Dr Minh Cuong Duong

Dr Minh Cuong Duong

Lecturer

Medical Doctor (University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam)

1st Degree Specialist in Infectious Diseases (National Residency Program, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam)

Resident Physician of Infectious Disease Degree (National Residency Program, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam)

Master of Medicine (Infection and Immunity, University of Sydney, Australia)

PhD (Epidemiology, UNSW Australia)

Medicine & Health
School of Population Health

I have been a Specialist in Infectious Diseases and an epidemiologist in Vietnam after completing the National Postgraduate Specialty Training Program in Infectious Diseases in 2011. I was one of the 12 doctors selected in 2009 by the Vietnam Ministry of Health to be trained in Global influenza prevention and pandemic preparedness project in Hong Kong. I was also deployed in response to the H1N1 influenza pandemic and other infectious disease outbreaks in Vietnam.

I undertook my Masters in Medicine (Infection and Immunity) at the University of Sydney in 2008 under the Endeavour Scholarship. In 2012, I was awarded the Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Incoming Postgraduate Award for a PhD at School of Population Health (SPH) - UNSW. My PhD was titled The magnitude of hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infections in chronic haemodialysis patients with end stage renal disease in a low-resource healthcare setting in Vietnam: implications for infection control. I was awarded the 'PhD Prize for Best Thesis' from SPH. And my thesis was submitted to Vietnam Ministry of Health as requested to enable the infection control policy. I am continuing to expand my PhD research project and conducting other epidemiological/clinical research projects with a focus on prevalent diseases in the low-resource countries such HBV, HCV, and malaria.

My expertise includes epidemiology, research methodology, clinical medicine and prevention and control of infectious diseases. I was a Sessional Lecturer at the Australian Catholic University in 2016. I was also a private tutor for PHCM9498 Epidemiology & Statistics between 2012 and 2017 and has joined SPH in Semester 2 2017 as an Academic. In 2018, I was appointed by the World Health Organization as their consultant on the national response to viral hepatitis in hemodialysis facilities in Vietnam as well as was awarded the "SPH Young Investigator Award". I was awarded the "SPH Early Career Teaching Award" in 2019 and the "STAR Professor A. Noam Chomsky Rising Star Emerging Scholar Achievement Award" in 2023. My current teaching responsibilities include: Convenor PHCM2001 Epidemiology and Co-convenor PHCM9784 Communicable Disease Control in Global Health.

