Mithilesh Dronavalli

I want to help prevent and alleviate suffering in the poorest, sickest, most vulnerable and discriminated people.

I have over 7 years' experience in statistics applied to public health / medical research and 4 years in clinical psychiatry.

I have researched areas of poverty, Aboriginal health, communicable diseases (influenza-oseltamivir prophylaxis, Tuberculosis, syphilis, HIV, sexually transmitted infections), mental health, addictions, crime, cancer, heart disease, smoking cessation, breastfeeding, health and well-being, health education, aged care and for children with disabilities.

This resume is upto date as of 16th January 2023.

Skills

Addressing Public Concern in Disasters (COVID Lockdown)
Outbreak Management including COVID
Caring for Aboriginal patients with addiction and mental illness and providing support for their families
Environmental Health Risk Assessments
HIV Treatment s100
Article Writing and Oral Presentation of Research
Advanced Statistical Analysis and Research Methods
Expert Programmer in R and Stata
Completion of a three-year formal education program in psychiatry (Brain and Mind Institute, University of Sydney)
Opioid Substitution Therapy s100
Clinical History Taking esp. Mental Health
Prescribing Mental Health Medication
Project Management

Google Scholar (for Article Links): https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=VRfrJpcAAAAJ&hl=en
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Mithilesh%20Dronavalli (18 Publications)
Leonard E, Kwinda Z, Baernighausen T, Dronavalli M, Adam M, Pillay Y. Optimizing knowledge and behavioral intention of women and their partners in the perinatal period in South Africa: a randomized control trial study protocol in the Tshwane district, Gauteng province, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 2022;22(1):1224 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35725421
Wetherell L, K athurusinghe S, Dior U, et al. POMMS: Pre-operative misoprostol in myomectomy surgery: A randomised controlled pilot study. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2022; 276: 98-101. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35853272/

Advanced
James DB, Lee KSK, Dronavalli M, Courtney RJ, Conigrave KM, Conigrave JH, Shakeshaft A. Predictors of length of treatment, discharge reason, and re-admission to Aboriginal alcohol and other drug residential rehabilitation services in New South Wales, Australia. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2021 Oct 13. doi: 10.1111/dar.13388. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 3464442 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author/MAGGAAKPHZDDFECWT9TK?target=10.1111/dar.13388
Adam M, Johnston J, Job N, Dronavalli M, Le Roux I, et al. (2021) Evaluation of a community-based mobile video breastfeeding intervention in Khayelitsha, South Africa: The Philani MOVIE cluster-randomized controlled trial. PLOS Medicine 18(9): e1003744. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003744
Farnbach S, Economidis G, Aiken A, Dronavalli M, Shakeshaft A. A randomised stepped-wedge evaluation of the impact of a guideline-driven process for improving the cultural competence of non-Aboriginal drug and alcohol treatment services.: NDARC, UNSW; 2020. (CONFIDENTIAL GOVERNMENT REPORT, Available on Request)
Dronavalli M, Lord H, Alexander K, Boonwaat L, Pal N, Fletcher-Lartey SM. Effectiveness of Oseltamivir Prophylaxis in Influenza Outbreaks in Residential Aged Care. Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. 2020 Apr. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310780/
Ghosh S, Dronavalli M, Raman S. Tuberculosis infection in under-2-year-old refugees: Should we be screening? A systematic review and meta-regression analysis. J Paediatr Child Health. 2019 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jpc.14701
Fletcher-Lartey, S.; Dronavalli, M.; Alexander, K.; Ghosh, S.; Boonwaat, L.; Thomas, J.; Robinson, A.; Patel, Z.; Forssman, B.; Pal, N. Trends in Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in Australia and New Zealand: A Meta-analysis and Systematic Review. Antibiotics 2019, 8, 191 https://www.ijidonline.com/article/S1201-9712(20)30855-9/fulltext
Chan DJ, Furner V, Smith DE, Dronavalli M, Bopage RI, Post JJ, et al. Non-AIDS complexity amongst patients living with HIV in Sydney: risk factors and health outcomes. AIDS Res Ther. 2018;15(1):6. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12981-018-0193-z
Dronavalli M, Bhagwat MM, Hamilton S, Gilles M, Garton-Smith J, Thompson SC. Findings from a clinical audit in regional general practice of management of patients following acute coronary syndrome. Aust J Prim Health. 2016. https://www.proquest.com.acs.hcn.com.au/docview/1886922217?accountid=130851
Bhagwat MM, Woods JA, Dronavalli M, Hamilton SJ, Thompson SC. Evidence-based interventions in primary care following acute coronary syndrome in Australia and New Zealand: a systematic scoping review. BMC Cardiovasc Disord. 2016;16(1):214. https://bmccardiovascdisord.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12872-016-0388-y
Dronavalli M, Thompson SC. A systematic review of measurement tools of health and well-being for evaluating community-based interventions. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2015;69(8):805-15. (TOP 5% of ALTMETRIC OUTPUT) https://ciap.ovidds.com.acs.hcn.com.au/resolver?sid=google&auinit=M&aulast=Dronavalli&atitle=A+systematic+review+of+measurement+tools+of+health+and+well-being+for+evaluating+community-based+interventions&id=pmid:26041904
Dronavalli M, Thompson S, Mitchell K, Kerry K, Giele C. Rates of Sexually Transmitted Infection in Aboriginal People and Regional Areas of Western Australia: plotting progress or losing the plot?. 2015 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mithilesh-Dronavalli-2/publication/328760852_Rates_of_Sexually_Transmitted_Infection_in_Aboriginal_People_and_Regional_Areas_of_Western_Australia_plotting_progress_or_losing_the_plot/links/5be16d8292851c6b27aa52bc/Rates-of-Sexually-Transmitted-Infection-in-Aboriginal-People-and-Regional-Areas-of-Western-Australia-plotting-progress-or-losing-the-plot
Thompson S, Lyford M, Dronavalli M. A Review of STI Clinical Services in Western Australia 2015. In: Department of Health WA, editor. Perth: University of Western Australia; 2015. (GOVERNMENT REPORT) http://www.statistics.sastram.com/MDResearch2018/images-publications-STI%20Clinical%20Services%20Review%20Final.pdf
Fricke TA, d'Udekem Y, Richardson M, Thuys C, Dronavalli M, Ramsay JM, et al. Outcomes of the arterial switch operation for transposition of the great arteries: 25 years of experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012;94(1):139-45. https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(12)00538-3/fulltext

