C. R. Horsburgh, MD

Professor, Boston University School of Public Health

Biography

Dr. Horsburgh has 35 years of experience in public health and medicine. He holds faculty positions in the Departments of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Global Health and Medicine. 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.

Publications

  • Published 9/18/2026

    Linde LR, Campbell JI, Horsburgh CR, Fox MP, Abubakar I, Acuna-Villaorduna C, Alikhan F, Andrade BB, Arriaga MB, Balcells ME, Becerra MC, Benjumea-Bedoya D, Bennet R, Blumenfeld A, Bonnet M, Brewer TF, Carvalho ACC, Caylà JA, Chakhaia T, Chan PC, Chaw L, Chen C, Del Corral H, Dobler CC, Fang CT, Faridi MMA, Faye A, Graham SM, Gupta RK, Hauri AM, Heinmueller P, Hesseling A, Hill PC, Huang LM, Huerga H, Jones-López EC, Kinikar A, Kirchner HL, Kritski A, Lecca L, Lee MR, Lee CH, Lee LN, Liu Q, Long R, MacPherson P, Mandalakas A, Marin D, Martinson N, Mave V, Mazahir R, Murray M, Nejat S, Pasqualini C, Ruan Q, Rubinstein F, Ruiz-Tagle C, van der Loeff MFS, Seddon JA, Shah L, Sharma S, Shen Y, Srivastava G, Stein C, Triasih R, Trieu L, Verhagen LM, Villalba JA, Wang JY, Yuen C, Zhang W, Golub J, Martinez L. Duration of effectiveness of tuberculosis preventive treatment across various tuberculosis burden settings: a systematic review and individual-participant meta-analysis. Lancet Respir Med. 2026 Sep 18. PMID: 42759526.

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  • Published 9/8/2026

    Locks LM, Kaipilyawar V, Jain K, VanValkenburg A, Karoly M, Dauphinais MR, Cintron C, Babu SP, Maloomian K, Verma S, Joseph NM, Sarkar S, Rajkumari N, Johnson WE, Horsburgh CR, Ellner JJ, Salgame P, Hochberg NS, Lakshminarayanan S, Narasimhan PB, Sinha P. Attenuated Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific Th1 cytokine responses in household contacts with undernutrition and their partial reconstitution during six months of nutritional support. J Infect Dis. 2026 Sep 08. PMID: 42708885.

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  • Published 8/3/2026

    Tabackman A, Karoly M, Jacobson KR, Horsburgh CR, Linas B, Campbell J, Acuña-Villaorduña C, Sinha P. Optimizing Latent Tuberculosis Treatment Strategies Among Immigrants From High-Burden Settings. medRxiv. 2026 Aug 03. PMID: 42523565.

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  • 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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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

Education

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