Hoang Bao Long, MD, MPH
College of Health Sciences
Lecturer, Medical Doctor Program
Biography
Dr. Hoang Bao Long received his Medical Doctor (MD) degree from Hanoi Medical University in 2012 and his Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Johns Hopkins University in 2021. He worked as a study doctor at the Oxford University Clinical Research Unit in Hanoi from 2014 to 2019, a research manager and epidemiologist at the Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in Hanoi from 2018 to 2023, and has served as a lecturer in epidemiology and biostatistics and an epidemiologist at the College of Health Sciences, VinUniversity since 2023. Dr. Long is also a research consultant for multiple public and private hospitals and an invited instructor for epidemiology and biostatistics courses at hospitals and universities across Vietnam.
His research interests span a wide range of areas in medical research, including epidemiologic study design, causal inference, and statistical methods in clinical research. He is particularly interested in measurement, measurement error, and latent variable modeling. Dr. Long has co-authored nearly 40 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, many of which he contributed to as the lead in study design, data analysis, and manuscript development. He was a senior investigator on two national grants funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology and is currently a senior investigator on a ministry-level grant funded by the Ministry of Health.
• Longitudinal study design
• Survival analysis
• Causal inference
• Measurement and psychometrics
• Measurement error
• Latent variable modeling
• Epidemiologic study designs
• Clinical trials
• Exploratory data analysis
• Applied regression
• Practical aspects in health research
• Stata / R programming
1. Duc Thang L, Bao Long H, Thi Thu Trang D, et al. Non-inferiority of progestin-primed ovarian stimulation versus GnRH antagonist protocol: A propensity score-weighted analysis. J Formos Med Assoc. 2024;123(4):523-529. doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2023.12.008
2. Pham HM, Van HD, Hoang LB, Phan PD, Tran VH. Distribution and 24-hour transition of SCAI shock stages and their association with 30-day mortality in acute myocardial infarction. Medicine. 2023;102(37):e34689. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000034689
3. Dao HV, Dao QV, Lam HN, Hoang LB, et al. Effectiveness of using a patient education mobile application to improve the quality of bowel preparation: a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open Gastroenterol. 2023;10(1):e001107. doi:10.1136/bmjgast-2023-001107
4. Dao HV, Hoang LB, Luu MHT, Nguyen HL, et al. High prevalence of esophagitis in patients with severe ineffective esophageal motility: need for a new diagnostic cutoff. Ann Gastroenterol. 2022;35(5):483. doi:10.20524/aog.2022.0733v
5. Phan TC, Hoang LB, Tran TK, Pham TTT, et al. Fear-Related Reasons for Avoiding Sexual Intercourse in Early Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study. Sex Med. 2021;9(6):100430-100430. doi:10.1016/j.esxm.2021.100430
• 2012: MD, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam
• 2021: MPH, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, US
• Fulbright Vietnamese Student Program Scholarship, awarded by the U.S. Department of State for the Master of Public Health program in 2020–2021
• The Dean Alumni’s Advisory Council Scholarship, and the Howard C. and Jane R. Goodman Fund, awarded by the Johns Hopkins University for the Master of Public Health program in 2020–2021
