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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.
Association between overweight/obesity and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.
Authors: Authors: Peinado J, Lecca L, Jiménez J, Calderón R, Yataco R, Becerra M, Murray M.
Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica
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Perinatal depression and implementation of the "Thinking Healthy program" support intervention in an impoverished setting of Lima, Peru: Assessment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Authors: Aguilar M, Contreras C, Raviola G, Sepúlveda A, Espinoza M, Moran L, Ramos L, Peinado J, Lecca L, Pedersen GA, Kohrt BA, Galea JT.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
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Spatially-targeted tuberculosis screening has limited impact beyond household contact tracing in Lima, Peru: A model-based analysis.
Authors: Authors: Havumaki J, Warren JL, Zelner J, Menzies NA, Calderon R, Contreras C, Lecca L, Becerra MC, Murray M, Cohen T.
PLoS One
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Influence of dietary pattern on anti-tuberculosis treatment outcomes in persons with dysglycemia: a Peruvian prospective cohort study.
Authors: Authors: Arriaga MB, Araújo-Pereira M, Andrade VMB, Queiroz ATL, Fernandes CD, Sales C, Aliaga JG, Shivakoti R, Lecca L, Calderon RI, Andrade BB.
Front Nutr
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Using digital chatbots to close gaps in healthcare access during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Authors: Tzelios C, Contreras C, Istenes B, Astupillo A, Lecca L, Ramos K, Ramos L, Roca K, Galea JT, Tovar M, Mitnick CD, Peinado J.
Public Health Action
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Community-based accompaniment for adolescents transitioning to adult HIV care in urban Peru: a pilot study.
Authors: Authors: Vargas V, Wong M, Rodriguez CA, Sanchez H, Galea J, Ramos A, Senador L, Kolevic L, Matos E, Sanchez E, Errea RA, Ramos K, Beckhorn C, Lindeborg A, Benites C, Lecca L, Shin S, Franke MF.
AIDS Behav
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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients' experiences obtaining a tuberculosis diagnosis in Peru: a mixed-methods study.
Authors: Authors: Millones AK, Lecca L, Acosta D, Campos H, Del Águila-Rojas E, Farroñay S, Morales G, Ramirez-Sandoval J, Torres I, Jimenez J, Yuen CM.
BMC Infect Dis
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Spatial scale of tuberculosis transmission in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Huang CC, Trevisi L, Becerra MC, Calderón RI, Contreras CC, Jimenez J, Lecca LW, Yataco RM, Zhang Z, Murray MB.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
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The Contribution of Chest Radiography to the Clinical Management of Children Exposed to Tuberculosis.
Authors: Authors: Huang CC, Tan Q, Becerra MC, Calderon R, Chiang SS, Contreras C, Lecca L, Jimenez J, Perez-Velez CM, Roya-Pabon CL, Yataco R, Xu H, Zhang Z, Murray M.
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
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Patient and provider perceptions of a community-based accompaniment intervention for adolescents transitioning to adult HIV care in urban Peru: a qualitative analysis.
Authors: Authors: Galea JT, Wong M, Ninesling B, Ramos A, Senador L, Sanchez H, Kolevic L, Matos E, Sanchez E, Errea RA, Lindeborg A, Benites C, Lecca L, Shin S, Franke MF.
J Int AIDS Soc
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