Dr Khai Lin Huang

Co-Head Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science, Senior Research Fellow

Working groups

Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science

khai.huang@burnet.edu.au

Background

Dr Khai Lin Huang is Co-Head of the Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science Working Group and a Senior Research Fellow at Burnet Institute. Khai Lin has worked in a number of countries as an infectious diseases physician with more than 10 years of clinical and public health experience.

He has a public appointment at Northern Health and is an honorary clinical senior lecturer with the University of Melbourne. Khai Lin aims to contribute to global health equity through the implementation of evidence-based approaches. More recently his work has focused on operational research and public health responses to antimicrobial resistance, TB and multidrug-resistant TB.

Qualifications

2017: FRACP, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (Infectious Diseases);
2014: East African Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine;
2008: Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (Honours) and Bachelor of Medical Science, The University of Melbourne

Appointments

• 2023 - ongoing : Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
• 2023: Consultant for the WHO Western Pacific Regional Green Light Committee
• 2023 – ongoing: Co-head, Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science Working Group, Burnet Institute
• 2021 – ongoing: Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute

Positions

• 2018-ongoing: Infectious diseases specialist, Burnet Institute.
• 2020-ongoing: Consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Northern Health, Melbourne
• 2018-2021: VMO (Infectious Diseases) – Epworth Healthcare
• 2018-2020: Infectious Diseases Physician – Fairfield Travel Health, Parkville Medical Center
• 2017: Victorian Infectious Diseases Service Registrar and Microbiology Registrar, Royal Melbourne Hospital and the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory
• 2016: Field Technical Coordinator and Infectious Diseases Officer, Burnet Institute (RID TB PNG Project, Western Province, Papua New Guinea)
• 2013-2015: Advanced Training in Infectious Diseases, Austin Health and the Royal Darwin Hospital
• 2010-2012: Basic Physician Training, Austin/Northern Health
• 2009: Internship, Austin/Northern Health

Awards

• 2003-2008: National Medicine Scholarship, The University of Melbourne
• 2006: Australian International Health Institute Outstanding Advanced Medical Science Achievement Award, The University of Melbourne
• 2004-2008: John Flynn Scholarship
• 2003: June Mendoza College Scholarship, University College, the University of Melbourne
• 2002: Australian Students Prize, Commonwealth Government

Reports + Policy Briefs

2022 (1)

COVID-19 and its impacts on primary health services and public health infectious disease programs in Papua New Guinea. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT) Newland J, Neuendorf N, , Vallely L, Mek A, Vengiau G, Farquhar R, Boli-Neo R, Seymour M, Wratten M, Aeno H, Nake Trumb R, Kerry Z, Huang KL, Maalsen A, Homer C, Robinson L, , Majumdar S, Vallely A, Laman M, Pomat W, Kelly-Hanku A. WHO Papua New Guinea Commisioned Report. December, 2022.

Reports and other work

COVID-19 and its impacts on primary health services and public health infectious disease programs in Papua New Guinea. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT)

The global total number of reported cases is 184 million and the grim milestone of four million deaths has been reached. The cumulative number of cases is equivalent to 23.5 per 1,000 population.
COVID-19 and its impacts on primary health services and public health infectious disease programs in Papua New Guinea. (PUBLIC HEALTH REPORT)

Current projects

Systematic Community-Wide Engagement and Elimination Project for Tuberculosis (SWEEP-TB) in Daru, Western Province, Papua New Guinea

This community-centred public health project will screen all residents of Daru, Papua New Guinea to detect, treat and prevent tuberculosis.

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.