Professor Andrew Steer
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Professor Andrew Steer
Biography:
Prof Steer is a consultant paediatrician and paediatric infectious diseases physician at the Royal Children's Hospital. He is a Principal Research Fellow at the Centre for International Child Health in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, as well as Group Leader of the Group A Streptococcal Research Group at MCRI. Prof Steer holds a current NHMRC/NHF career development fellowship.
Other Affiliations:
General Paediatrician
Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician
Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital
Melbourne, Australia
Principal Research Fellow
Centre for International Child Health
University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics
Melbourne, Australia
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Menzies School of Health Research
Darwin, Australia
Awards:
2016: Frank Fenner Award presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)
2013: National Heart Foundation of Australia Top Ranked Fellow in Victoria
2013-16: National Health and Medical Research Council Australia/ National Heart Foundation Australia Career Development Fellowship
2012: National Heart Foundation of Australia International Traveling Scholarship
2011: Victorian Premier's Award for Health and Medical Research (Commendation = Top 4)
2010: National Health and Medical Research Council / National Heart Foundation Australian Public Health Post-Doctoral Training Fellowship
2010: University of Melbourne Dean's Award for Excellence in PhD thesis (2nd place in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences 2010)
2010: University of British Columbia Department of Paediatrics Fellow of the Year
2009: College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia Laura McRae Award (for the most outstanding subspecialty trainee in the Department of Pediatrics)
2009: First Prize, 21st Annual Canadian National Pediatric Fellow Research Competition
2009: University of British Columbia Department of Paediatrics Subspecialty Resident Research Award
2008: Royal Australasian College of Physicians J.J. Billings Overseas Traveling Fellowship
2008: National Heart Foundation of Australia International Traveling Scholarship
2005-7: National Health and Medical Research Council Australia Postgraduate Public Health Research Scholarship
2005: National Heart Foundation of Australia Postgraduate Public Health Research Scholarship (offered but declined)
2005: Royal Australasian College of Physicians Basser Research Entry Scholarship (offered but declined)
2004: Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Uncle Bob's Traveling Scholarship
1999: Australian Orthopaedic Association (Vic) Orthopaedic Prize for top student in Orthopaedics
1999: John Cade Memorial Medal Prize in Psychiatry for top student in Psychiatry
1997: University of Melbourne Medical Society Bachelor of Medical Science Prize for best Bachelor of Medical Science thesis
1996: Royal Children's Hospital Research Foundation Scholarship
Research:
Prof Steer's interests centre on the control of group A streptococcal disease in developing countries, with specific interests in public health efforts at controlling rheumatic heart disease, impetigo and scabies; understanding the pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever; and developing a global group A streptococcal vaccine.
Projects:
1. Mass Drug Administration (MDA) for Scabies and Impetigo in Fiji (NHMRC)
2. Molecular and Clinical Epidemiology of GAS disease in Pacific, Asian and local areas
3. Immune Correlates of Protein and cross protection for GAS Vaccines
4. Fiji Islands Rheumatic Heart Disease Control and Prevention (collaboration with Fiji Ministry of Health and Cure Kids New Zealand)
5. Genetic susceptibility of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Fiji and New Caledonia
6. Genetic susceptibility of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Australia
Lean WL, Arnup S, Danchin MH, Steer AC . Rapid diagnostic tests for group A streptococcal pharyngitis: a meta-analysis. Pediatrics 2014
Baroux N, D'Ortenzio E, Amadéo N, Baker C, Ali Alsuwayyid B, Dupont-Rouzeyrol M, O'Connor O, Steer AC, Smeesters PR. The emm-cluster typing system for group A streptococcus identifies epidemiologic similarities across the Pacific region . Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2014
Colquhoun SM, Kado JHH, Remenyi B, Wilson N, Carapetis JR, Steer AC. Echocardiographic screening in a resource poor setting: borderline rheumatic heart disease could be a normal variant. International Journal of Cardiology 2014; 173(2):284-9
Lozano R, et al. Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age-groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet 2012; 380: 2095–128
Vos T, et al. Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1,160 sequelae of 291 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2012. Lancet 2012; 380: 2163–96
Murray C, et al. Disability adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. Lancet 2012; 380: 2197–223
Steer AC, Law I, Beall B, Matatolu L, Carapetis JR. Global emm type distribution of group A streptococci: systematic review and implications for vaccine development. Lancet Infectious Diseases 2009;9(10):611-616
Steer AC, Magor G, Jenney A, Kado J, Good MF, Batzloff M, Ritika R, Waqatakirewa L, Mulholland EK, Carapetis JR. emm and C-repeat region molecular typing of beta-hemolytic streptococci in a tropical country. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009;47(8):797-800
Steer AC, Jenney AJ , Kado JH, Good MF, Batzloff M, Waqatakirewa L, Mulholland EK, Carapetis JR. Prospective surveillance of invasive group A streptococcal disease, Fiji, 2005-2007. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2009;15:216-222
Steer AC , Kado JH, Jenney AJ, Batzloff M, Waqatakirewa, L, Mulholland EK, Carapetis JR Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Fiji: prospective surveillance 2005-2007. Medical Journal of Australia 2009;190:133-135
Funding:
- National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
- National Heart Foundation (NHF)
- New Zealand Aid Programme NZAID
- British Heart Foundation (BHF)