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Contact Details

Phone: 64 3 364 0543
Email: allamanda.faatoese@otago.ac.nz

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Position: Research Fellow
Department: Department of Medicine (Christchurch)
Qualifications: BSc PhD
Research summary: Cardiovascular risk among indigenous and ethnic minority communities

Research

Dr Faatoese joined the Christchurch Heart Institute as a research assistant for the Hauora Manawa/Community Heart Study and then undertook her doctoral studies that focussed on cardiovascular risk profiles of Maori and non-Maori communities. This research continues explore the potential of novel biomarkers to stratify cardiovascular risk among Maori who bear a greater burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.

Recently, Dr Faatoese was awarded the 2014 HRC Pacific Postdoctoral Fellowship which will support her current interests in novel lipoprotein biomarkers and their associations with cardiovascular risk among Maori and non-Maori communities. This award enables the recruitment of a Pacific Island cohort from the Christchurch community in collaboration with Pacific Trust Canterbury, a whanau-ora based Pacific Health provider.

Dr Faatoese is also the Christchurch representative for the University of Otago Division of Health Sciences Pacific Strategic Group whose primary aim is to provide support for enhancing Pacific achievement in Health Sciences.

Publications

Pearson, A. G., Pearson, J. F., Lewis, L. K., Fa'atoese, A., Poppe, K. K., Pemberton, C., … Richards, A. M., Troughton, R., & Doughty, R. N. (2025). Lower NT-proBNP plasma concentrations in Pacific peoples with heart failure. ESC Heart Failure. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.15314 Journal - Research Article

Su'a, T., Faa'toese, A., Anglemyer, A., Maoate, K., & Walls, T. (2025). Acute rheumatic fever in Canterbury, Aotearoa New Zealand, 2012-2022. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 138(1609), 45-55. Retrieved from https://www.nzmj.org.nz/ Journal - Research Article

Gibbs, S. F. P., Jones, G. T., Cameron, V. A., Fakahau, T., Frampton, C., Earle, N. J., Poppe, K. K., … Troughton, R., Pilbrow, A. P., & Faatoese, A. F. (2024). Associations between DNA methylation and cigarette smoking in Pacific Peoples living in Aotearoa New Zealand. Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Narayan, P., Racumu, L., Merekula, L., Mani, J., Deo, R., Rahiman-Manuel, I., … Naicker, S., … Gandhi, R., Faatoese, A., & Larsen, P. (2024). Towards achieving culturally informed participant safety in a genomic study of coronary artery disease. Proceedings of the 17th GeneMappers Conference. Retrieved from https://www.genemappersconference.org Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Hitchman, L. M., Faatoese, A., Merriman, T. R., Miller, A. L., Liau, Y., Graham, O. E. E., Kee, P. S., Pearson, J. F., … Cameron, V. A., Kennedy, M. A., & Maggo, S. D. S. (2022). Allelic diversity of the pharmacogene CYP2D6 in New Zealand Māori and Pacific peoples. Frontiers in Genetics, 13, 1016416. doi: 10.3389/fgene.2022.1016416 Journal - Research Article

2025

Journal - Research Article

2024

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

2022

Journal - Research Article

Blattner, K., Faatoese, A., Smith, M., Maoate, K., Miller, R., & Richards, R. (2022). New Zealand postgraduate medical training by distance for Pacific Island country-based general practitioners: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(1), 74-79. doi: 10.1071/HC21090

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Hitchman, L. M., Faatoese, A., Merriman, T. R., Miller, A. L., Liau, Y., Graham, O. E. E., Kee, P. S., Pearson, J. F., … Cameron, V. A., Kennedy, M. A., & Maggo, S. D. S. (2022, August-September). Allelic diversity of the pharmacogene CYP2D6 in New Zealand Māori and Pacific peoples. Poster session presented at the 31st Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting (QMB), Queenstown, New Zealand.

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Faatoese, A., Carr, A., John, C., Fakahau, T., Maoate, B., Skidmore, P., & Cameron, V. (2022, August). From screening to intervention: Vitamin C in the Pasifika Heart study. Verbal presentation at the Metabolic & Cardiovascular Disease Satellite Meeting: Queenstown Research Week, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2020

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Faatoese, A. F., & Cameron, V. A. (2020). Cardiometabolic risk and DNA methylation profiles in the Pasifika Heart Study [Invited]. Proceedings of the Genetics Otago (GO) Epigenetics User Group (EUG) Symposium. Retrieved from https://blogs.otago.ac.nz/go/2020-3/

2017

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Sika-Paotonu, D., Azevedo, P., Faatoese, A., Wihongi, H., Nuku, H., Hudson, M., … Merriman, T., & Lennon, D. (2017). Culturally appropriate advisory and governance oversight for the study of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in New Zealand. Journal of Immunology, 198(1, Suppl.), 125.30. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Sika-Paotonu, D., Azevedo, P. M., Faatoese, A., Wihongi, H., Nuku, H., Hudson, M., … Merriman, T., & Lennon, D. (2017, March). Culturally appropriate advisory and governance for the study of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in New Zealand. Poster session presented at the 10th Health Disparities Conference, New Orleans, LA.

