Josh Hanson is a general and infectious diseases physician based in Cairns. In Far North Queensland, he works as a clinician, providing specialist outreach services to communities on Cape York. He is a medical educator and a member of the National Examining Panel of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. His research focuses on tropical infectious diseases, including melioidosis, leptospirosis and malaria. He has a particular interest in the practical clinical management of infectious diseases in resource limited settings.