Sophie Huddart

Sophie Huddart, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), with affiliations to the Institute for Global Health Sciences. Her research focuses on tuberculosis (TB) quality of care, long-term patient outcomes post-treatment, and the application of advanced analytics and simulation to address data gaps in global health.

Her work emphasizes digital health innovations, such as cough sound analysis and continuous cough monitoring as novel biomarkers for TB diagnosis. She investigates TB treatment adherence trajectories, diagnostic strategies in pediatric cases, and the impact of comorbidities like diabetes on TB outcomes. Huddart has conducted studies in India, Peru, and the Philippines, addressing TB case fatality rates, healthcare system challenges in private sectors, and pandemic effects on TB management in prisons.

Key publications include analyses of TB triage testing via cough sound datasets, systematic reviews on TB mortality in India, and evaluations of molecular diagnostics in resource-limited settings. Her research bridges epidemiology, clinical practice, and global health policy to improve TB care equity and effectiveness.