Dr Dani Lin
Infectious Diseases Specialist
Working groups
Background
Dr Dani Lin is an infectious diseases physician working at the Burnet Institute as a member of the Tuberculosis Working Group. She has an interest in the global health, indigenous health, tropical medicine and in particular TB/drug-resistant TB, having worked as the TB doctor in Papua New Guinea and Uzbekistan.
Qualifications
- 2020: MPH&TM, Master of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, James Cook University,;
- 2018: FRACP - RACP, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians; 2015: DTM&H, Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Gorgas Institute, Panama;
- 2009: MB BS, Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Monash University
Appointments
- Member of the Royal College of Physicians;
- Member of Australasian Society of HIV, Viral Hepatitis and Sexual Health Medicine;
- Australian Society of Infectious Diseases
Positions
- 2019: Cabrini Health, Intensive care registrar;
- 2019: Alfred Hospital – General medical registrar;
- 2018: Medecins San Frontieres – TB doctor and study coordinator;
- 2017: Monash Health - Infectious disease registrar;
- 2016: HHISP, TB medical officer, Daru, PNG;
- 2015: Royal Darwin Hospital, Microbiology and outreach registrar;
- 2014: Royal Darwin Hospital, Infectious diseases registrar;
- 2010-2013: Eastern Health, Intern and basic physician trainee
Burnet publications
View 4 moreDrug-resistant TB in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea, 2012–2021
Public Health Action
L. Bumbu et al
Loss to follow-up among adults with drug-resistant TB in Papua New Guinea
Public Health Action
Fokunang Charles et al
Evaluation of an Online Training Program on COVID-19 for Health Workers in Papua New Guinea
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Yasmin Mohamed et al
Current projects
SORT-IT PNG
In 2022-2023, Burnet is facilitating PNG's second Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT-IT) course, with a cohort of nine senior healthcare professionals from six provinces. The course is implemented in partnership with the National Department of Health, University of PNG, and PNG Institute of Medical Research.
CoHELP: COVID-19 Healthcare E-Learning Platform
The COVID-19 Healthcare E-Learning Platform is an online training portal providing essential knowledge needed to respond to the COVID-19 crisis in Papua New Guinea.
RID-TB: Reducing the Impact of Drug-Resistant TB in Western Province, Papua New Guinea
We're a partner in a multi-stakeholder response to the major tuberculosis epidemic in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
