Dr. Farhad Fatehi
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Dr. Farhad Fatehi
Digital Health Expert Telemedicine Consultant
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f.fatehi@uq.edu.au
Brisbane , Queensland, Australia
about me
1. Digital Health and Health Informatics Specialist
2. Telemedicine and Mobile Health (mHealth) Researcher
3. AI and Data-Driven Innovation Leader in Healthcare
4. International Contributor to Digital Health Standards (ISO, IMIA, WHO)
Dr. Farhad Fatehi is a physician and digital health scientist with over 15 years of experience in telemedicine, mobile health (mHealth), and health informatics. He specializes in using digital technologies—such as AI, machine learning, and cloud/mobile platforms—to improve the quality, affordability, and reach of healthcare services. His research focuses on behavior change, chronic disease management, and data-driven personalization of care.
He has held research fellowships at Monash University, the University of Queensland, and CSIRO, and has formal academic training in Medicine, Computer Science, International Health, and Telehealth. Dr. Fatehi is an elected Fellow of the International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics and serves on key international committees including IMIA and ISO. He is also an active academic contributor through journal editorial boards and peer-review work.
experience
Work experience - Research
Casual Research Fellow – Digital Health (2023 – current) Business School, The University of Queensland o Security and Privacy of Health Data o Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare Research Fellow – Digital Health (2020-2022) School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University o Managing a Digital Health CRC project on using Artificial Intelligence for behaviour change o Supervising Postgraduate students o Design and conduct of research studies o Writing and submitting grant applications, manuscripts, and conference papers Research Fellow (2016-2019) The University of Queensland & CSIRO Australian E-Health Research Centre, Brisbane, Australia o Mobile Health (mHealth) for diabetes care o Sustainability of telehealth services o New models of care utilising digital health technologies o Teleophthalmology for aged care Postdoctoral Fellow(2016-2022) Australian E-Health Research Centre, CSIRO, Brisbane, Australia o Design of mHealth research project on mobile-based system for insulin titration and stabilization o Design and evaluation of a teleophthalmology service for the residents of aged-care facilities o Design and conduct of literature reviews on telehealth and mHealth
Work experience - Teaching
Guest Lecturer (2022) School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University o PSY4014: Digital innovations and their applications to cognitive and mental health Tutor(2020) School of Health, Southern Cross University o Evidence-Based Practice Lecturer (2019) Centre for Online Health, The University of Queensland o Digital Health
Grants
o 2020 Victoria Health (AU$ 89,000) Cory COVID Bot an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Chat Bot to nudge Victorians to enact COVID-safe Health and Wellbeing Behaviours o 2020-2022 Metro South Hospital and Health Service (AU$ 150,000) Co-design, development, and feasibility of a psychological brief intervention to reduce prescription opioid-related harm in people with chronic pain o 2018 BDHP/MRFF grant (AU$ 237,000) Title: Mobile-Based Diabetes Management System: Redesigning diabetes care through new technologies o 2016 Advance Queensland Early Career Fellowship (AU$ 180,000) Title: Using telemedicine for improving diabetes care in Queensland - Queensland Government o 2016 Queensland Health Seed Funding (AU$ 150,000) Title: Tele-diabetes: trialling a new model of care for patients with diabetes o 2015 Queensland Health grant (AU$ 50,000) Title: Using
Memberships
o Elected Fellow, International Academy of Health Sciences Informatics, International Medical Informatics Association (Class of 2020) o Roster of Experts, WHO Digital Health, World Health Organisation (Sep 2019 – Dec 2022) o Scientific Member, Telehealth Working group, International Medical Informatics Association (May 2020 – current) o Member of committee IT-014 Health Informatics, Standards Australia (Sep 2020 – current) o Scientific member, Australasian Telehealth Society(2012-209) Editorial positions and peer-review service o Editorial Board member, Frontiers in Digital Health o Editorial Board member, Frontiers in Health Informatics o Editorial Board member, Journal of Case Reports in Practice o Peer-reviewer of +15 journals including: • Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare • Diabetes Technology and Therapeutics • Journal of Medical Internet Research • BMJ Open • JMIR mHealth and uHealth • BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Publications
h-index: 35 (Google Scholar)