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 8/1/2025

    Tzelios CA, Malatesta S, Carney T, White LF, Weber SE, Thomson S, Theron D, Myers B, Parry CDH, Warren RM, Horsburgh CR, Farhat MR, Jacobson KR. Patient Determinants and Effects on Adherence of Adverse Drug Reactions to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Analysis. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Aug 01; 81(1):167-175. PMID: 39973802.

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  • Published 7/1/2025

    Phillips PPJ, Peloquin CA, Sterling TR, Kaur P, Diacon AH, Gotuzzo E, Benator D, Warren RM, Sikes D, Lecca L, Gandhi NR, Streicher EM, Dianis N, Eisenach K, Mitnick CD, Horsburgh CR. Efficacy and Safety of Higher Doses of Levofloxacin for Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis: A Randomized, Placebo-controlled Phase II Clinical Trial. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jul; 211(7):1277-1287. PMID: 40080768.

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  • Published 6/1/2025

    Menzies NA, Marks SM, Hsieh YL, Swartwood NA, Beeler Asay GR, Skarbinski J, Horsburgh CR, Cohen T. Contribution of Posttuberculosis Sequelae to Life-Years Lost from Tuberculosis Disease in the United States, 2015-2019. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Jun; 211(6):1059-1068. PMID: 39928299.

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  • Published 5/25/2025

    Koura KG, Soe AN, Dlodlo RA, Lin Y, Sinha P, Badoum G, Dogo MF, Horsburgh CR, Harries AD. Impact of US Government funding cessation on TB care and prevention: a multicountry survey in Africa. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2025 May 25; 29(5):239-241. PMID: 40281676.

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  • Published 5/20/2025

    Subramanian S, Chinnakali P, Prakashbabu S, Visvanadane GN, Rajaram M, Viswanathan V, Sarkar S, Horsburgh CR. Prevalence, Conversion and Reversion of Tuberculosis Infection Among Healthcare Workers of Tertiary Care Centres in Puducherry, India: A Prospective Cohort Study. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2025 May 20; 10(5). PMID: 40423370.

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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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