Dr Jason Agostino

Dr Jason Agostino is a GP and epidemiologist and Clinical Associate Professor at Yardhura Walani, the National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing Research, the Australian National University.

He has a focus on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and is the senior medical adviser at NACCHO, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation. He also works as a GP at Waminda Aboriginal Aboriginal Women’s Health Service, an Aboriginal community-controlled health service on Yuin Country on the south coast of NSW.

At ANU, Dr Agostino’s research focuses on improving the prevention and early detection of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and renal disease for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

He has an interest in developing team-based community health care, and the use of routinely collected data to improve health services. He works with NACCHO on primary healthcare reform and is a member of the Medicare Services Advisory Committee (MSAC).