C. R. Horsburgh, MD

Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Dr. Horsburgh has 30 years of experience in public health and medicine. He currently holds faculty positions in the Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Global Health and Medicine. Dr. Horsburgh teaches courses in the Epidemiology of AIDS, the Epidemiology of Tuberculosis and Vaccine Epidemiology. His research focuses on tuberculosis, nontuberculous mycobacterial infections and opportunistic infections in AIDS. Currently, he is involved in research in Brazil, India, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam and the Philippines. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (IUATLD) and Chairman of the Steering Committee of RESIST-TB, an international organization dedicated to improving MDR-TB treatment through Clinical Trials and dissemination of best practices (www.resisttb.org).

Publications

  • Published 2/11/2026

    Campbell JI, Brooks MB, Dankovchik J, Giebultowicz S, Falkenstein A, Angier H, Horsburgh CR, Tschampl CA, Haberer JE, Bressler J, Epstein RL, Jenkins HE, Jacobson K. Uncovering household tuberculosis infection testing and care patterns using a novel bioinformatics linkage strategy. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 11. PMID: 41668263.

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  • Published 2/4/2026

    Sinha P, Bhargava M, Dauphinais MR, Carwile ME, Horsburgh CR, Singh UB, Sarkar S, Bhargava A, Menzies NA. In-kind Nutritional Supplementation for Persons With Drug-susceptible Tuberculosis and Their Household Contacts Would be Cost-effective for Reducing Tuberculosis Incidence and Mortality in Jharkhand, India: A Modeling Study. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 04; 81(6):1126-1134. PMID: 40833109.

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  • Published 2/4/2026

    Swartwood NA, Cohen T, Marks SM, Hill AN, Beeler Asay GR, Self J, Feng PI, Horsburgh CR, Salomon JA, Menzies NA. Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Tuberculosis Outcomes in the United States: A Bayesian Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Feb 04; 81(6):e659-e667. PMID: 40036593.

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  • Published 2/1/2026

    Regan M, Cui H, Swartwood NA, Li Y, Marks SM, Barham T, Khan A, Winston CA, Cohen T, Horsburgh CR, Salomon JA, Menzies NA. The potential effect of a geographically focused intervention against tuberculosis in the USA: a simulation modelling study. Lancet Public Health. 2026 Feb; 11(2):e82-e91. PMID: 41611367.

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  • Published 1/1/2026

    Martinez L, Campbell JI, Linde L, Boulahbal F, Cayla JA, Chakhaia T, Chan PC, Chen C, Fang CT, Fox G, Grandjean L, Hannoun D, Hesseling A, Horsburgh CR, Huang LM, Liu Q, Mazahir R, Lee CH, Lee LN, Bennet R, Nejat S, Gupta A, Das M, Murray M, Huang CC, Del Corral H, Benjumea-Bedoya D, Shen Y, Becerra M, Chang V, Krishnan S, Heinmueller P, Brewer T, Isaakidis P, Hauri AM, Shah L, Trieu L, Seddon JA. The effectiveness of isoniazid preventive treatment among contacts of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Jan 01; 212(1):129-137. PMID: 40986702.

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Other Positions

  • Professor, Epidemiology
    Boston University School of Public Health
  • Professor, Medicine
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
  • Professor, Biostatistics
    Boston University School of Public Health

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Education

  • Case Western Reserve University, MD
  • Yale University, MS
  • Princeton University, AB

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