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Personal profile
Biography
- Director, Emergency Medicine Research, Alfred Health
- Consultant Emergency Physician, Emergency and Trauma Centre
- Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Professor Mitra is a consultant Emergency Physician and director of Emergency Medicine research at Alfred Health, Melbourne. Following completion of his Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Melbourne, he completed a Masters in Health Services Management (Monash University). He completed his PhD on the diagnosis and management of acute traumatic coagulopathy (Monash University) in 2012. Dr. Mitra is chair of Clinical and consumer Reference Group for the critical bleeding module of The National Blood Authority, Australia and member of the Clinical, Ethics & Research Committee for the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood.
Professor Mitra has extensive experience in clinical research projects, with a focus on acute trauma resuscitation using blood and blood components.
Clinical activities
- Emergency Physician (full-time) at Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria.
Monash teaching commitment
- Course co-ordinator of Health Systems Management (Undergraduate Year 4C)
- Course co-ordinator of Emergency Medicine Research course
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):
Education/Academic qualification
GCSRT, Clinical Trials, Harvard Medical School
1 Jun 2019 → 4 Sept 2020
Award Date: 5 Sept 2020
PhD, Acute traumatic coagulopathy, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 30 Aug 2012
MHlthServMt, MONASH UNIVERSITY
Award Date: 30 Nov 2008
MBBS, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 31 Dec 2000
External positions
Emergency Physician, Alfred Hospital
1 Jan 2009 → …
Research area keywords
- Trauma
- Emergency Medicine
- Neurosciences
- Resuscitation
- Transfusion medicine
- Pre-hospital care
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Pre-hospital lactate and blood transfusion after trauma
Mitra, B., Meadley, B., Bourke, E. M., Anderson, D. & Bucki-Smith, G.
Transport Accident Commission (TAC)
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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Management of patients with critical bleeding in rural and regional Victoria
Mitra, B., Wood, E., George, S., von Wielligh, J., Field, C., Sheppard, A. & White, R.
1/08/24 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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INFORMED: INtegrative approaches For Optimizing Recognition, Management and EDucation of concussion at the community sports level
Mitra, B., McDonald, S., Ponsford, J., Shultz, S., Fitzgerald, M., Willmott, C., O'Brien, T., Law, M., McKay, A., O'Sullivan, M. J., Hellewell, S. C., Natoli, R., Caeyensberghs, K., Makdissi, M., Chen, Z. & Whiley, L.
1/07/22 → 31/05/25
Project: Research
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IMPACT: IMplementing clinical Pathways for Acute Care in Tasmania (IMPACT)
Tran, V., Prior, S., Loughman, A., Radford, J., Brown, S., Tavender, E. J., Barrington, G., Unwin, M., Neil, A. L., Sharman, J. E., Zosky, G., Mitra, B., Stankovich, J., Craig, S., Lawler, A., Fahmi, G., Cowan, F., Jacques, M., O'Reilly, G., Egerton-Warburton, D., Keijzers, G. B. J. M., Black, A., Kumar, A., Richardson, D. B. & Levett, B.
Project: Research
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INFORMED: INtegrative approaches For Optimizing Recognition, Management and EDucation of concussion at the community sports level
Mitra, B., McDonald, S., Ponsford, J., Shultz, S., Fitzgerald, M., Willmott, C., O'Brien, T., Law, M., McKay, A., O'Sullivan, M. J., Hellewell, S. C., Natoli, R., Caeyensberghs, K., Makdissi, M., Chen, Z. & Whiley, L.
Project: Research
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Introduction of the Broset Violence Checklist in the emergency department: A retrospective cohort study
Mitra, B., Settle, K., Koolstra, C., Talarico, C., Smit, D. V. & Cameron, P. A., Feb 2025, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 37, 1, 6 p., e14546.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Pathophysiology, blood biomarkers, and functional deficits after intimate partner violence-related brain injury: Insights from emergency department patients and a new rat model
Sun, M., Symons, G. F., Spitz, G., O'Brien, W. T., Baker, T. L., Fan, J., Martins, B. D., Allen, J., Giesler, L. P., Mychasiuk, R., van Donkelaar, P., Brand, J., Christie, B., O'Brien, T. J., O'Sullivan, M. J., Mitra, B., Wellington, C., McDonald, S. J. & Shultz, S. R., Jan 2025, In: Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. 123, p. 383-396 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Research outputs after the Coursework Pathway
Mitra, B., Tan, G. A., Jennings, P. A., Roman, C. P., Hocking, J. & Cameron, P. A., Feb 2025, In: EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia. 37, 1, 2 p., e14553.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Approaches and reporting of alcohol and other drug testing for injured patients in hospital-based studies: A systematic review
Lau, G., Ang, J. Y., Kim, N., Gabbe, B. J., Mitra, B., Dietze, P. M., Reeder, S. & Beck, B., 5 Feb 2024, In: Drug and Alcohol Review. 43, 4, p. 897-926 30 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
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Association between acute pre-injury alcohol use and 12-month health outcomes for survivors of major trauma: A registry-based study
Lau, G., Gabbe, B. J., Mitra, B., Dietze, P. M., Reeder, S., Cameron, P., Read, D. J. & Beck, B., Nov 2024, In: Injury. 55, 11, 11 p., 111782.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)
Prizes
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ANZSBT Presidential Symposium Award
Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient), 29 Oct 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ASEM Best Scientific Paper Presentation
Decker, Kelly (Recipient), Ireland, Sharyn (Recipient), O'Sullivan, Lorna (Recipient), Boucher, Sue (Recipient), Kite, Lauren (Recipient), Rhodes, Deb (Recipient) & Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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ASEM Best Scientific Poster (Metropolitan)
Jennings, Natasha (Recipient), Cross, Rachel (Recipient), Hatherley, Claire (Recipient), Lowe, Grainne Brid (Recipient), O'Reilly, Gerard (Recipient), Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient) & Jennings, Paul (Recipient), 19 Oct 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Poster (Runner Up)
Pitt, Veronica (Recipient), Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient), Gruen, Russell (Recipient) & Bernard, Stephen (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Best Poster (Runner Up)
Marquez, Marc (Recipient), McGuiness, William (Recipient), Cross, Rachel (Recipient) & Mitra, Biswadev (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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South Wales Trauma Network conference
Biswadev Mitra (Keynote/plenary speaker)
15 Nov 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Trauma 2021
Biswadev Mitra (Invited speaker)
10 Sept 2021 → 12 Sept 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Trauma (Journal)
Biswadev Mitra (Associate editor)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
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Blood 2021
Biswadev Mitra (Invited speaker)
21 Sept 2021 → 23 Sept 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Australian Military Medical Association Virtual Conference
Biswadev Mitra (Speaker)
25 Nov 2020 → 27 Nov 2020Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
Press/Media
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Biomarkers for concussion
Biswadev Mitra, Stuart McDonald, Catherine Willmott, Edmond Sorich & Nicolas Voelcker
9/09/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Drunk cyclists and pedestrians could be causing scores of car crashes every year
1/12/16 → 5/12/16
4 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Hospitalised drug mules a legal quandary
Biswadev Mitra & Pieter De Villiers Smit
6/12/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Tram injuries, deaths on the rise
23/08/10 → 29/08/10
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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