Respiratory Medicine Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar is a consultant paediatric respiratory specialist who works at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne. He is completing his PhD at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute which aims to identify epigenetic biomarkers of cystic fibrosis lung disease severity. He is also interested in a wide range of childhood respiratory disorders including asthma, lung infections and respiratory complications of childhood cancer.

New asthma medicine restrictions will hurt the poorest children the most
Apr 13, 2023 15:23 pm UTC| Health
Last week, without warning, the federal government significantly restricted the subsidy for an important and safe asthma medicine for children. A short document explained to prescribers what had changed, but gave no...