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Leonid Lecca, M.D.

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Dr. Lecca is an international expert on global health. He earned his MD from Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University, where also holds his MSc in Epidemiology and Health Management. Last year, he participated in the Global Health Intensive Program at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Dr. Lecca is also the Executive Director at Partners In Health in Peru, and serve as the principal investigator for numerous NIH and Grand Challenges of Canada grants among others, oversees a staff of 250, manages relationships with government, and facilitates the participation of students and research affiliates on various projects at the PIH site and throughout Peru. In the past, Dr. Lecca worked as a technical advisor in infectious disease projects at U.S. Agency for International Development, and was the Human Research Protection Administrator at the Peruvian National Institute of Health. 

Leonid Lecca, MD, MSc is a Lecture in the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School. His research focuses on the epidemiology of tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, maternal-health, mental health, chronic diseases and community-based approaches to dealing with public health problems, social responsibility, and public health approaches in global health. Current projects include:

  • The discovery and development of innovative TB Diagnostics.
  • Finding and treating unsuspected and resistant TB to reduce hospital transmission.
  • Identification of metabolic factors that control the spectrum of human tuberculosis.
  • Clinical trials for TB, MDR-TB and XDR-TB.
  • Study of community-based family coaching interventions to improve neurodevelopment in at-risk children.
  • An innovative interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable airborne infection control.
  • Clinical and programmatic outcomes of a community-based antiretroviral therapy program for HIV positive patients.
Who Transmits Tuberculosis to Whom: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Cohort Study in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Trevisi L, Brooks MB, Becerra MC, Calderón RI, Contreras CC, Galea JT, Jimenez J, Lecca L, Yataco RM, Tovar X, Zhang Z, Murray MB, Huang CC.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
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Exploring the Role of the Private Sector in Tuberculosis Detection and Management in Lima, Peru: A Mixed-Methods Patient Pathway Analysis.
Authors: Authors: Wippel C, Farroñay S, Gilbert HN, Millones AK, Acosta D, Torres I, Jimenez J, Alarcón VA, Lecca L, Yuen CM.
Am J Trop Med Hyg
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History of tuberculosis disease is associated with genetic regulatory variation in Peruvians.
Authors: Authors: Nieto-Caballero VE, Reijneveld JF, Ruvalcaba A, Innocenzi G, Abeydeera N, Asgari S, Lopez K, Iwany SK, Luo Y, Nathan A, Fernandez-Salinas D, Chiñas M, Huang CC, Zhang Z, León SR, Calderon RI, Lecca L, Budzik JM, Murray M, Van Rhijn I, Raychaudhuri S, Moody DB, Suliman S, Gutierrez-Arcelus M.
PLoS Genet
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Chest Radiograph Screening for Detecting Subclinical Tuberculosis in Asymptomatic Household Contacts, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Tan Q, Huang CC, Becerra MC, Calderon R, Contreras C, Lecca L, Jimenez J, Yataco R, Galea JT, Feng JY, Pan SW, Tseng YH, Huang JR, Zhang Z, Murray MB.
Emerg Infect Dis
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Utility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genome Sequencing Snapshots to Assess Transmission Dynamics Over Time.
Authors: Authors: Yuen CM, Huang CC, Millones AK, Calderon RI, Manson AL, Jimenez J, Contreras C, Earl AM, Becerra MC, Lecca L, Murray MB.
J Infect Dis
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Optimising PrEP uptake and use in Peru: no time to lose!
Authors: Authors: Menacho L, Konda KA, Lecca L, Cabello R, Lankowski A, Benites C, Gallardo-Cartagena JA, Duerr A, Sánchez J, Galea JT.
Lancet HIV
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Impact of the private sector on spatial accessibility to chest radiography services in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Xiong Y, Millones AK, Farroñay S, Torres I, Acosta D, Jordan DR, Jimenez J, Wippel C, Jenkins HE, Lecca L, Yuen CM.
IJTLD Open
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Retention and Viral Suppression Among Adolescents Newly Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Adult HIV Care in Lima, Peru: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Authors: Authors: Niwa M, Matos E, Rodriguez C, Wong M, Errea RA, Ramos A, Senador L, Contreras C, Galea JT, Lindeborg A, Benites C, Shin SS, Lecca L, Franke MF.
J Adolesc Health
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Accuracy of digital chest x-ray analysis with artificial intelligence software as a triage and screening tool in hospitalized patients being evaluated for tuberculosis in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Biewer AM, Tzelios C, Tintaya K, Roman B, Hurwitz S, Yuen CM, Mitnick CD, Nardell E, Lecca L, Tierney DB, Nathavitharana RR.
PLOS Glob Public Health
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Programmatic implementation of depression screening and remote mental health support sessions for persons recently diagnosed with TB in Lima, Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Authors: Contreras C, Cruz JS, Galea JT, Chu AL, Puma D, Ramos L, Tovar M, Peinado J, Lecca L, Keshavjee S, Yuen CM, Raviola G.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
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