2016

Journal - Research Article

Faatoese, A., Sikaleti, S., Priest, P., & Chambers, S. (2016). Knowledge and attitudes to leprosy of pacific people living in New Zealand. Leprosy Review, 87(3), 368-377.

2015

Journal - Research Article

Whalley, G. A., Pitama, S., Troughton, R. W., Doughty, R. N., Gamble, G. D., Gillies, T., Wells, J. E., Faatoese, A., Huria, T., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. A. (2015). Higher prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy in two Māori cohorts: Findings from the Hauora Manawa/Community Heart Study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39(1), 26-31. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12300

2013

Chapter in Book - Research

Faatoese, A. F., Pitama, S. G., Wells, J. E., & Cameron, V. A. (2013). Understanding cardiovascular disparities between Māori and non-Māori in New Zealand: Is there a way to reduce these disparities? In O. T. Jackson & K. A. Evans (Eds.), Health disparities: Epidemiology, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic risk factors and strategies for elimination. (pp. 77-102). New Yourk, NY: Nova.

Journal - Research Article

Stamp, L. K., Wells, J. E., Pitama, S., Faatoese, A., Doughty, R. N., Whalley, G., Richards, A. M., & Cameron, V. A. (2013). Hyperuricaemia and gout in New Zealand rural and urban Māori and non-Māori communities. Internal Medicine Journal, 43(6), 678-684. doi: 10.1111/imj.12062

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Faatoese, A. F. (2013). Screening for cardiovascular disease: A comparison of Māori and non-Māori risk profiles. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, G. Burnett & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices X. (pp. 21). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Martin, A., Doughty, R. N., Chieng, N., Faatoese, A., Gamble, G. D., Poppe, K., Richards, A. M., Tikao-Mason, K., Troughton, R., Wells, E., Whalley, G. A., Cameron, V., & Pitama, S. (2013). Twelve lead electrocardiographic findings among Māori and non-Māori at risk of cardiovascular disease in NZ. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 22(7), (pp. 569). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2013.04.052

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Faatoese, A. F., Pitama, S. G., Wells, E. J., Huria, T., & Cameron, V. A. (2013, August). Lipoprotein(a) levels and cardiovascular risk in Maori and non-Maori community samples. Verbal presentation at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2012

Journal - Research Article

Cameron, V. A., Faatoese, A. F., Gillies, M. W., Robertson, P. J., Huria, T. M., Doughty, R. N., Whalley, G. A., … Richards, M. A., Troughton, R. W., Tikao-Mason, K. N., Wells, E. J., Sheerin, I. G., & Pitama, S. G. (2012). A cohort study comparing cardiovascular risk factors in rural Māori, urban Māori and non-Māori communities in New Zealand. BMJ Open, 2(3), e000799. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000799

Journal - Research Other

Sheerin, I., Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Faatoese, A., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Tikao-Mason, K., Huria, T., Robertson, P., Gillies, M., … Whalley, G., & Cameron, V. (2012). Loose tobacco, ethnicity, income and rurality. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(3), 291-292. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00873.x

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Faatoese, A., Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Tikao-Mason, K., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Gillies, T., … Troughton, R., Sheerin, I., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. A. (2012). A Māori approach to a community-based study of heart health among Māori and non-Māori communities: Baseline findings in the Hauora Manawa/Community Heart Study. In C. Matthewson, M. Taumoepeau, G. Burnett & I. Iati (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices IX. (pp. 17). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Faatoese, A. (2012, April). Aligning research protocols to cultural values in a study of heart health amongst Māori and non-Māori communities: The Haoira Manawa/ Community Heart Study. Verbal presentation at the HRC Pacific Health Research Fono: Pacific Edge: Transforming Knowledge Into Innovative Practice, Auckland, New Zealand.

