Departmental Affiliations
Research Interests
Health Economics; Health Services; Health Policy; E-Health; Global Health; HIV/AIDS; Substance Abuse; Behavioral Medicine; Medical Education
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Experiences & Accomplishments
Prof. Dr. habil. Bach Tran's research primarily focuses on applying decision analytic modeling to inform the development and evaluation of health technologies and policies. He possesses extensive experience consulting for United Nations agencies, international organizations, and governments on global health and development issues in Asia. His work primarily centers on identifying cost-effective interventions, assessing health services and innovations, and strengthening health systems, particularly in relation to HIV/AIDS and emerging diseases in the region.
Dr. Tran has received numerous international research awards, including the Hopkins Center for AIDS Research’s International Research Award, the 2023 ISPOR LMIC Research Excellence Award, and the 2024 IBTN LMIC Investigator Award. He was also a runner-up for the 2022 APEC Research Prize on Healthy Women, Healthy Economies and is a two-time recipient of Research.com’s Rising Star of Science Award in 2022 and 2023. Dr. Tran frequently publishes in highly-regarded international journals in global health sciences, including The Lancet, the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, and AIDS and Behaviors. His impactful contributions have led to recognition as a Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1%) by Clarivate in both 2022 and 2023.
Dr. Tran earned his PhD in Health Services Policy in 2011 from the University of Alberta, Canada. He completed a NIH/IAS postdoctoral fellowship at Johns Hopkins University and a Habilitation-to-Direct Research (HDR) from Aix-Marseille University, France. He is an alumnus of the Inter Academy Medical Panel’s Young Physician Leaders program (2013) and served as an Executive Committee Member of the Global Young Academy from 2018 to 2019. Since 2015, he has co-chaired the Global Health Innovations Network (GHIN), which aims to foster innovations, research, and publications towards sustainable health and development in LMICs.
Currently, Dr. Tran is a Professor and Vice Head of the Health Economics Department at Hanoi Medical University and Chair of the Institute of Health Economics and Technology, Vietnam. As Vice President of the Vietnam Young Physician Association, Dr. Tran has been a pioneer in promoting research and evidence-based medicine in the Vietnamese healthcare system."
Honors & Awards
2024: LMICs Investigator Award by the International Behavioral Trials Network (IBTN).
2023: LMICs Research Excellence Award by The International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
2022&2023: Highly Cited (Top 1%) Researcher by Clarivate.
2022&2023: Research dot com Rising Star of Science Award
2022: Runner up for the 2022 Healthy Women, Healthy Economies Research Prize by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation.
2020: Noam Chomsky's Shining Star Achievement in Research Award.
2018: Hanoi Capital Outstanding Citizen Award by Hanoi People Committee.
2017: Vietnam Outstanding Young Physician Award by Ministry of Health.
2017: Early Career Award. School of Public Health, University of Alberta, Canada.
2017: Hanoi Capital’s Outstanding Citizen Award.
2016: National Youth Representative of Vietnam awarded by the Prime Minister.
2016: The Golden Globe Youth Science and Technology Award by Ministry of Science and Technology and Vietnam Central Youth Union.
2016: Vietnam's Outstanding Young Physician Award, by Ministry of Health and Vietnam Young Physicians Association.
2015: Favourite Teacher of The Year Award. Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2015: Prevention & Clinical International Research Award, 2015. Faculty Development Award. Johns Hopkins University Center for AIDS Research
2013: Dang-Van-Ngu Memorial Award, First Prize 2013. Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
2010: INSIGHTS – Best PhD Oral Presentation Award. University of Alberta, School of Public Health, Edmonton, AB, Canada
2006: The Best Graduate Student Honor among Vietnamese Universities. The People’s Committee of Hanoi, Vietnam.
2004: National Youth Medal for Creativity, Vietnam.
2004: Second Prize. National Contest for Technological Creativity (VIFOTEC).
Vietnam Foundation of Technology
2004: Special Prize, at the 12th National Scientific and Technological Conference of Medical Sciences Universities. 2004. Vietnam Ministry of Health.
Select Publications
Economic evaluation of health interventions and technologies.
Tran BX. Willingness to pay for methadone maintenance treatment in Vietnamese epicentres of injection-drug-driven HIV infection. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. May 31 2013;91(7):475-482.
Tran BX, Ohinmaa A, Duong AT, Nguyen LT, Houston S, Jacobs P. Cost-effectiveness of integrating methadone maintenance and antiretroviral treatment for HIV-positive drug users in Vietnam's injection-driven HIV epidemics. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Mar 2012;125(3):260-266.
Tran BX, Houston S. Mobile phone-based antiretroviral adherence support in Vietnam: Feasibility, patient’s preference, and willingness-to-pay. AIDS and Behaviors, Oct 2012.
Tran BX, Nguyen HL, Ohinmaa A, Maher MM, Nong VM, Latkin AC. Longitudinal and cross-sectional assessments of health utility in adults with HIV/AIDS: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Health Services Research. Jan 2015.
Tran, B.X., A. Ohinmaa, S. Kuhle, et al., Life course impact of school-based promotion of healthy eating and active living to prevent childhood obesity. PLoS One, Jul 2014. 9(7): p. e102242.