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Anita Smith

Masters Research Student

Anita Smith

Masters Research Student

MD, BPharm

Anita is a Dermatology Trainee in Perth working at Perth Children's Hospital, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Royal Perth Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital. Prior to medicine, she worked as a clinical pharmacist at The Alfred Hospital and The Royal Childrens’ Hospital in Melbourne with a variety of experience including burns, infectious diseases, emergency and general medicine.

Anita has a strong interest in skin microbiome research as well as Aboriginal Health and is currently completing a Masters in Science (Medicine) with her project Optimisation of sampling for a new skin microbiome assay through the Skin Health Team at The Kids Research Institute Australia under A/Prof Asha Bowen.

Published research

Morbidity of Scabies in Resource-Limited Countries: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) and Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis (APSGN)

Scabies is one of the world’s most prevalent diseases, with approximately 147 million cases at any one time and an estimated annual incidence of 455 million new episodes. Although Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD), impetigo caused by GAS has recently been postulated as a link between scabies and the pathogenesis of ARF.

Published research Rheumatic Heart Disease Skin Infections Subsite: Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases Invasive Streptococcus A Disease Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Strep A Translation
Learn more about Morbidity of Scabies in Resource-Limited Countries: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) and Post-Streptococcal Glomerulonephritis (APSGN)

June 2024

Education and Qualifications
  • B.Pharm (Otago)
  • M.D. (UNDF)
Awards/Honours
  • CPMEC WA Junior Doctor of the Year 2020
Active Collaborations
  • International collaboration for chapter in Morbidity of scabies in resource limited countries: Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD), AAR and post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) in Springer Book: Katja Fischer, Olivier Chosidow (Eds.): Scabies