Dr Surendra Karki
Research Fellow
Conjoint Lecturer, University of New South Wales, Sydney Visiting Fellow, University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Surendra uses large-scale data to conduct epidemiological research and understand blood donors’ health and wellbeing. He's always sharing his knowledge of clinical and epidemiological study design to help everyone get the best outcomes. He’s currently supervising several higher degree research students.
Before joining the team at Lifeblood, Surendra obtained his PhD in Epidemiology from Monash University. He went on to work as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of New South Wales in Sydney.
Awards
- UNSW High Quality Research Papers Scheme Incentive (2019)
- 15th National Immunisation Conference, Best Posters Award, Public Health Association of Australia (2016)
- Young Investigator Fellow, Edward Jenner Vaccine Society and Journal: Vaccine (2015-2018)
- Alfred Health's Chairman of the Board Award for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia (2013)
Leadership
- Epidemiologist member, National Blood Authority (2020-current)
- New Voices in Global Health, World Health Summit Organization (2017)
- New Voices in Asian Health, World Health Summit Organization, Germany (2013)
Key publications
Regular high-frequency whole blood donation and risk of cardiovascular disease in middle-aged and older blood donors in Australia
2023
Transfusion
63(5):1012-1022
Visits to general practitioners after iron-related deferrals from blood donation in middle-aged and older Australian blood donors
2021
Transfusion
63:3335-3343
Long-term return and donation pattern of those who begin donating at different ages- a retrospective cohort analysis of blood donors in Australia
2021
Transfusion
61:799-810
Completeness and accuracy of self-reported history of blood donation: results from a cohort of older adults in Australia
2019
Transfusion
59:26-31.
Demographic and health profile of older Australian blood donors: results from the Extended Donor Vigilance data linkage study (EDV:Link)
2018
ISBT Science Series
13:412-420.
* This research was completed prior to starting with Lifeblood
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