Hossein Afzali

Professor Hossein Afzali is a faculty member at Flinders University, affiliated with the College of Medicine and Public Health and Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute. He holds a Professorial appointment and specializes in health economics with a focus on economic evaluation of healthcare technologies. His work emphasizes decision analytic modeling to improve clinical care models and public funding decisions.

• Education: MD (Medicine), PhD in Health Economics (University of Adelaide), Graduate Diploma in Public Health
• Key Roles: Interim Discipline Lead for Population Health (2024–present), former Teaching Program Coordinator for Master of Public Health (2019–2023)

Research Interests: Economic evaluation methodologies, cost-effectiveness analysis, health technology assessment, and improving public funding decision processes. He has received over $24M in grants since 2020 for projects including endometriosis diagnostics, aged care safety, and atrial fibrillation registries.

Awards: 2021 Teaching Innovation Award, 2018 International Conference Best Presentation Award, 2016 Alan Williams Fellowship.

Professional Engagement: Board member of Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, member of MSAC Evaluation Sub-Committee since 2015.