Associate Professor Khai Lin Huang
Co-Head of Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science, Principal Research Fellow
Working groups
Background
Associate Professor Khai Lin Huang is Co‐Head of the Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science Working Group and a Principal Research Fellow at Burnet Institute. He is an Infectious Diseases Physician at Northern Health, an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor with the University of Melbourne, and has worked as a consultant to the World Health Organization.
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
- 2026–present: Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
- 2023–2026: Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer, Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne
- 2025–present: Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
- 2024–present: Consultant for the WHO DR TB Pacific Help Desk
- 2023: Consultant for the WHO Western Pacific Regional Green Light Committee
- 2023–present: Co‐Head, Tuberculosis Elimination and Implementation Science group, Burnet Institute
- 2021–2025: Senior Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
Positions
- 2018–present: Infectious Diseases Specialist, Burnet Institute
- 2020–present: Consultant, Department of Infectious Diseases, Northern Health, Melbourne
Burnet publications
View 5 moreProportions of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra ‘trace’ results vary widely among different populations with presumptive TB
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Kudakwashe Chani et al
Standards for clinical trials for treating TB
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Philipp du Cros et al
Contact screening and management in a high-transmission MDR-TB setting in Papua New Guinea: Progress, challenges and future directions
Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
Suman Majumdar et al
Reports and other work
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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.
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.
Past projects
SORT-IT PNG
We facilitated Papua New Guinea's second Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative course with nine senior healthcare professionals from six provinces.
KICK AMR: kickstarting antimicrobial resistance responses in Papua New Guinea
This project in Papua New Guinea focused on strengthening hospital-based staff systems to respond to the threat of antimicrobial resistance.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis patient education and counselling
We help to reduce the impact of drug-resistant tuberculosis through patient-centred education and counselling.
