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Biography
Professor Carapetis is the Director of the Telethon Kids Institute in Perth, Western Australia. He is also a Professor at the University of Western Australia and consultant paediatrician at Perth Children’s Hospital.
His research interests include Rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease, other group A streptococcal diseases, Vaccine-preventable disease, Indigenous child health, Child development and education, Youth health and education and skin sores and scabies.
Professor Carapetis undertook his medical training at the Royal Melbourne and Royal Children’s Hospitals. Previous positions include terms as Theme Director at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne and Director of the Menzies School of Health Research in Darwin.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Executive Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia (Telethon Kids Institute)
2012 → …
Consultant Paediatrician, Perth Children’s Hospital
Industry keywords
- Clinical Trials
- Children and Young People
- Digital Health
- Education
- Drug Discovery
- Environmental
- Finance and Business
- Health
- Medical Devices
- Medicine and Pharma
- Not for Profit
- Social and Welfare Issues
- Disability
Research expertise keywords
- Rheumatic Heart Disease
- Infectious disease prevention
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health
- Infectious diseases epidemiology
- therapeutics
- acute rheumatic fever
- STREP A
- Vaccines
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Invasive group B streptococcal infections in Western Australia, 2000–2018
Wright, C. M., Moorin, R., Dyer, J., Carapetis, J. & Manning, L., 8 Jan 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Internal Medicine Journal. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Oombarl Oombarl Joorrinygor - Slowly Slowly Moving Forward: Reflections From a Cross-Cultural Team Working Together on the See, Treat, Prevent (SToP) Trial in the Kimberley Region of Western Australia
Mcrae, T., Isaac, J., Thomas, H., Enkel, S., Ford, A., Jacky, J., Sibosado, S., Mcintosh, K., Mullane, M., Whelan, A., Dalton, R., Coffin, J., Carapetis, J., Walker, R. & Bowen, A. C., Apr 2025, In: Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 36, 2, p. e70025 12 p., e70025.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Hunter Who Hesitates to Strike May Just Get the Tail
Beaton, A., Carapetis, J. & Okello, E., 23 Jan 2024, In: Circulation. 149, 4, p. 277-278 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Describing skin health and disease in urban-living Aboriginal children: co-design, development and feasibility testing of the Koolungar Moorditj Healthy Skin pilot project
Ricciardo, B. M., Kessaris, H. L., Nannup, N., Tilbrook, D., Farrant, B., Michie, C., Hansen, L., Douglas, R., Walton, J., Poore, A., Whelan, A., Barnett, T. C., Kumarasinghe, P. S., Carapetis, J. R. & Bowen, A. C., Dec 2024, In: Pilot and Feasibility Studies. 10, 1, 14 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Excess Deaths Associated with Rheumatic Heart Disease, Australia, 2013–2017
Stacey, I., Seth, R., Nedkoff, L., Wade, V., Haynes, E., Carapetis, J., Hung, J., Murray, K., Bessarab, D. & Katzenellenbogen, J., Jan 2024, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 30, 1, p. 146-150 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Data from: Impact of an ivermectin mass drug administration on scabies prevalence in a remote Australian Aboriginal community
Kearns, T. M. (Creator), Ward, L. (Creator), Holt, D. C. (Creator), Currie, B. J. (Creator), Gundjirryirr, R. (Creator), Bundhala, L. (Creator), Chatfield, M. (Creator), Andrews, R. M. (Creator), Speare, R. (Creator), Cheng, A. C. (Creator), McCarthy, J. (Creator), Carapetis, J. R. (Creator) & Shield, J. (Creator), DRYAD, 12 Oct 2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.014v6, https://zenodo.org/record/4995922
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Pacific Rheumatic Heart Disease Centre of Excellence
Kado, J. (Investigator 01), Wyber, R. (Investigator 02) & Carapetis, J. (Investigator 03)
Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade
1/06/24 → 31/05/29
Project: Research
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Profiling the immune response to Strep A infection to design better vaccines for RHD prevention.
Fulurija, A. (Investigator 01), Frost, H. (Investigator 02), Barnett, T. (Investigator 03), Pickering, J. (Investigator 04), Carapetis, J. (Investigator 05) & Steer, A. (Investigator 06)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
1/01/24 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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"Good paths for health hearts" bringing choice and flexibility to long-acting penicillins for rheumatic heart disease
Manning, L. (Investigator 01), Pearson, G. (Investigator 02), Carapetis, J. (Investigator 03), Barr, R. (Investigator 04), Haynes, E. (Investigator 05), Katzenellenbogen, J. (Investigator 06), Gilles, M. (Investigator 07), Kado, J. (Investigator 08), Salman, S. (Investigator 09) & Hla, T. (Investigator 10)
Department of Health (Western Australia)
15/05/23 → 14/05/26
Project: Research
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Good paths for healthy hearts: bringing choice and flexibility to long-acting penicillins for rheumatic heart disease
Manning, L. (Investigator 01), Pearson, G. (Investigator 02), Carapetis, J. (Investigator 03), Barr, R. (Investigator 04), Haynes, E. (Investigator 05), Katzenellenbogen, J. (Investigator 06), Ralph, A. (Investigator 07), Wade, V. (Investigator 08), Gilles, M. (Investigator 09), Francis, J. (Investigator 10) & Yan, J. (Investigator 11)
Medical Research Future Fund MRFF
1/01/23 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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ORVAC Stage 2 – Optimising Rotavirus Vaccine in Aboriginal Children: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled, adaptive clinical trial of a third scheduled dose of oral rotavirus vaccine for Australian Aboriginal children.
Snelling, T. (Investigator 01), Middleton, B. (Investigator 02), Danchin, M. (Investigator 03), Jones, M. (Investigator 04), Leach, A. (Investigator 05) & Carapetis, J. (Investigator 06)
NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council
1/01/22 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Press/Media
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it can kill in hours; A steep rise in cases of a deadly throat infection has experts sounding a warning
31/01/23
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Funding boost for mental health support in schools
Lister, R., Whitehouse, A. J. O. & Carapetis, J.
29/08/19
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media