Overview
Background
Ms Trang Dang is a Research Fellow and a PhD candidate in the Medical School at the University of Queensland, based at the Prince Charles Hospital. She works in health economics and health services research, with a focus on understanding how Australians use the hospital system, and what this means for costs and patient outcomes. She also contributes to teaching in the School of Economics, including guest lectures and tutoring.
She is a Chief Investigator on an NHMRC-funded grant, where she analyses large, linked datasets covering millions of hospital admissions across Australia to better understand preventable hospitalisations, providing evidence to inform hospital funding and health system planning. Her research has also been recognised with an award at the Cardiac Society of Australia and New ZealandAnnual Scientific Meeting.
Before joining UQ, Ms Dang completed Master's degrees in Health Economics and Development Economics, which sparked her interest in the economic and policy dimensions of healthcare in Australia. She is motivated by research that has a direct, practical bearing on how hospital resources are allocated and how patient care can be improved.
Availability
- Ms Trang Dang is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Coursework), National Economics University
- Masters (Coursework), University of Adelaide
Works
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2026
Journal Article
Quality of outpatient ambulatory surgical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Arumugam, Pooja, Fraser, Claire, Cassaniti, Lisa, Wright, Joshua, Khawaja, Sunnya, Dang, Trang, Kothari, Alka, Chandrasegaram, Manju and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2026). Quality of outpatient ambulatory surgical care: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Surgery. doi: 10.1186/s12893-026-03737-y
2025
Journal Article
Timing, diagnosis, and potential preventability of 30-day unplanned readmissions after a heart failure hospitalisation: implications for care quality
Fryar, James, Khawaja, Sunnya, Dang, Trang, Chan, Wandy, Bayat, Maryam Khorramshahi, Parsonage, William and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2025). Timing, diagnosis, and potential preventability of 30-day unplanned readmissions after a heart failure hospitalisation: implications for care quality. Heart, Lung and Circulation, 34 (11), 1281-1289. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.04.085
2025
Conference Publication
Prevalence and trends in diabetes-related hospitalisations including associated cardiovascular events in Australia: a nationwide cohort study
Li, Q., Khawaja, S., Dang, T., Ngo, L., Khorramshahi Bayat, M. and Ranasinghe, I. (2025). Prevalence and trends in diabetes-related hospitalisations including associated cardiovascular events in Australia: a nationwide cohort study. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 14-17 August 2025. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.061
2025
Conference Publication
Contemporary epidemiology and outcomes of infective endocarditis
Vaidya, R., Kataria, N., Zou, J., Li, Q., Khawaja, S., Dang, T., Smith, S., Lau, K., Denman, R., Wee, Y., Horvath, R., Sedgwick, J., Janoschka, B., Pohlner, P. and Ranasinghe, I. (2025). Contemporary epidemiology and outcomes of infective endocarditis. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW Australia, 14-17 August 2025. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.511
2025
Conference Publication
Accuracy of international classification of disease coding for identifying infective endocarditis and causative organisms in routinely collected hospital data
Vaidya, R., Kataria, N., Zou, J., Li, Q., Khawaja, S., Dang, T., Smith, S., Lau, K., Denman, R., Wee, Y., Horvath, R., Sedgwick, J., Janoschka, B., Pohlner, P. and Ranasinghe, I. (2025). Accuracy of international classification of disease coding for identifying infective endocarditis and causative organisms in routinely collected hospital data. 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 14-17 August 2025. Chatswood, NSW, Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2025.06.642
2025
Journal Article
Incidence, timing and variation in unplanned readmissions within 30-days following isolated coronary artery bypass grafting
Patel, Aayush, Khawaja, Sunnya, Dang, Trang and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2025). Incidence, timing and variation in unplanned readmissions within 30-days following isolated coronary artery bypass grafting. IJC Heart and Vasculature, 56 101552, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2024.101552
2024
Journal Article
Hospital costs for unplanned re-admissions within 30 days of hospitalisations with heart failure, Australia, 2013–2017: a retrospective cohort study
Dang, Trang, Chan, Wandy, Khawaja, Sunnya, Fryar, James, Gannon, Brenda, Kularatna, Sanjeewa, Parsonage, William and Ranasinghe, Isuru (2024). Hospital costs for unplanned re-admissions within 30 days of hospitalisations with heart failure, Australia, 2013–2017: a retrospective cohort study. Medical Journal of Australia, 221 (6), 317-323. doi: 10.5694/mja2.52424
2023
Conference Publication
Potentially preventable health care costs associated with unplanned 30-day readmissions following hospitalisation for heart failure
Dang, T., Chan, W., Khawaja, S., Fryar, J., Gannon, B., Kularatna, S., Parsonage, W. and Ranasinghe, I. (2023). Potentially preventable health care costs associated with unplanned 30-day readmissions following hospitalisation for heart failure. 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, SA Australia, 3-6 August 2023. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.753
2023
Conference Publication
Diagnoses, timing, and potential preventability of 30-day unplanned readmissions after a heart failure hospitalisation
Fryar, J., Khawaja, S., Dang, T., Chan, W. and Ranasinghe, I. (2023). Diagnoses, timing, and potential preventability of 30-day unplanned readmissions after a heart failure hospitalisation. 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, SA Australia, 3-6 August 2023. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.06.067
2019
Conference Publication
Healthcare costs associated with early complications following cardiovascular implantable electronic device implantation
Dang, T., Ngo, L., Ali, A., Hossain, S., Kaambwa, B., Ganesan, A., McGavigan, A. and Ranasinghe, I. (2019). Healthcare costs associated with early complications following cardiovascular implantable electronic device implantation. 67th Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, SA Australia, 8-11 August 2019. Chatswood, NSW Australia: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.468
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