Good
Vilalta A, Sahuquillo J, Merino MA, Poca MA, Garnacho A, Martinez-Valverde T, et al. Normobaric hyperoxia in traumatic brain injury: does brain metabolic state influence the response to hyperoxic challenge? J Neurotrauma. 2011;28(7):1139-48. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmc3136740/
Yong MS, d'Udekem Y, Robertson T, Horton S, Dronavalli M, Brizard C, et al. Outcomes of surgery for simple total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage in neonates. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011;91(6):1921-7. https://www.annalsthoracicsurgery.org/article/S0003-4975(11)00243-8/fulltext
Solana E, Poca MA, Sahuquillo J, Benejam B, Junque C, Dronavalli M. Cognitive and motor improvement after retesting in normal-pressure hydrocephalus: a real change or merely a learning effect? J Neurosurg. 2010;112(2):399-409. https://thejns.org/view/journals/j-neurosurg/112/2/article-p399.xml
Sheffield LJ, Irving P, Gupta A, Byron K, Macrae FA, Phillimore H, et al. Thiopurine methyltransferase and thiopurine metabolite testing in patients with inflammatory bowel disease who are taking thiopurine drugs. Pharmacogenomics. 2009;10(7):1091-9. https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/abs/10.2217/pgs.09.60

Expert
Dronavalli M, Statistics Without Probability https://www.sastram.com/statistics-without-probability
https://youtu.be/sOhtbcO0sSQ My Public Lecture on Causation

Expert
POMMS: Pre-operative misoprostol in myomectomy surgery: A randomised controlled pilot study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35853272/

Expert
Dronavalli, Mithilesh, et al. "Determinants and health outcomes of trajectories of social mobility in Australia." SSM-Population Health (2023): 101336. of trajectories of social mobility in Australia https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827323000010

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Medical Statistician for Science and Social Innovation

Public Health / Research / Mental Health / Clinical

Major Works: 18 Publications in PubMed | 513 Google scholar citations