Contact

Email

megan.rees@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Clinical (Associate Professor)
Department of Medicine
Education
Doctorate (Research)
Monash University
Diploma
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University College of London
Double Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-7736-4000

Dr Megan Rees

Clinical (Associate Professor)
Department of Medicine
54 Scholarly works
3 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Distinct pulmonary pathophysiological mechanisms in COPD, bronchiectasis, and primary immunodeficiency: a multi-omics investigation of disease heterogeneity via sputum and blood profiling
    DOI: 10.1186/s12931-025-03481-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Efficacy and safety of different inhaler types for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. a systematic review and meta-analysis
    DOI: 10.1038/s41533-026-00488-4
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    CONCORD: Co-Designing a Novel Care Model for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Treatable Traits for Asthma Management During Pregnancy
  • 2024

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Creating a RIsk Assessment Biomarker Tool to Prevent Seasonal Allergic and Thunderstorm Asthma - CARISTA
  • 2020

    Journal article

    COVID-19 and pregnancy: A review of clinical characteristics, obstetric outcomes and vertical transmission
    DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13204
  • 2020

    Journal article

    Investigation and diagnostic imaging of suspected pulmonary embolism during pregnancy and the puerperium: A review of the literature
    DOI: 10.1111/1754-9485.13027
Megan Rees

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships

2016
CSL Prize for best PhD Thesis 2015 Department of Microbiology, Monash University
2015
VESKI, Victorian State Government
2015
Robert and Elizabeth Albert Travel Grant Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2007
Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP)

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Narcolepsy type 1 following immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for metastatic melanoma
    DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2026-272044
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Convalescent plasma in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
    DOI: 10.1111/imj.70253
  • 2025

    Journal article

    COVID-19 and Influenza Deaths in Australian Children 2018-2023: A National Case Analysis
    DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piaf099
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Mycobacterium abscessus Pulmonary Disease in a Myasthenia Gravis Patient: A Case Report
    DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.70166
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Environmental impact of pressurised metered dose inhalers versus dry powder and soft mist inhalers at a tertiary Melbourne hospital
    DOI: 10.1111/imj.16530
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Diagnostic strategies in postpartum individuals with suspected venous thromboembolism: A scoping review
    DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2024.02.012
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Evaluation of high dose N- Acetylcysteine on airway inflammation and quality of life outcomes in adults with bronchiectasis: A randomised placebo-controlled pilot study.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.pupt.2023.102283
  • 2023

    Journal article

    A Randomized Trial of Nafamostat for Covid-19
    DOI: 10.1056/EVIDoa2300132