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Phone
(+61) 2 9385 1185
  • Journal articles | 2024
    Phan TAT; Derumigny A; Duong MC; Desjardins L; Cung TA; Nguyen CK, 2024, 'Conservative treatment using laser diode and systemic chemotherapy for early-stage bilateral retinoblastoma: A 14-year prospective cohort study', Cancer Reports, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnr2.1919
    Journal articles | 2023
    Duong MC; Pham OKN; Thai TT; Lee R; Nguyen TP; Nguyen VVC; Nguyen HP, 2023, 'Magnitude and patterns of severe Plasmodium vivax monoinfection in Vietnam: a 4-year single-center retrospective study', Frontiers in Medicine, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1128981
    Journal articles | 2023
    Nguyen B; Duong MC; Diem Tran HN; Do KQ; Nguyen KTT, 2023, 'Arteriovenous fistula creation by nephrologist and its outcomes: a prospective cohort study from Vietnam', BMC Nephrology, 24, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-023-03123-3
    Journal articles | 2023
    Pham HM; Nguyen DLM; Duong MC; Phan XT; Tran LT; Trang DHT; Pham TTN, 2023, 'Neutrophil CD64–a prognostic marker of sepsis in intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study', Frontiers in Medicine, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1251221
    Journal articles | 2023
    Pham HM; Nguyen DLM; Duong MC; Tran LT; Pham TTN, 2023, 'Diagnostic Value of Neutrophil CD64 in Sepsis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Study', Diagnostics, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics13081427
    Journal articles | 2023
    Pham OKN; Tran BN; Duong MC; Do TCN; Pham TL; Lam MY; Thwaites L; Nguyen VH, 2023, 'Magnitude, Patterns, and Associated Predictors of Cardiovascular Events in Tetanus: A 2-Year, Single-Center, Ambidirectional Cohort Study Involving 572 Patients', Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofad473
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duong MC; Duong BT; Nguyen HT; Nguyen Thi Quynh T; Nguyen DP, 2022, 'Knowledge about COVID-19 vaccine and vaccination in Vietnam: A population survey', Journal of the American Pharmacists Association, 62, pp. 1197 - 1205.e4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.japh.2022.01.014
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duong MC; Nguyen HT; Duong BT; Vu MT, 2022, 'Assessment of Hand Hygiene Practices of University Students in Vietnam Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brief Report', Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 16, pp. 1844 - 1847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2021.256
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duong MC; Nguyen HT; Duong M, 2022, 'Evaluating COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A qualitative study from Vietnam', Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102363
    Journal articles | 2022
    Duong TB; Duong MC; Campbell JI; Nguyen HVM; Nguyen HH; Bui HTB; Nguyen CVV; Heywood A, 2022, 'MRSA carriage among healthcare workers in a Vietnamese intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study', Drug Target Insights, 16, pp. 71 - 77, http://dx.doi.org/10.33393/dti.2022.2504
    Journal articles | 2022
    Le BT; Duong CM; Nguyen TQ; Nguyen CM, 2022, 'Two siblings with non-classic P450scc deficiency resulted from a novel mutation in CYP11A1 gene misdiagnosed as familial glucocorticoid deficiency', BMJ Case Reports, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2022-250238
    Journal articles | 2022
    Ma NT; Td T; Tran Q; Duong MC, 2022, 'A Cadaveric Study of the Carpal Tunnel and Anatomical Variations of the Median Nerve in Vietnamese Adults: Implications for Single Portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release', Malaysian Orthopaedic Journal, 16, pp. 4 - 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.5704/MOJ.2203.002
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duong BT; Duong MC; Campbell J; Nguyen VMH; Nguyen HH; Bui TBH; Nguyen VVC; McLaws ML, 2021, 'Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative bacteria carriage in healthcare workers working in an intensive care unit', Infection and Chemotherapy, 53, http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/IC.2021.0040
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duong CM; Le PVD; Pham OKN; Huynh HQ, 2021, 'Atypical gnathostomiasis-confirmed cutaneous larva migrans, Vietnam', BMJ Case Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-243276
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duong MC; Nguyen HT; Duong BT; Vu MT, 2021, 'The levels of COVID-19 related health literacy among university students in Vietnam', Infection and Chemotherapy, 53, pp. 107 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/IC.2020.0152
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duong MC; Nguyen HT; Duong BT, 2021, 'A Cross-Sectional Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards Face Mask Use Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Amongst University Students in Vietnam', Journal of Community Health, 46, pp. 975 - 981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10900-021-00981-6
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duong MC; Nguyen HT; Duong BT, 2021, 'Who Influences the Public Intention to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine and What are the Public References and Concerns? A Population Survey in Vietnam', Infection and Chemotherapy, 53, pp. 753 - 766, http://dx.doi.org/10.3947/ic.2021.0122
    Journal articles | 2021
    Duong MC; Pham OKN; Nguyen PT; Nguyen VVC; Nguyen PH, 2021, 'Predictors of treatment failures of plasmodium falciparum malaria in Vietnam: a 4-year single‐centre retrospective study', Malaria Journal, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03720-3
    Journal articles | 2021
