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Biography
Assoc Prof Rupendra Shrestha is an applied statistician and specialises in the application of statistical methods in large-scale complex microsimulation models for health economics research. His research program focusses on the lost productivity and the costs of chronic illness, mainly the societal costs. His recent research interests are in the development of economic models to analyse the economic impacts of genetic disorders and the cost-effectiveness analysis of genomic sequencing both from health care and the societal perspectives.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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MRFF (Usyd Led): A3BC for Kids
March, L. (Chief Investigator), Singh-Grewal, D. (Chief Investigator), Munro, J. (Chief Investigator), Buchbinder, R. (Chief Investigator), Thomas, R. (Chief Investigator), Saffery, R. (Chief Investigator), Lassere, M. (Chief Investigator), Hill, C. (Chief Investigator), Whittle, S. L. (Chief Investigator), Shrestha, R. (Primary Chief Investigator), Keen, H. I. (Chief Investigator), Neeland, M. (Chief Investigator), Novakovic, B. (Chief Investigator), Mittinty, M. (Chief Investigator), Murray, K. (Chief Investigator), Chaitow, J. (Associate Investigator), Akikusa, J. (Associate Investigator), McCluskey, P. (Associate Investigator), Friswell, M. (Associate Investigator), Renton, W. (Associate Investigator), Horgan, B. (Associate Investigator), Colagiuri, S. (Associate Investigator), Tiller, G. (Associate Investigator), Tymms, K. (Associate Investigator), Adib, N. (Associate Investigator) & Butcher, R. (Other)
9/05/24 → 8/05/29
Project: Research
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NHMRC Partnership: Translation of precision medicine into clinics for genetic blindness: from diagnosis to clinical management and therapies
Schofield, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Jamieson, R. V. (Chief Investigator), Mackey, D. A. (Chief Investigator), Grigg, J. R. (Chief Investigator), Chen, F. (Chief Investigator), Shrestha, R. (Chief Investigator), Ayton, L. (Chief Investigator), Ma, A. S. (Chief Investigator), Vincent, A. L. (Chief Investigator), Bennetts, B. (Chief Investigator), Britten-Jones, A. C. (Associate Investigator), Hackett, E. (Associate Investigator), Simunovic, M. P. (Associate Investigator), Li, J. (Associate Investigator), Mack, H. G. (Associate Investigator), Nash, B. M. (Associate Investigator), Cornish, E. E. (Associate Investigator), Edwards, T. (Associate Investigator), Mumford, J. (Associate Investigator) & Butcher, R. (Other)
1/05/24 → 31/05/30
Project: Research
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Cascade testing in intellectual disability: social and economic impact
Schofield, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Roscioli, T. (Chief Investigator), Shrestha, R. (Chief Investigator), Field, M. (Chief Investigator), Mumford, J. (Chief Investigator), Boyle, J. (Chief Investigator), Christie, L. (Chief Investigator), Tan, O. (Chief Investigator) & Worsley, H. (Project Co-ordinator)
23/06/20 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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MRFF EPCDR Mental Health Pharmacogenomics 2020: An Australian Multicentre Double-Blinded Randomised Controlled Trial of Genotype-guided versus Standard Psychotropic Therapy in Moderately-to-Severely Depressed Patients Initiating Pharmacotherapy
Wu, K. (Chief Investigator), Fitzgerald, P. B. (Chief Investigator), Schofield, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Grieve, S. M. (Chief Investigator), Rodgers, A. (Chief Investigator), Harris, A. W. F. (Chief Investigator), Shrestha, R. (Chief Investigator), Hood, S. (Chief Investigator), Usherwood, T. (Chief Investigator), Vafaee, F. (Chief Investigator), Worsley, H. (Other), Akkari, A. (Associate Investigator), Heredia, D. (Associate Investigator), Roberts, D. (Associate Investigator), Monaghan, H. (Associate Investigator), Dawkins, H. J. S. (Associate Investigator), Garton-Smith, J. (Associate Investigator), Wilson, K. (Associate Investigator), Nowak, K. J. (Associate Investigator), Millard, M. M. (Associate Investigator), Tchan, M. C. (Associate Investigator), Day, R. (Associate Investigator), Devery, S. (Associate Investigator), Bradstock, S. (Associate Investigator), Melocco, T. (Associate Investigator) & Liu, Z. (Associate Investigator)
1/06/20 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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APP1181228: Measuring national productivity impacts of chronic ill health on patients and carers and the potential benefits of health and policy interventions
Schofield, D. (Primary Chief Investigator), Tanton, R. (Chief Investigator), Shrestha, R. (Chief Investigator), Kelly, S. (Chief Investigator), Carter, H. E. (Chief Investigator), Li, J. (Chief Investigator), Veerman, J. L. (Associate Investigator) & Passey, M. E. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/20 → 31/12/26
Project: Other
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of active day patient treatment, an interdisciplinary pain self-management program
Chowdhury, A. R., Schofield, D., Shrestha, R. & Nicholas, M., Oct 2025, In: Pain Reports. 10, 5, p. 1-9 9 p., e1306.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cost-effectiveness of population-based expanded reproductive carrier screening for genetic diseases in Australia: a microsimulation analysis
Schofield, D., Lee, E., Parmar, J., Castelo Taboada, A., Hobbs, M., Laing, N. & Shrestha, R., Sept 2025, In: European Journal of Human Genetics. 33, 9, p. 1180-1187 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Health-related quality of life in patients with mitochondrial disease and their carers
Schofield, D., Kraindler, J., Lim, K., Tan, O., Haque, S., Crawley, K., West, S., Percival, A., Parmar, J., Shrestha, R. & Sue, C., 27 Sept 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Medical Genetics. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The burden of mitochondrial disease: healthcare and societal costs
Schofield, D., Lim, K., Tan, O., Shrestha, R., Haque, S., Crawley, K., West, S., Percival, A., Parmar, J., Kraindler, J. & Sue, C. M., Aug 2025, In: Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research. 28, 8, p. 1169-1175 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adolescent risk behaviours are associated with educational attainment in early adulthood: results from the Raine Study cohort
Graham, P. L., Schofield, D. J., Tait, R. J., Bista, S., Ivers, R. Q., Liu, B., Lymer, S., Marino, J. L., Sanci, L. A., Shrestha, R. N., Steinbeck, K., Straker, L. M. & Skinner, S. R., Dec 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, p. 1-9 9 p., 2728.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
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Poverty in 2030: The impact of illness and disability
Graham, P. (Speaker), Schofield, D. (Speaker), Shrestha, R. (Speaker), Tanton, R. (Speaker), Kelly, S. J. (Speaker), Passey, M. E. (Speaker) & Veerman, J. L. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation
Impacts
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Economic and Psychosocial Impacts of Caring for Families Affected by Adult Mitochondrial Disorder (EPIC-MITO)
Schofield, D. (Participant), Shrestha, R. (Participant), Sue, C. (Participant), Crawley, K. (Participant) & Balasubramaniam, S. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Society impacts, Policy impacts
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The Economic and Psychosocial Impact of Caring for families affected by intellectual disability (THE EPIC-ID Study)
Schofield, D. (Participant), Shrestha, R. (Participant), Field, M. (Participant), Roscioli, T. (Participant), Mumford, J. (Participant) & West, S. (Participant)
Impact: Health impacts, Society impacts, Policy impacts