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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.
A structured community engagement strategy to support uptake of TB active case-finding.
Authors: Authors: Galea JT, Puma D, Tzelios C, Valdivia H, Millones AK, Jiménez J, Brooks MB, Yuen CM, Lecca L, Becerra MC, Keshavjee S.
Public Health Action
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Persistent dysglycemia is associated with unfavorable treatment outcomes in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis from Peru.
Authors: Authors: Calderon RI, Arriaga MB, Aliaga JG, Barreda NN, Sanabria OM, Barreto-Duarte B, Franco JPD, Lecca L, Andrade BB, Carvalho ACC, Kritski AL.
Int J Infect Dis
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Prevalence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Antibodies Among Market and City Bus Depot Workers in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Tovar M, Peinado J, Palomino S, Llanos F, Ramírez C, Valderrama G, Calderón RI, Williams RB, Velásquez GE, Mitnick CD, Franke MF, Lecca L.
Clin Infect Dis
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A role for community-level socioeconomic indicators in targeting tuberculosis screening interventions.
Authors: Authors: Brooks MB, Jenkins HE, Puma D, Tzelios C, Millones AK, Jimenez J, Galea JT, Lecca L, Becerra MC, Keshavjee S, Yuen CM.
Sci Rep
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All-oral longer regimens are effective for the management of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in high-burden settings.
Authors: Authors: Khan PY, Franke MF, Hewison C, Seung KJ, Huerga H, Atwood S, Ahmed S, Khan M, Sultana T, Manzur-Ul-Alam M, Vo LNQ, Lecca L, Yae K, Kozhabekov S, Tamirat M, Gelin A, Vilbrun SC, Kikvidze M, Faqirzai J, Kadyrov A, Skrahina A, Mesic A, Avagyan N, Bastard M, Rich ML, Khan U, Mitnick CD.
Eur Respir J
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Mobilizing digital technology to implement a population-based psychological support response during the COVID-19 pandemic in Lima, Peru.
Authors: Authors: Santa-Cruz J, Moran L, Tovar M, Peinado J, Cutipe Y, Ramos L, Astupillo A, Rosler M, Raviola G, Lecca L, Smith SL, Contreras C.
Glob Ment Health (Camb)
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[National and regional social observatories of tuberculosis in eight countries in Latin America and the CaribbeanObservatórios sociais nacionais e regional de tuberculose em oito países da América Latina e do Caribe].
Authors: Authors: Ramírez-Koctong O, Colorado A, Cruzado-Castro L, Marin-Samanez H, Lecca L.
Rev Panam Salud Publica
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Mapping local hot spots with routine tuberculosis data: A pragmatic approach to identify spatial variability.
Authors: Authors: Brooks MB, Millones AK, Puma D, Contreras C, Jimenez J, Tzelios C, Jenkins HE, Yuen CM, Keshavjee S, Lecca L, Becerra MC.
PLoS One
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The need for protecting and enhancing TB health policies and services for forcibly displaced and migrant populations during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Authors: Knipper M, Sedas AC, Keshavjee S, Abbara A, Almhawish N, Alashawi H, Lecca L, Wilson M, Zumla A, Abubakar I, Orcutt M.
Int J Infect Dis
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Prediction Tool to Identify Children at Highest Risk of Tuberculosis Disease Progression Among Those Exposed at Home.
Authors: Authors: Brooks MB, Lecca L, Contreras C, Calderon R, Yataco R, Galea J, Huang CC, Murray MB, Becerra MC.
Open Forum Infect Dis
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