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Biography
Sushena is an Infectious Diseases Physician at Monash Health and the Royal Women's Hospitals in Melbourne.
She completed her PhD through the Department of Obstetrics at Monash University in 2018 and since then has been enjoying work as a clinician researcher.
Her clinical and research interests include
- Infections in women including during pregnancy
- HIV and viral hepatitis
- Antimicrobial stewardship in women's health
Education/Academic qualification
Obstetrics/ Infectious Diseases, PhD, Exploring the barriers and facilitators to implementation of maternal pertussis vaccination in Victoria, Australia, Monash University
3 May 2015 → 7 Dec 2018
Award Date: 7 Nov 2018
Global Health, Diploma of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (Cayetano Heredia University)
Jan 2015 → Mar 2025
Award Date: 31 Mar 2015
External positions
Infectious Diseases Physician, Royal Women's Hospital (Victoria)
20 Dec 2019 → …
Infectious Diseases Physician, Monash Health
3 May 2015 → …
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):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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A project to increase international contributions to the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry
Krishnaswamy, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
21/07/22 → 20/07/27
Project: Research
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Unraveling the mechanisms by which chronic hepatitis B infection is associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes: a prospective cohort study
Giles, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Said, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Krishnaswamy, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Palmer, K. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/05/21 → 31/07/22
Project: Research
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COVID Serosurveillance in pregnant women and maternity healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
Giles, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Palmer, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Said, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Krishnaswamy, S. (Chief Investigator (CI))
4/05/20 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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Barriers to implementation of antenatal pertussis vaccination including knowledge base and attitudes of consumers and healthcare providers
Krishnaswamy, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Australia
1/07/16 → 1/07/17
Project: Research
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Outcomes of Critical Illness in People With Advanced HIV Disease: 30 Years of Binational Data
Tan, B., Webster, H., Krishnaswamy, S., MacPhail, A. & Pilcher, D., 15 Jan 2026, In: Clinical Infectious Diseases. 82, 1, p. 93-99 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Barriers to Clinician Reporting to the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry From Within and Outside the United States
Mantas, S., O’Bryan, J., Giles, M. L., Short, W. R., Logue-Chamberlain, E. & Krishnaswamy, S., Feb 2025, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12, 2, 5 p., ofaf023.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Therapeutic Guidelines: Antibiotic version 17
Antibiotic Expert Group, 15 Sept 2025, Australia : Therapeutic Guidelines Limited.Research output: Other contribution › Other
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Evaluating the relationship between hepatitis B viral activity and gestational diabetes mellitus: A prospective cohort study
Whyler, N., Pyle, A., Krishnaswamy, S., Said, J. M. & Giles, M. L., Jan 2024, In: Women's Health. 20, 10 p., 17455057241265083.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in Australia: current and future perspectives
Whyler, N. C. A., Krishnaswamy, S. & Giles, M. L., Oct 2024, In: Medical Journal of Australia. 221, 7, p. 396-396 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › Other › peer-review
Open Access