DrLinny KimlyPhuong
Infectious Diseases
Subspeciality
Areas of Interest
Paediatric Medicine
Subspeciality
General paediatrics, Neonatal and perinatal paediatrics
Areas of Interest
Dr Linny Kimly Phuong is a paediatric infectious diseases physician who holds current appointments at the University of Melbourne, Royal Children's Hospital and the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Linny is an active researcher in paediatric infections with special interests in streptococcal disease, Kawasaki disease and vaccine safety. She is also a PhD candidate with the University of Melbourne.
Dr Phuong contributes to national and international infectious diseases committees including Australia & New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ANZPID) and World Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (WSPID) committees. She is also an independent reviewer for infections on Safer Care Victoria's Consultative Council on Obstetric and Paediatric Mortality and Morbidity (CCOPMM).
Appointments at
Consulting Location
Epworth locations
Qualifications
- B. Pharm (Hons), Monash University
- MBBS, University of Melbourne
- MPH, University of Melbourne
- FRACP, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Education and Training
- University of Melbourne
Research
- Streptococcal pneumoniae
- Vaccines
- Kawasaki disease
Professional Associations
- Australian Medical Association
- Australasian Society of Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society
- World Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
- European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Public Appointments
- The Royal Children's Hospital
Clinical institutes
- Women’s and Children’s Clinical Institute
- Internal Medicine Clinical Institute