Shripada Rao

Shripada Rao is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the UWA Medical School, The University of Western Australia. He specializes in neonatal care, probiotics research, and clinical trials. With over 138 publications and an h-index of 34, his work focuses on systematic reviews and meta-analyses in pediatric medicine. He has led/co-led three major research grants including studies on probiotic supplementation in preterm neonates and neonatal intensive care staff wellbeing. His research contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health and well-being.

Research Interests:

• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses in pediatric populations
• Impact of probiotics on neonatal outcomes
• Neonatal surgical conditions and outcomes
• Healthcare workforce stress reduction through innovative interventions

Grant Projects:

• Gut microbiota in neonates with gastrointestinal surgical conditions (2016-2020)
• Probiotic supplementation efficacy in preterm neonates (2015)
• Cortisol levels in transported infants with respiratory distress (2015)

Collaborations: International collaborations in pediatric research across multiple countries.