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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.
Acquired and Transmitted Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis: The Role of Social Determinants.
Authors: Authors: Odone A, Calderon R, Becerra MC, Zhang Z, Contreras CC, Yataco R, Galea J, Lecca L, Bonds MH, Mitnick CD, Murray MB.
PLoS One
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Nutritional Status and Tuberculosis Risk in Adult and Pediatric Household Contacts.
Authors: Authors: Aibana O, Acharya X, Huang CC, Becerra MC, Galea JT, Chiang SS, Contreras C, Calderon R, Yataco R, Velásquez GE, Tintaya K, Jimenez J, Lecca L, Murray MB.
PLoS One
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Barriers to the diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis: a qualitative study.
Authors: Authors: Chiang SS, Roche S, Contreras C, Alarcón V, Del Castillo H, Becerra MC, Lecca L.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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Risk factors for and origins of COPD.
Authors: Authors: Byrne AL, Marais BJ, Mitnick CD, Lecca L, Marks GB.
Lancet
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Tuberculosis and chronic respiratory disease: a systematic review.
Authors: Authors: Byrne AL, Marais BJ, Mitnick CD, Lecca L, Marks GB.
Int J Infect Dis
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Evaluation of health-care providers' knowledge of childhood tuberculosis in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Chiang SS, Cruz AT, Del Castillo H, Contreras C, Becerra MC, Lecca L.
Paediatr Int Child Health
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Validation of 2 Spanish-Language Scales to Assess HIV-Related Stigma in Communities.
Authors: Authors: Franke MF, Nelson AK, Muñoz M, Cruz JS, Atwood S, Lecca L, Shin SS.
J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care
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Cigarette smoking among tuberculosis patients increases risk of transmission to child contacts.
Authors: Authors: Huang CC, Tchetgen ET, Becerra MC, Cohen T, Galea J, Calderon R, Yataco R, Contreras C, Zhang ZB, Lecca L, Murray M.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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Age-specific risks of tuberculosis infection from household and community exposures and opportunities for interventions in a high-burden setting.
Authors: Authors: Zelner JL, Murray MB, Becerra MC, Galea J, Lecca L, Calderon R, Yataco R, Contreras C, Zhang Z, Grenfell BT, Cohen T.
Am J Epidemiol
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Clinical presentation of children with pulmonary tuberculosis: 25 years of experience in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Del Castillo-Barrientos H, Centeno-Luque G, Untiveros-Tello A, Simms B, Lecca L, Nelson AK, Lastimoso C, Shin S.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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