    Huda MN; Uddin H; Hasan MK; Malo JS; Duong MC; Rahman MA, 2021, 'Examining Bangladesh’s responses to COVID-19 in light of Vietnam: Lessons learned', Global Biosecurity, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.31646/gbio.123
    Journal articles | 2020
    Duong MC; Le PVD; Pham ONK; Huynh HQ, 2020, 'Cutaneous gnathostomiasis in Vietnam', Medical Journal of Australia, 212, pp. 252 - 253.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50514
    Journal articles | 2020
    Duong MC; Le PVD; Pham ONK; Pham HDT; Nguyen TB; Phan HT, 2020, 'Patterns of hepatitis B virus exposure and associated predictors in Vietnam: A crosssectional study', Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, 13, pp. 535 - 541, http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.296721
    Journal articles | 2020
    He WQ; Duong MC; Gidding H; MacLachlan J; Wood J; Kaldor JM; Liu B, 2020, 'Trends in chronic hepatitis B prevalence in Australian women by country of birth, 2000 to 2016', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 27, pp. 74 - 80, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.13202
    Journal articles | 2020
    Le BT; Duong CM; Nguyen TQ; Bui CB, 2020, 'Two novel mutations in the CLCNKB gene leading to classic Bartter syndrome presenting as syncope and hypertension in a 13-year-old boy', BMJ Case Reports, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2019-233872
    Journal articles | 2020
    Vu PH; Tran VD; Duong MC; Cong QT; Nguyen T, 2020, 'Predictive value of the negative inspiratory force index as a predictor of weaning success: A crosssectional study', Acute and Critical Care, 35, pp. 279 - 285, http://dx.doi.org/10.4266/ACC.2020.00598
    Journal articles | 2019
    Duong MC; McLaws ML, 2019, 'Screening haemodialysis patients for hepatitis C in Vietnam: The inconsistency between common hepatitis C virus serological and virological tests', Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 26, pp. 25 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jvh.12994
    Journal articles | 2019
    Duong MC; Nguyen VTT; Otsu S; McLaws M, 2019, 'Prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections in hemodialysis patients in Vietnam: A systematic review and meta‐analysis', JGH Open, 4, pp. 29 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jgh3.12199
    Journal articles | 2019
    Duong MC; Pham OKN; Nguyen PT; Nguyen VVC; Nguyen PH, 2019, 'Spread of multidrug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and predictors of treatment failures in Vietnam', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.18720/v1
    Journal articles | 2018
    Cuong DM; Duong MC, 2018, 'How to overcome challenges related to English and academic writing skills when studying abroad', MedPharmRes, 2, pp. 3 - 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.32895/ump.mpr.2.1.3
    Journal articles | 2017
    Duong MC; McLaws ML, 2017, 'Dangerous practices in a hemodialysis unit in Vietnam identify from mixed methods', BMC Infectious Diseases, 17, pp. 181, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2290-3
    Journal articles | 2016
    Duong C; Turner R; McLaws M-L, 2016, 'Shewhart Charts and Two-Monthly Screening Interval to Monitor Hepatitis C and Hepatitis B Virus Infections in Two-Year Prospective Cohort Study of Hemodialysis Patients in Vietnam', Journal of Nephrology and Urology Research, 4, pp. 5 - 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.12970/2310-984X.2016.04.01.3
    Journal articles | 2016
    Duong CM; McLaws ML, 2016, 'An investigation of an outbreak of hepatitis C virus infections in a low-resourced hemodialysis unit in Vietnam', American Journal of Infection Control, 44, pp. 560 - 566, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.01.014
    Journal articles | 2015
    Duong CM; Olszyna D; McLaws ML; Duong MC, 2015, 'Hepatitis B and C virus infections among patients with end stage renal disease in a low-resourced hemodialysis center in Vietnam: a cross-sectional study', BMC Public Health, 15, pp. 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-015-1532-9
    Journal articles | 2015
    Duong CM; Olszyna DP; Nguyen PD; McLaws ML; Duong MC, 2015, 'Challenges of hemodialysis in Vietnam: Experience from the first standardized district dialysis unit in Ho Chi Minh City', BMC Nephrology, 16, pp. 122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-015-0117-2
    Journal articles | 2014
    Duong MC; Olszyna DP; Nguyen DP; Ngo TD; McLaws M, 2014, 'Pattern of end stage renal disease and seroprevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infections among chronic haemodialysis patients in Vietnam: a single-centre experience', Y Hoc TP, Ho Chi Minh, 18, pp. S206 - S211
  • Preprints | 2023
    Pham HM; Nguyen DLM; Duong MC; Tran LT; Pham TTN, 2023, Diagnostic Value of Neutrophil Cd64 in Sepsis Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-sectional Study, http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2361923/v1
    Conference Presentations | 2021
    Lin S; Duong MC; Craig AT, 2021, 'Online teaching of epidemiology and biostatistics: where do we go from here?', presented at World Congress of Epidimiology, Online, 04 September 2021 - 08 September 2021
    Conference Abstracts | 2021
    Phan TAT; Derumigny A; Duong MC; Desjardins L; Cung TTA; Nguyen CK, 2021, 'Conservative treatment for early-stage Retinoblastoma: a 14-year prospective cohort study', in Conservative treatment for early-stage Retinoblastoma: a 14-year prospective cohort study, Online, presented at World Congress of Epidemiology, Online, 03 September 2021 - 06 September 2021
    Preprints | 2020
    Duong MC; Pham OKN; Nguyen PT; Nguyen CVV; Nguyen PH, 2020, Predictors of treatment failures of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Vietnam: a 4-year single-center retrospective study, , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-126234/v1

