Professor
Tel +64 3 372 6755
Email tony.walls@otago.ac.nz
Tony Walls is a graduate of the University of Otago, having trained in Paediatrics at both Christchurch and Dunedin Hospitals.
He trained as a Paediatric Infectious Disease Specialist at the Royal London Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children. At this time he completed an MD through the University of London, focusing on adenovirus infection in children following bone marrow transplantation.
He has an ongoing clinical interest in the management of infection in immunocompromised children. Before returning to Christchurch he worked as a Consultant at Sydney Children's Hospital, and was lead clinician for the Paediatric HIV Service.
Teaching
- Convenor 5th year programme Paediatrics
- Co-convenor Professional Development 4th/5th/6th year
- Co-convenor Global Health Classroom
- Convenor annual George Abbott Symposium
Affiliations
- Paediatric Society of NZ – Chair of the Infection and Immunisation Special Interest Group
- Australian and NZ Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ANZPID) Committee
- Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases (ASID) Clinical Research Network
- World Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) – Board Member
Research interests
Study Protocol – Pre-school osteoarticular infection (POI) study (PDF)
- Kingella infections in preschool children
- Epidemiology of common childhood infections
- Optimising antibiotic prescribing in children
- Impact of vaccinations on global health outcomes for children
- Teaching Global Health in Paediatrics
Publications
Hagedoorn, N. N., Olijve, L., Kang, L., Walls, T., & Davis, J. (2023). Comparison of clinical prediction rules in pre-school aged children with septic hip arthritis due to different pathogens. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 43(8), e608-e613. doi: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002441
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Hagedoorn, N. N., Anglemyer, A., Gilkison, C., Hartley, M., & Walls, T. (2023). Comparison of the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease between Australia and New Zealand in 2017–2021: An observational study based on surveillance data. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 36. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100764
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Hagedoorn, N. N., Anglemyer, A., & Walls, T. (2023). Gaps in measles immunisation coverage for pre-school children in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1573), 12-26. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Taylor, A., Duncanson, M., Mitchelson, B., Nuthall, G., Voss, L., Walls, T., … Best, E. J. (2023). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in New Zealand children. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 42(7), e232-e234. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003933
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Gilmour, L. S., & Walls, T. (2023). Congenital syphilis: A review of global epidemiology. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 36(2), e00126-22. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00126-22
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Gilmour, L. S., & Walls, T. (2023). Congenital syphilis: A review of global epidemiology. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 36(2), e00126-22. doi: 10.1128/cmr.00126-22
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Hagedoorn, N. N., Al-Busaidi, I., Bridgford, P., Gardiner, S. J., Walls, T., & Hudson, B. (2023). Longitudinal trends in community antibiotic consumption in the Waitaha Canterbury Region of Aotearoa New Zealand over 10 years (2012-2021): An observational study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1571), 49-64. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Hagedoorn, N. N., Anglemyer, A., & Walls, T. (2023). Gaps in measles immunisation coverage for pre-school children in Aotearoa New Zealand: A cross-sectional study. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1573), 12-26. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Hagedoorn, N. N., Anglemyer, A., Gilkison, C., Hartley, M., & Walls, T. (2023). Comparison of the epidemiology of invasive pneumococcal disease between Australia and New Zealand in 2017–2021: An observational study based on surveillance data. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 36. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2023.100764
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Hagedoorn, N. N., Olijve, L., Kang, L., Walls, T., & Davis, J. (2023). Comparison of clinical prediction rules in pre-school aged children with septic hip arthritis due to different pathogens. Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics, 43(8), e608-e613. doi: 10.1097/bpo.0000000000002441
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Taylor, A., Duncanson, M., Mitchelson, B., Nuthall, G., Voss, L., Walls, T., … Best, E. J. (2023). Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in New Zealand children. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 42(7), e232-e234. doi: 10.1097/inf.0000000000003933
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Gilmour, L. S., Best, E. J., Duncanson, M. J., Wheeler, B. J., Sherwood, J., Thirkell, C. E., & Walls, T. (2022). High incidence of congenital syphilis in New Zealand: A New Zealand Pediatric Surveillance Unit study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 41(1), 66-71. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003233
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McBride, M., Williman, J., Best, E., Walls, T., Sadarangani, M., Grant, C. C., & Martin, N. G. (2022). The epidemiology of aseptic meningitis in New Zealand children from 1991 to 2020. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 58, 1980-1989. doi: 10.1111/jpc.16131
