Dr. Eamon Raith is a medical doctor specialising in Intensive Care Medicine. He completed his clinical ICU training in Australia and the United Kingdom, developing expertise in critical care medicine with a focus on sepsis, immune regulation, and global health, and completed a PhD in Medicine at The University of Adelaide.
Dr. Raith’s research emphasizes experimental and translational critical care medicine, particularly in sepsis, immune dysregulation, and biosecurity, pandemic preparedness and response. This research combines pre-clinical models, multi-omics technologies, population studies, and clinical trials to better understand and address the challenges of critical illness.
Dr. Raith played a key role in the COVID-19 pandemic response in both the United Kingdom and Australia. While working in the UK, he was the Clinical Lead for COVID-19 Response at a quaternary London hospital, contributing to frontline care, emergency response research, and adapting protocols to manage critically ill COVID-19 patients. Upon returning to Australia, he continued to play a vital role in pandemic response, focusing on improving critical care delivery, resource management, and preparedness in South Australia. He is currently leading research into immune dysregulation in sepsis and critical illness and is committed to advancing global efforts in pandemic readiness and response. Dr. Raith’s work includes strategies to detect and manage high-consequence infectious diseases and improve clinical outcomes in resource-limited settings, with a focus on the Asia-Pacific and Indo-Pacific regions.
Dr Raith is an ICU Consultant in Queensland Health, and holds academic appointments at The University of Queensland, The University of Adelaide, Monash University, James Cook University and University College London. He is the Research Lead for the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) Global Intensive Care Initiative (GICI), and member of The Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine and The Tropical Australian Academic Health Centre.
