Biography

Dong Xu is a Professor at the School of Health Management, Southern Medical University (SMU), Guangzhou, China, where he founded and led the Acacia Lab for Implementation Science. He is also Deputy Director of the SMU Institute for Global Health. Prof Xu co-edits Implementation Science Communications and serves on the Lancet Commission for Evidence-based Implementation in Global Health. His research focuses on implementation science and primary health-care quality in global health contexts. Previously, he represented the China Medical Board in China and directed Harvard Medical International's Asia Pacific operations. Prof Xu holds a PhD in global health from the University of Washington and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard University Kennedy School, USA.