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Nicolaou, A., Moore, A., Wamamili, B., Walls, T., & Pattemore, P. (2022). E-cigarette use patterns, brand preference and knowledge about vaping among teenagers (13-16 years) and parents of children attending Christchurch Hospital. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1561), 94-101. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz
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Bothara, R. K., Raina, A., Carne, B., Walls, T., McCombie, A., Ardagh, M. W., & Joyce, L. R. (2021). Paediatric presentations to Christchurch Hospital Emergency Department during COVID-19 lockdown. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 877-882. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15347
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Bothara, R. K., Tafuna'i, M., Wilkinson, T. J., Desrosiers, J., Jack, S., Pattemore, P. K., Walls, T., Sopoaga, F., Murdoch, D. R., & Miller, A. P. (2021). Global health classroom: Mixed methods evaluation of an interinstitutional model for reciprocal global health learning among Samoan and New Zealand medical students. Globalization & Health, 17, 99. doi: 10.1186/s12992-021-00755-8
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Chen, T.-Y., Hale, J. D. F., Tagg, J. R., Jain, R., Voss, A. L., Mills, N., … Stevenson, D. S., Bird, P. A., & Walls, T. (2021). In vitro inhibition of clinical isolates of otitis media pathogens by the probiotic Streptococcus salivarius BLIS K12. Probiotics & Antimicrobial Proteins, 13, 734-738. doi: 10.1007/s12602-020-09719-7
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El Guerche-Séblain, C., De Fougerolles, T. R., Sampson, K., Jennings, L., Van Buynder, P., Shu, Y., … Walls, T., … Vanhems, P. (2021). Comparison of influenza surveillance systems in Australia, China, Malaysia and expert recommendations for influenza control. BMC Public Health, 21, 1750. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11765-x
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Jeffs, E., Lucas, N., & Walls, T. (2021). CoVID-19: Parent and caregiver concerns about reopening New Zealand schools. Journal of Paediatrics & Child Health, 57, 403-408. doi: 10.1111/jpc.15234
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Olijve, L., Amarasena, L., Best, E., Blyth, C., Van den Boom, M., Bowen, A., … Williman, J., & Walls, T. (2021). The role of Kingella kingae in pre-school aged children with bone and joint infections. Journal of Infection, 83, 321-331. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2021.06.028
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Rix-Trott, K., Byrnes, C. A., Gilchrist, C. A., Matsas, R., Walls, T., Voss, L., … Dickson, N. P., … Best, E. J. (2021). Surveillance of pediatric parapneumonic effusion/empyema in New Zealand. Pediatric Pulmonology, 56(9), 2949-2957. doi: 10.1002/ppul.25564
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Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Brunton, C., Gullam, J., & Walls, T. (2020). Pregnant women's knowledge of, and adherence to, New Zealand Food Safety in Pregnancy guidelines. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1525), 41-52. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Brunton, C., Gullam, J., & Walls, T. (2020). The epidemiology of listeriosis in pregnant women and children in New Zealand from 1997 to 2016: An observational study. BMC Public Health, 20, 116. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8221-z
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de Gier, C., Granland, C. M., Pickering, J. L., Walls, T., Bhuiyan, M., Mills, N., … Kirkham, L.-A. S. (2019). PCV7- and PCV10-vaccinated otitis-prone children in New Zealand have similar pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae densities in their nasopharynx and middle ear. Vaccines, 7(1), 14. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7010014
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Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Martin, N., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2019). The epidemiology of Campylobacter gastroenteritis in New Zealand children and the effect of the Campylobacter Strategy: A 20 year observational study. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 38(6), 569-576. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000002228
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Jeffs, E., Williman, J., Martin, N., Brunton, C., & Walls, T. (2019). The epidemiology of non-viral gastroenteritis in New Zealand children from 1997 to 2015: An observational study. BMC Public Health, 19(1), 18. doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6229-4
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Petousis-Harris, H., Jiang, Y., Yu, L., Watson, D., Walls, T., Turner, N., … Griffin, J. B. (2019). A retrospective cohort study of safety outcomes in New Zealand infants exposed to Tdap vaccine in utero. Vaccines, 7(4), 147. doi: 10.3390/vaccines7040147
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Griffin, J. B., Yu, L., Watson, D., Turner, N., Walls, T., Howe, A. S., … Petousis-Harris, H. (2018). Pertussis Immunisation in Pregnancy Safety (PIPS) Study: A retrospective cohort study of safety outcomes in pregnant women vaccinated with Tdap vaccine. Vaccine, 36(34), 5173-5179. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.07.011
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Hill, L., Burrell, B., & Walls, T. (2018). Factors influencing women's decisions about having the pertussis-containing vaccine during pregnancy. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(1), 62-67. doi: 10.1071/HC17040
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Moeeni, V., Walls, T., & Day, A. S. (2018). A retrospective comparison between the PNST and other paediatric nutritional screening tools. International Journal of Child Health & Nutrition, 7(3), 97-101. doi: 10.6000/1929-4247.2018.07.03.1
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