Steven Tong is a practising infectious diseases physician at the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Professor of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Trialist at the Doherty Institute, University of Melbourne. He leads the Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform trial, which is recruiting participants in over 130 hospitals across 10 countries. His research interests include clinical trials for bloodstream infections and acute respiratory tract infections, as well as staphylococcal and streptococcal genomics, and infections affecting Australian First Nations populations.