Improving health and well-being of frontline healthcare workers and health students involved in the control of COVID-19 in Vietnam, 2022 Australian Alumni Grants Fund, Australian Government, AUD$15,750

Improving the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Vietnam. 2020 Australian Alumni Grants Fund, Australian Government, AUD$15,500

Fighting anti-malarial drug resistance and malaria-related disability in Vietnam. 2019 Australian Alumni Grants Fund, Australian Government, AUD$10,000   

Health security and anti-malarial resistance surveillance strengthening (Vietnam). 2018 HTD project [# RG AAFHS36], DFAT, Australian Government, AUD $13,000.

Examining the burden of occult HBV infection in Vietnam. 2018 GSF grant of SPH, UNSW Australia, AUD$5,000  

Korean Society of Nephrology (KSN) 2018 Annual Scientific Meeting Travel Grant, USD$1,500

 

SPH Learner Engagement Award, 2024

STAR Professor A. Noam Chomsky Rising Star Emerging Scholar Achievement Award, 2023

SPH Early Career Teaching Award, 2019

Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology & Hepatology (MSGM) Second Prize for The Best Poster Award, 2019

SPH Young Investigator Award, 2018

SPH PhD Prize for Best Thesis, 2017

Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) - Council Award for Best Poster, 2014

Prime Minister’s Australia Asia Incoming Postgraduate Award, 2012-2016

Endeavour Award, 2008

 I have been working on two research methodological foci: (1) pragmatic adaption of existing methods in treatment, prevention and control of infectious diseases for low-resource settings; and (2) assessments of methods for translating interventions conducted in controlled settings into feasible, real-world actions. My research focuses on both the community and the disadvantaged and marginalised populations such as chronic haemodialysis populations.

In the media

         'It's like cancelling Christmas': Chinese community to celebrate amid coronavirus fears. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/it-s-like-cancelling-christmas-chinese-community-to-celebrate-amid-coronavirus-fears-20200124-p53ue0.html  

         Austria and Denmark are planning to lift their coronavirus lockdowns. But experts say easing measures too early might bring the virus back worse than before. Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com.au/austria-denmark-lifting-coronavirus-lockdown-experts-warn-flare-up-2020-4?r=US&IR=T

        Lessons from Vietnam’s COVID-19 victories. East Asia Forum. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/04/21/lessons-from-vietnams-covid-19-victories/

        Managing COVID-19 transmissions in post-lockdown China. East Asia Forum. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/05/19/managing-covid-19-transmissions-in-post-lockdown-china/

        Mass masking and Vietnam’s COVID-19 success. East Asia Forum. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/10/23/mass-masking-and-vietnams-covid-19-success/

        The impacts of COVID-19 and ways to move forward. East Asia Forum. https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/06/09/the-impacts-of-covid-19-on-vietnam-and-ways-to-move-forward/

Membership

  • 2017 – present, Member, Australasian Epidemiological Association (AEA)
  • 2015 – 2019, Member International Society of Nephrology (ISN)
  • 2014 – present, Member, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID)
  • 2009 – present, Member, Australia Awards Alumni Network

My Teaching

My teaching interests include epidemiology, research methodology, and prevention and control of infectious diseases. My current teaching responsibilities include: Convenor PHCM2001 Epidemiology, Co-convenor PHCM9784 Communicable Disease Control in Global Health.