Freddy Sitas

Associate Professor Freddy Sitas is a public health epidemiologist at UNSW Sydney, serving as Chief Operations Officer at the International Centre for Future Health Systems. His work focuses on quantifying smoking-related health impacts, viral oncology, and chronic disease prevention. He has led large-scale studies on smoking cessation benefits, cancer epidemiology, and the interplay between HIV/AIDS and cancer.

Key research interests include epidemiological methods, global public health, and policy-relevant population studies. He has collaborated internationally on projects assessing smoking prevalence, cancer risk factors, and infectious diseases like Kaposi's sarcoma. Sitas has contributed to global health initiatives, including the Global Burden of Disease Study and WHO tobacco control efforts.

His academic contributions span over 200 publications, emphasizing smoking's role in mortality, cancer prevention strategies, and health equity. He actively engages in translating research into policy, such as improving death notification forms to better track smoking-related risks.