2011

Journal - Research Article

Faatoese, A. F., Pitama, S. G., Gillies, T. W., Robertson, P. J., Huria, T. M., Tikao-Mason, K. N., … Whalley, G. A., Richards, A. M., Troughton, R. W., Sheerin, I. G., Wells, J. E., & Cameron, V. A. (2011). Community screening for cardiovascular risk factors and levels of treatment in a rural Māori cohort. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(6), 517-523. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00777.x

Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Faatoese, A., Tikao-Mason, K., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Gillies, T., … Whalley, G., Troughton, R., Sheerin, I., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. A. (2011). A Kaupapa Māori approach to a community cohort study of heart disease in New Zealand. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 35(3), 249-255. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00702.x

Journal - Research Other

Pitama, S., Cameron, V., Huria, T., Tikao-Mason, K., Faatoese, A., & Whalley, G. (2011). Adjusting protocols in clinical research: Finding the point of cultural/clinical fusion. Journal of Primary Health Care, 3(1), 72-73.

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cameron, V., Faatoese, A., Gillies, M., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Doughty, R., Whalley, G., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Tikao-Mason, K., Sheerin, I., Wells, E., & Pitama, S. (2011). How to successfully undertake genetics research in partnership with indigenous Maori communities. Internal Medicine Journal. 41(Suppl. 2), (pp. 4). doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2011.02486.x

Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Faatoese, A., Pitama, S., Wells, J. E., Tikao-Mason, K., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Gillies, T., … Troughton, R., Sheerin, I., Richards, A. M., & Cameron, V. A. (2011, September). Genomewide association studies (GWAS) variants were not associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) and type 2 diabetes (DM2) in Maori and non-Maori community cohorts: The Hauora Manawa Project. Poster session presented at the Queenstown Molecular Biology (QMB) Meetings, Queenstown, New Zealand.

2010

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Pitama, S., Cameron, V., Huria, T., Gillies, M., Whalley, G., Doughty, R., Richards, M., Faatoese, A., Tikao-Mason, K., & Robertson, P. (2010). Hauora Manawa/Heart Health: The Community Heart Study. In R. Taonui (Ed.), Proceedings of Ngā Kete a Rēhua Inaugural Māori Research Symposium Te Waipounamu. (pp. 156-163). Christchurch, New Zealand: Aotahi School of Māori and Indigenous Studies, University of Canterbury. [Full Paper]

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Faatoese, A. (2010). A comparison of metabolic risk profiles among rural and urban Māori in New Zealand. In M. Taumoepeau, C. Matthewson, G. Burnett & P. Vakaoti (Eds.), Proceedings of the Pacific Postgraduate Symposium: Pacific Voices VII. (pp. 21). Dunedin, New Zealand: Pacific Islands Centre, University of Otago. [Abstract]

Faatoese, A., Pitama, S., Gillies, M., Robertson, P., Huria, T., Doughty, R., Whalley, G., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Wells, E., Sheerin, I., & Cameron, V. (2010). A comparison of metabolic risk profiles among rural and urban maori in New Zealand. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 19(Suppl. 2), (pp. S254). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2010.06.622

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Faatoese, A., Gillies, M., Robertson, P., Doughty, R., Whalley, G., Richards, M., Troughton, R., Wells, E., Sheerin, I., Pitama, S., & Cameron, V. (2010, November-December). Comparison of rates of diagnosed and undiagnosed cardiovascular disease and its risk factors among Māori and non-Māori communities in New Zealand. Verbal presentation at the Medical Sciences Congress: A New Decade of Discovery (MedSciNZ), Queenstown, New Zealand.

2009

Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Cameron, V., Faatoese, A., Robertson, P., Gillies, M., Wells, E., Whalley, G., … Sheerin, I., Richards, M., Troughton, R., & Pitama, S. (2009). Cardiovascular risk factors and achievement of treatment targets in a rural Maori community. Proceedings of the ComBio2009 Conference. [CD-ROM] [Abstract]

Faatoese, A., Wells, E., Pitama, S., Gillies, M., Doughty, R., Troughton, R., Richards, M., & Cameron, V. (2009). Screening for cardiovascular disease in Maori communities: The Community Heart Study. Heart, Lung & Circulation, 18(Suppl. 3), (pp. S198). doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2009.05.448

2008

Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Pitama, S., Cameron, V., Huria, T., Gillies, M., Whalley, G., Doughty, R., Richards, M., Faatoese, A., Tikao-Mason, K., & Robertson, P. (2008, September). Hauora Manawa/heart health: The Community Heart Study. Verbal presentation at the Ngā Kete a Rēhua Inaugural Māori Research Symposium Te Waipounamu, Christchurch, New Zealand.