Prof Yogavijayan Kandasamy ~ JCU Professor

Dr Kandasamy works as a Senior Neonatal Paediatrician in a tertiary perinatal centre in Townsville, Queensland. He graduated with a medical degree from the University of Malaya, Malaysia in 1995. He obtained a Masters degree in Clinical Epidemiology and a PhD from the University of Newcastle, NSW. He has specialist registration in General Paediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine with the Medical Board of Australia and has received fellowships from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP), The Royal College of Physicians (Edinburgh) (FRCP) and The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (UK) (FRCPCH). He is an Adjunct  Professor with James Cook University's Medical School and a Conjoint Research Fellow with the University of Newcastle.

In 2014, Dr Kandasamy received an NHMRC New Investigator Project grant to carry out research into the effects of prematurity and low birth weight on retinal and renal development. Dr Kandasamy’s area of research is in neonatal medicine, specifically the effects of prematurity on development of the kidney and retina, and neonatal health in indigenous babies. In 2019, he received another NHMRC grant to investigate the relationship between maternal health and infant kidney development. He has research collaborations with the University of Newcastle, CSIRO and internationally with Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Mol (VITO), Belgium.

Dr Kandasamy is a reviewer for NHMRC Grants. He also serves as an advisor for the Queensland Neonatal Advisory Group and internationally for the European Research Agency in Brussels, Belgium.  He also reviews grants for the British Eye Research Foundation, The Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research’s (MIUR) and, the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (ZonMW).

He is an examiner for University of New South Wales and The Royal College of Surgeons and University College Dublin, Ireland.

Interests

Professional

• Neonatal and Paediatric training , RACP

Research

• Developmental Biology ,Neonatology , Renal & retinal microvasculature development, Effects of prematurity and low birth weight , Developmental Origin of Health and Diseases

Teaching

• Undergraduate and Postgraduate

Experience

• 2019 to present - Eminent Staff Specialist, Townsville Hospital (Townsville)
• 2010 to 2019 - Senior Staff Specialist, Neonatology, Townsville Hospital (Townsville)
• 2006 to 2010 - Staff Specialist,Neonatology, Townsville Hospital (Townsville)
• 2005 - Neonatal trainee, Townsville Hospital (Townsville)
• 1995 to 2005 - Medical Officer /Paediatrician, Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
• 1990 to 1995 - Undergraduate (MBBS), University of Malaya (Malaysia)

Research Disciplines

• Paediatrics (3213)
• Reproductive medicine (3215)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Evaluation of health and support services (2002)

Awards

• 2019 - Queensland Health Award for Excellence ( Winner in the Pursuing Innovation Category)
• 2019 - Queensland Health Award for Excellence (Minister's Award for Overall Outstanding Achievement)
• 2015 - ASMR Runners-up winners for Best Clinical Researcher in Queensland
• 2012 - ASMR Runners-up winners for Best Clinical Researcher in Queensland
• 2010 - Basser Research Entry Scholarship, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians

Fellowships

• 2014 - FRCPCH UK
• 2008 - FRCP Edin.
• 2007 - FRACP

Memberships

• 2015 - DoHaD , Australia and New Zealand
• 2010 - Microcirculation Society ,USA
• 2010 - Perinatal Society of Australia and NewZealand
• 2007 - Australian Medical Association
• 2002 - MRCPCH UK
• 1999 - MRCP UK

Other

• 2008 to 2013 - PhD (Neonatology) The University of Newcastle
• 2006 to 2007 - Masters in Clinical Epidemiology, The University of Newcastle

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• August D, Kandasamy Y, Ray R, New K and Lindsay D (2022) Evaluation of the consistency of neonatal skin injury assessment using clinical images and the metric and graduated colour tool. Journal of Tissue Viability, 31 (3). pp. 395-403
• Baker S and Kandasamy Y (in press) Machine learning for understanding and predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants: a systematic review. Pediatric Research,
• Brennan S, Watson D, Schneider M, Rudd D and Kandasamy Y (2022) Fetal renal artery blood flow – Normal ranges. Ultrasound, 30 (1). pp. 62-71
• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Watson D and Cadet-James Y (2022) Stillbirth risks and rate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their babies in North Queensland. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 62 (1). pp. 86-90
• Kilcullen M, Kandasamy Y, Evans M, Kanagasignam Y, Atkinson I, van der Valk S, Vignarajan J and Baxter M (2022) Parents using live streaming video cameras to view infants in a regional NICU: impacts upon bonding, anxiety and stress. Journal of Neonatal Nursing, 28 (1). pp. 42-50
• Westaway J, Huerlimann R, Kandasamy Y, Miller C, Norton R, Watson D, Infante-Villamil S and Rudd D (2022) Exploring the long-term colonisation and persistence of probiotic-prophylaxis species on the gut microbiome of preterm infants: a pilot study. European Journal of Pediatrics, 181 (9). pp. 3389-3400
• Westaway J, Huerlimann R, Kandasamy Y, Miller C, Norton R, Watson D, Infante-Vilamil S and Rudd D (2022) To Probiotic or Not to Probiotic: A Metagenomic Comparison of the Discharge Gut Microbiome of Infants Supplemented With Probiotics in NICU and Those Who Are Not. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 10.
• Westaway J, Huerlimann R, Kandasamy Y, Miller C, Norton R, Staunton K, Watson D and Rudd D (in press) The bacterial gut microbiome of probiotic-treated very-preterm infants: changes from admission to discharge. Pediatric Research,
• Anderson C, Kandasamy Y and Kilcullen M (2021) The efficacy of home phototherapy for physiological and non-physiological neonatal jaundice: a systematic review. Journal of Neonatal Nursing,
• August D, Kandasamy Y, Ray R, Lindsay D and New K (2021) Fresh perspectives on hospital-acquired neonatal skin injury period prevalence from a multicenter study: length of stay, acuity, and incomplete course of antenatal steroids. The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing, 35 (3). pp. 275-283
• Brennan S, Watson D, Schneider M, Rudd D and Kandasamy Y (2021) Can measurement of the foetal renal parenchymal thickness with ultrasound be used as an indirect measure of nephron number? Journal of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease, 12 (2). pp. 184-192
• Gupta S, Forbes-Coe A, Rudd D and Kandasamy Y (2021) Is peripartum maternal fever alone a reliable predictor of neonatal sepsis? A single-centre, retrospective cohort study. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 57 (9). pp. 1420-1425

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 78+ research outputs authored by Prof Yogavijayan Kandasamy from 2006 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• Exploring Advantages and Disadvantages of using Social Media to recruit and retian participants in Perinatal Research (Masters , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Neonatal skin injuries from mechanical forces: a multicentre, mixed methods study (2022, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• The renal parenchyma – evaluation of a novel ultrasound measurement to assess fetal renal development (2021, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Exploring the faecal microbiome of preterm infants (2022, PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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