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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.
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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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 A, Tzelios C, Tintaya K, Roman B, Hurwitz S, Yuen CM, Mitnick CD, Nardell E, Lecca L, Tierney DB, Nathavitharana RR.
medRxiv
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A costing framework to compare tuberculosis infection tests.
Authors: Authors: Brumwell A, Tso J, Pingali V, Millones AK, Jimenez J, Calderon RI, Barreda N, Lecca L, Nicholson T, Brooks M.
BMJ Glob Health
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Evaluating newly approved drugs in combination regimens for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with fluoroquinolone resistance (endTB-Q): study protocol for a multi-country randomized controlled trial.
Authors: Authors: Patil SB, Tamirat M, Khazhidinov K, Ardizzoni E, Atger M, Austin A, Baudin E, Bekhit M, Bektasov S, Berikova E, Bonnet M, Caboclo R, Chaudhry M, Chavan V, Cloez S, Coit J, Coutisson S, Dakenova Z, De Jong BC, Delifer C, Demaisons S, Do JM, Dos Santos Tozzi D, Ducher V, Ferlazzo G, Gouillou M, Khan U, Kunda M, Lachenal N, LaHood AN, Lecca L, Mazmanian M, McIlleron H, Moreau M, Moschioni M, Nahid P, Osso E, Oyewusi L, Panda S, Pâquet A, Thuong Huu P, Pichon L, Rich ML, Rupasinghe P, Salahuddin N, Sanchez Garavito E, Seung KJ, Velásquez GE, Vallet M, Varaine F, Yuya-Septoh FJ, Mitnick CD, Guglielmetti L.
Trials
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Adaptation and validation of a TB stigma scale for adolescents in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Chiang SS, Zeng C, Roman-Sinche B, Altamirano E, Beckhorn CB, Leon-Ostos K, Espinoza-Meza R, Lecca L, Franke MF.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Self-Reported Needs and Health Service Utilization Among Transgender Women in Lima, Perú.
Authors: Authors: Carosella EA, Huerta L, Galea JT, Lecca L, Ramos K, Hernández NG, Franke MF, Peinado J.
LGBT Health
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Active case-finding for TB among incarcerated women in Peru.
Authors: Authors: Puma D, Geadas C, Calderon RI, Yuen CM, Jiménez J, CÓrdova M, Martínez B, Peinado J, Lecca L, Tovar M.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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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, Lecca L, Yuen CM.
medRxiv
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Person-centered strategies for delivering TB diagnostic services in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Yuen CM, Millones AK, Acosta D, Torres I, Farroñay S, Jimenez J, Lecca L.
Public Health Action
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Latent TB and depressive symptoms in household contacts of persons with active TB.
Authors: Authors: Galea JT, Chu AL, Sweetland AC, Jimenez J, Yataco R, Calderón R, Zhang Z, Huang CC, Lecca L, Murray M.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
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