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 8/1/2026

    Lokhande RV, Arora PR, Bhagure GR, Joubert A, Udwadia ZF, Rodrigues C, Gupta A, Mave V, Raichur P, Gaikwad S, Khan R, Pradeep A, Wiesner L, Tornheim JA, Horsburgh CR, Ashavaid TF. Analytical Method Development and Validation for Clofazimine in Human Plasma and Application of LC-MS/MS Based Methods for Clofazimine and Bedaquiline in Indian MDR-TB Patients Stratified by HIV Coinfection. J Mass Spectrom. 2026 Aug; 61(8):e70093. PMID: 42528125.

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  • Published 8/1/2026

    Deleger JN, Khatami SN, Jones M, Jalali MS, Paltiel AD, Wong EB, Florance G, Freedberg KA, Wood R, Horsburgh CR, Reddy KP. Cost-effectiveness of community tuberculosis screening in South Africa. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2026 Aug 01; 212(8):1793-1805. PMID: 42085271.

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  • Published 7/23/2026

    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 KR. Uncovering Household Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Care Patterns Using a Novel Bioinformatics Linkage Strategy. Clin Infect Dis. 2026 Jul 23; 83(1):e167-e176. PMID: 41668263.

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  • Published 6/15/2026

    Horsburgh CR, Jenkins HE, Kendall EA, Esmail H, Chiang CY, White LF, Marks GB. Scoping review of community-wide screening to break the chain of TB transmission. IJTLD Open. 2026 Jun; 3(6):356-363. PMID: 42305733.

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  • Published 6/5/2026

    Chen C, Hu X, Horsburgh CR, Wu W, Chen C, Shao Y, Jiang H, Xu Z, Jiang J, Liu Q, Lu W, Zhu L, Martinez L. Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission from tuberculosis patients with and without recognized symptoms: a case-contact study in eastern China. Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 05. PMID: 42248852.

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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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