Dr Ned Latham

Honorary Staff

ned.latham@burnet.edu.au

Background

Ned is a medical doctor and research assistant with a particular interest in hepatitis C. In 2017, he completed an honours thesis examining the acceptability of rapid, point-of-care hepatitis C testing for people who inject drugs. Since then, Ned has continued to work within the viral hepatitis elimination group. In 2021, Ned was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to undertake further study at Columbia University.

Qualifications

2018: MBBS(Hons), Monash University
2017: BMedSc(Hons), Monash University

Appointments

2017 – present: Research assistant, Burnet Institute

Awards

2021: Fulbright Future Scholarship
2018: Hatem Salem Award for Medical Student Research Excellence, Monash University
2018: Conference academic scholarship, International Network on Hepatitis in Substance Users
2018: John Snow Scholarship, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
2018: Scholarship to attend the Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety, NSW Clinical Excellence Commission
2016: Top Summer Research Student Award, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University
2015: Summer Research Scholarship, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University
2013: Sir John Monash Scholarship for Excellence, Monash University

Positions

2021: Medical lead, COVID-19 Division – Victorian Department of Health
2020: Basic Physician Trainee (BPT1), Alfred Health
2019: Intern, Alfred Health; 2018: Co-chair, Red Party Victoria
2017: Teaching associate, School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University