Personal profile
Research Biography
Rob is Director of the Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery Quality and Outcomes Unit and & SALHN Perfusion at Flinders Medical Centre. Rob has worked locally, nationalyl and internationally to achieve better outcomes for patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Rob's dedicated work and that of his department has been recognised both nationally and internationally.
Research Interests
Cardiac and Thoracic surgery
Cardiovascular Perfusion
Clinical Practice and Improvement
Data Management
Guideline Establishment and Adherence
Mood and Cardiac Surgery
Neurocognitive effects of Cardiac Surgery
Pharmacological Interventions
Postoperative Outcomes
Quality of Life Outcomes
Research Expertise
Cardiac Perfusion, Cardiac Surgery, Registry, Outcomes Research, Multinational and National Randomised controlled trials
Supervised Students Successes
- Jan 2013 Phil Tully - NHMRC Postgraduate Fellowship
- Jun 2011 Phil Tully - Frank Dalziel Prize for Best Thesis in Psychology
Completed Supervisions
- emboli, neuropsychology, cardiac surgery (1)
- neuropsychology, cardiac surgery, mood (1)
- Acute kidney injury, micro RNA, biomarkers, cardiac surgery - Associate (1)
- Cardiac surgery (1)
- ischemic preconditioning, cardioplegia, cardiac surgery (1)
- Magnetic resonance imaging, cardiac surgery, aortic valve replacement, Percutaneous aortic valve replacement (1)
- neuropsychology, cardiac surgery, mood, coronary graft surgery (1)
Supervision
- Registered
Supervisory Interests
- Cardiovascular and internal medicine
- Healthcare, quality improvement
- Quality control systems
- Clinical care
- Clinical decision making and case based reasoning
- Cardiac disease
- Health service, public policy, equity and access
- Neurological rehabilitation
- Clinical pathways for co-morbid depression
- Rehabilitation
- Pharmacological interventions on cardiovascular function
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Long-term cardiac surgery outcomes in patients receiving dialysis and with previous kidney transplantation: A national registries analysis
Keuskamp, D., Davies, C. E., Baker, R. A., Polkinghorne, K. R., Reid, C. M., Smith, J. A., Tran, L., Williams-Spence, J., Wolfe, R. & McDonald, S. P., Feb 2026, In: JTCVS Open. 29, 11 p., 101535.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mitral Valve Surgery for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous Australians: A 27-Year Cohort Study of Repair Versus Replacement Outcomes
Skiba, R., Cheok, T. S., Morrison, C., Anderson, S. R., Rice, G., Bennetts, J., Baker, R. A. & Lin, D. Y., Feb 2026, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 35, 2, p. 192-201 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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National Outcomes of Cardiac Surgery in Patients Receiving Kidney Replacement Therapy
Keuskamp, D., Davies, C. E., Baker, R. A., Polkinghorne, K. R., Reid, C. M., Smith, J. A., Tran, L., Williams-Spence, J., Wolfe, R. & McDonald, S. P., Mar 2025, In: Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 119, 3, p. 670-676 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Outcomes of type A aortic dissection in Australia
Knox, A., Gimpel, D., Lance, D., Rice, G. D., Crouch, G., Newland, R. F., Baker, R. A. & Bennetts, J. S., Jun 2025, In: ANZ Journal of Surgery. 95, 6, p. 1122-1128 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The incidence of cardiac surgery in adults with treated kidney failure in Australia: a retrospective cohort study
Keuskamp, D., Davies, C. E., Baker, R. A., Polkinghorne, K. R., Reid, C. M., Smith, J. A., Tran, L., Williams-Spence, J., Wolfe, R. & McDonald, S. P., 7 Jan 2025, In: Australian Health Review. 49, 1, 9 p., AH24188.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile1 Citation (Scopus)35 Downloads (Pure)
Projects
- 2 Finished
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Impact of adherence to Patient Blood Management Guidelines on Quality of Life (QoL) in Cardiac Surgery Patients
Sinha, R. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)), Baker, R. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)) & Roxby, D. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
1/10/24 → 30/09/25
Project: Research
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Transfusion and Anaemia in cardiac surgery patients
Sinha, R. (Chief Investigator), Roxby, D. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead)) & Baker, R. (Chief Investigator (Project Lead))
1/06/21 → 31/12/23
Project: Research