaughlin, Laurie, Hamidon, Melisa, Swayne, Andrew, Beer, Reuben and O’Gorman, Cullen (2024). Case report: neurosarcoidosis presenting with bizarre gait and extensive pulmonary emboli. ANZAN Annual Scientific Meeting 2022, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 10-13 May 2022. London, United Kingdom: BMJ Group. doi: 10.1136/bmjno-2022-anzan.140
2023
Other Outputs
Multimodal evaluation of autoimmune encephalitis in Queensland
Swayne, Andrew (2023). Multimodal evaluation of autoimmune encephalitis in Queensland. PhD Thesis, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/7012c26
2022
Journal Article
Neuroimaging characteristics may aid in diagnosis, subtyping, and prognosis in autoimmune encephalitis
Broadley, James, Wesselingh, Robb, Beech, Paul, Seneviratne, Udaya, Kyndt, Chris, Buzzard, Katherine, Nesbitt, Cassie, D’Souza, Wendyl, Brodtmann, Amy, Macdonell, Richard, Kalincik, Tomas, O’Brien, Terence J., Butzkueven, Helmut, Monif, Mastura, Griffiths, Sarah, Rushen, Tiffany, Tan, Tracie, Malpas, Charles, Halliday, Amy, Alpitsis, Rubina, Seery, Nabil, Tarlinton, David, Reddel, Steve, Hardy, Todd, Taylor, Bruce, Long, Brian, Wijeratne, Tissa, White, Owen, Fielding, Jo ... Clough, Meaghan (2022). Neuroimaging characteristics may aid in diagnosis, subtyping, and prognosis in autoimmune encephalitis. Neurological Sciences, 44 (4), 1327-1340. doi: 10.1007/s10072-022-06523-9
2022
Journal Article
Oral health‐related quality of life is more strongly correlated with mental health than with oral health in relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis
Nangle, Matthew R., Manchery, Nithin, Swayne, Andrew, Boocock, Helen, Blum, Stefan and Henry, Julie D. (2022). Oral health‐related quality of life is more strongly correlated with mental health than with oral health in relapsing‐remitting multiple sclerosis. Journal of Oral Rehabilitation, 50 (1), 62-68. doi: 10.1111/joor.13387
2022
Journal Article
Psychiatric manifestations of autoimmune encephalitis
Ford, Hannah, Griffith, Sarah, Warren, Nicola, Swayne, Adrew, Blum, Stefan, Butzkueven, Helmut, O'Brien, Terence J., Velakoulis, Dennis, Kulkarni, Jayashri and Monif, Mastura (2022). Psychiatric manifestations of autoimmune encephalitis. Autoimmunity Reviews, 21 (9) 103145, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.autrev.2022.103145
2022
Journal Article
Analysing triggers for anti‐NMDA‐receptor encephalitis including herpes simplex virus encephalitis and ovarian teratoma: results from the Queensland autoimmune encephalitis cohort
Swayne, Andrew, Warren, Nicola, Prain, Kerri, Gillis, David, Wong, Richard and Blum, Stefan (2022). Analysing triggers for anti‐NMDA‐receptor encephalitis including herpes simplex virus encephalitis and ovarian teratoma: results from the Queensland autoimmune encephalitis cohort. Internal Medicine Journal, 52 (11), 1943-1949. doi: 10.1111/imj.15472
2022
Journal Article
Episodic foresight in multiple sclerosis
Manchery, Nithin, Henry, Julie D., Blum, Stefan, Swayne, Andrew, Beer, Reuben, Rendell, Peter G. and Nangle, Matthew R. (2022). Episodic foresight in multiple sclerosis. Neuropsychology, 36 (2), 140-149. doi: 10.1037/neu0000785
2021
Journal Article
Cognitive function and oral health in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis
Manchery, Nithin, Henry, Julie D., Swayne, Andrew, Beer, Reuben, Blum, Stefan and Nangle, Matthew R. (2021). Cognitive function and oral health in relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis. Clinical Oral Investigations, 26 (3), 2899-2907. doi: 10.1007/s00784-021-04272-1
2021
Journal Article
Sustained Clinical Improvement in a Subset of Patients With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Epstein–Barr Virus-Specific T Cell Therapy
Ioannides, Zara A., Csurhes, Peter A., Douglas, Nanette L., Mackenroth, Gem, Swayne, Andrew, Thompson, Kate M., Hopkins, Tracey J., Green, Kerryn A., Blum, Stefan, Hooper, Kaye D., Wyssusek, Kerstin H., Coulthard, Alan and Pender, Michael P. (2021). Sustained Clinical Improvement in a Subset of Patients With Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Treated With Epstein–Barr Virus-Specific T Cell Therapy. Frontiers in Neurology, 12 652811, 652811. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.652811
2021
Journal Article
An Australian state-based cohort study of autoimmune encephalitis cases detailing clinical presentation, investigation results, and response to therapy
Swayne, Andrew, Warren, Nicola, Prain, Kerri, Gillis, David, O'Gorman, Cullen, Tsang, Benjamin K-T., Muller, Claire, Broadley, Simon, Adam, Robert J., McCombe, Pamela, Wong, Richard C. and Blum, Stefan (2021). An Australian state-based cohort study of autoimmune encephalitis cases detailing clinical presentation, investigation results, and response to therapy. Frontiers in Neurology, 12 607773, 607773. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.607773
2021
Journal Article
Voltage-gated potassium channel blanket testing in first-episode psychosis: diagnostic nihilism?
Chan, Fiona, O’Gorman, Cullen, Swayne, Andrew, Gillis, David, Blum, Stefan and Warren, Nicola (2021). Voltage-gated potassium channel blanket testing in first-episode psychosis: diagnostic nihilism?. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 55 (8), 4867420983454-823. doi: 10.1177/0004867420983454
2021
Journal Article
Correlations between macrophage/microglial activation marker sTREM-2 and measures of T-cell activation, neuroaxonal damage and disease severity in multiple sclerosis
Ioannides, Zara A., Csurhes, Peter A., Swayne, Andrew, Foubert, Philippe, Aftab, Blake T. and Pender, Michael P. (2021). Correlations between macrophage/microglial activation marker sTREM-2 and measures of T-cell activation, neuroaxonal damage and disease severity in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 7 (2), 1-12. doi: 10.1177/20552173211019772
2020
Journal Article
Epstein-Barr virus-specific T cell therapy for progressive multiple sclerosis
Pender, Michael P., Csurhes, Peter A., Smith, Corey, Douglas, Nanette L., Neller, Michelle A., Matthews, Katherine K., Beagley, Leone, Rehan, Sweera, Crooks, Pauline, Hopkins, Tracey J., Blum, Stefan, Green, Kerryn A., Ioannides, Zara A., Swayne, Andrew, Aftab, Blake T., Hooper, Kaye D., Burrows, Scott R., Thompson, Kate M., Coulthard, Alan and Khanna, Rajiv (2020). Epstein-Barr virus-specific T cell therapy for progressive multiple sclerosis. JCI insight, 5 (20) e144624. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.144624
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Enquiries
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- Autoimmune Encephalitis
- General Neurology
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Neuroimmunology
- Stroke
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