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Personal profile
Biography
Dr Baki Billah works as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine of Monash University.
Dr Billah completed his PhD at Monash University, MAS at the Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and Master of Science and Bachelor of Science (Hons) at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Before workign for Monash University, Dr Billah worked at the Carleton University, Ottawa Canada, Industry Canada, Ottawa Canada, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada and the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dr Billah's research interest include:
- Epidemiological modelling
- Institutional risk assessment/comparison
- Risk factor identification and risk prediction for cardiac surgery patients
- Time series forecasting
- Shrinkage estimation
Dr Billah's published articles have reached to 5000 reads and 1050 citations (as of Oct 2017), and he has received the highest cited award from the European Society of Cardiology.
Monash teaching commitment
Current Teaching Responsibility:
Masters of Public Health (MPH): Introduction to Biostatistics for Clinical and Public Health Research
Undergraduate 2nd year: Foundation of Biostatistics for Public Health
Undergraduate 3rd year: Advance Biostatistics for Public Health
Baki uses a flipped classroom approach to reverse the timing of learning and lecturers. This learning strategy places students at the centre of their learning and leads to a deeper construction of knowledge and skills of biostatistics. His MPH units have received 97% (4.86 out of 5) evaluation score and have been classifed as the "Golden Category" by Monash University in 2016 and 2017. In Semester 1, 2017 Baki received 99.04% teaching evaluation.
Baki received Teaching Excellence Award 2016 at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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Integrated solutions for healthy birth, growth, and development: A cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a mixed nutrition intervention package in reducing child undernutrition in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Renzaho, A. M. N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Agho, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Watts, J. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Billah, M. (Chief Investigator (CI))
1/01/19 → 31/12/19
Project: Research
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A Pilot Study to assess the feasibility and to determine the sample size for a nationally representative study of general practice
Billah, M. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
1/03/18 → 4/05/18
Project: Research
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The Strong Families Trial: Randomised controlled trial of a family strengthening program to prevent unhealthy weight gain among 5- to 11-year old children from at risk families
Renzaho, A. M. N. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Rissel, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Baur, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Gill, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Green, J. B. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Billah, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Cronin, P. (Chief Investigator (CI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/18 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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CRE in COI: Centre of Research Excellence in Cardiovascular Outcomes Improvement
Reid, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cullen, L. A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chew, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Briffa, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Smith, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Duffy, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Macdonald, P. S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Liew, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brieger, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ajani, A. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Shardey, G. C. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Lefkovits, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Beltrame, J. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Nelson, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Billah, M. (Associate Investigator (AI)), Baker, R. A. (Associate Investigator (AI)) & Robinson, S. M. (Associate Investigator (AI))
1/12/15 → 30/11/20
Project: Research
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Testing and validating draft 'Operating Principles and Technical Standards for Australian Clinical Quality Registries'
Reid, C. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Ajani, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Billah, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Brennan, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Chew, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dinh, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hannaford, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Krum, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), McNeil, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mond, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shardey, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Tonkin, A. (Chief Investigator (CI))
18/11/08 → 31/10/10
Project: Research
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Macrovascular complications in type 2 diabetes: a multiregional study in rural Bangladesh
Siddiquea, B. N., Magliano, D. J., Matin, M., Afroz, A. & Billah, B., 26 Jan 2026, In: Frontiers in Endocrinology. 17, 12 p., 1724957.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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The association between health-related quality of life scores and clinical outcomes for people living with lung cancer: an Australian registry cohort study using patient-reported outcomes to drive value-based healthcare
Harden, S. V., King, M. T., Li, J. J., Tissera, S., Lloyd, M., Briggs, L., Wood, T., Billah, B., Samankula, D., Smith, S., Brand, M., Lang, T., Parente, P., McGrath, S., Langton, D., Dumnall, T., Jennings, B., Nicholls, S., Stirling, R. G. & Richardson, G. & 1 others, , Feb 2026, In: Thoracic Cancer. 17, 4, 16 p., e70245.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Exploring under-five child malnutrition in Bangladesh: Analysis using the Extended Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (ECIEF)
Bornee, F. A., Chowdhury, M. R. K., Siddique, B. N., Billah, B., Akter, F. & Karim, M. N. (Leading Author), 2025, In: Public Health Nutrition. 28, 1, p. 1-12 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Glycaemic control and its related factors among people with type 2 diabetes in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Siddiquea, B. N., Magliano, D. J., Chowdhury, H. A., Chowdhury, M. R. K., Afroz, A., Shah, S. S. & Billah, B., 27 Nov 2025, In: Frontiers in Clinical Diabetes and Healthcare. 6, 21 p., 1695235.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Preoperative Factors Associated With In-Hospital Major Bleeding After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review
Chowdhury, M. R. K., Stub, D., Dinh, D., Karim, M. N., Chowdhury, H. A. & Billah, B., Jun 2025, In: Heart Lung and Circulation. 34, 6, p. 566-584 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access4 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)