Rate My Professor Trevor Duke

Professor Trevor Duke is a Professor in the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne, where he serves as Director of the Centre for International Child Health within the Melbourne Medical School. He is qualified with MD, FRACP, and FOICM credentials. Clinically, he is the head of the General Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. Additionally, he holds an Adjunct Professor position in Child Health at the School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Papua New Guinea. His career encompasses extensive work in paediatric intensive care and global child health initiatives, particularly in resource-limited settings such as Papua New Guinea.

Duke's research specializations centre on international child health, including the epidemiology and case management of acute respiratory infections like pneumonia, improving quality of paediatric and newborn care in district hospitals, oxygen systems and hypoxaemia management, neonatal care, meningitis, and childhood tuberculosis. He leads projects such as the Oxygen Implementation Project in Papua New Guinea and Nigeria, and contributes to health systems strengthening, vaccine-preventable diseases, and equity in child health services. As an author and editor, he has shaped global standards through the WHO Pocketbook of Hospital Care for Children and WHO guidelines for Oxygen Therapy for Children. He compiles annual reviews of randomised trials in child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries, with recent editions including 'Randomised trials in child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries in 2024–2025' (Archives of Disease in Childhood, 2026) and 'Research on child and adolescent health in low- and middle-income countries in 2023–2024'. Key publications also feature 'CPAP: A guide for clinicians in developing countries', 'The Use of Bubble CPAP and Humidified High Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen Therapy in Children with Severe Pneumonia and Hypoxemia: A Systematic Review of the Evidence' (Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 2026), and contributions to trials like FEAST on fluid boluses in severe sepsis. His efforts support WHO guideline implementation, enhancing hospital care for children worldwide through education, policy, and clinical research.