TEO, Alvin Kuo Jing
Affiliation
- NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (Visiting)
- Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney (Primary)
Research Areas
- Tuberculosis
- Infectious disease epidemiology
- Programme evaluation
- Implementation science
Academic/Professional Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy (Public Health), Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
- Master of Public Health, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore
- Specialist Certificate in Implementation Science, University of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons), UCSI University, Malaysia
Awards/Honours
- The University of Sydney Early- and Mid-Career Researcher Outstanding Publication Award, 2024
- NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Tuberculosis Control Postdoctoral Fellowship in Clinical Trials and Clinical Epidemiological Studies, 2022
Career History
- Research Fellow, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, 2024 – Present
- Postdoctoral Research Associate, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, 2022 – 2024
- Research Associate, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, 2017
- Pharmacist, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)/Doctors Without Borders, 2013 – 2015
- Pharmacist, Ministry of Health Malaysia, 2010 – 2012
Professional/Consulting Activities
- World Health Organization
Selected Publications
- Teo AKJ, Maclean EL, Fox GJ. Subclinical tuberculosis: a meta-analysis and scoping review of definition, prevalence, and clinical characteristics. Eur Respir Rev. 2024;33:230208
- Teo AKJ, Morishita F, Prem K, Eng S, An Y, Huot CY, Khun KE, Tieng S, Deng S, Tuot S, Yi S. Where are the missing people affected by tuberculosis? A programme review of patient-pathway and cascade of care to optimise tuberculosis case-finding, treatment, and prevention in Cambodia. BMJ Glob Health. 2023;8(3):e010994
- Teo AKJ, Rahevar K, Morishita F, Ang A, Yoshiyama T, Ohkado A, Kawatsu L, Yamada N, Uchimura K, Choi Y, Chen Z, Yi S, Yanagawa M, Oh KH, Viney K, Marais B, Kim H, Kato S, Liu Y, Ong CWM, Islam T. Tuberculosis in older adults: case studies from four countries with rapidly ageing population in the Western Pacific Region. BMC Public Health. 2023;23:1
- Teo AKJ, Morishita F, Islam T, Viney K, Ong CWM, Kato S, Kim H, Liu YH, Oh KH, Yoshiyama T, Ohkado A, Rahevar K, Kawatsu L, Yanagawa M, Prem K, Yi S, Tran HTG, Marais B. Tuberculosis in older adults: challenges and best practices in the Western Pacific Region. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2023;36.
- Teo AKJ, Singh SR, Prem K, Hsu LY, Yi S. Duration and determinants of delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in high-burden countries: a mixed-methods systematic review and meta-analysis. Respir Res. 2021;22:251
- Teo AKJ, Ork C, Eng S, Sok N, Tuot S, Hsu LY, Yi S. Determinants of delayed diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis in Cambodia: a mixed-methods study. Infect Dis Poverty. 2020;9:49.
