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| Dr. Jose Ignacio Santos M.D. MSc |
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 Jose Ignacio
Santos M.D. is the General Director of Hospital Infantil
de M?ico Federico G?ez, the oldest and one of the foremost
pediatric academic institutions in the Americas Region
and one of Mexico’s National Institutes of Health.
Prior to becoming Director of Hospital Infantil de M?ico,
Dr. Santos was Director of Mexico’s National Infant
and Adolescent Health Program and Immunization Program
for seven years and during that period was Mexico’s
liaison member of the Advisory Committee on Immunization
Practices of the CDC.
Dr. Santos also serves on other international health agencies
including the Board of Trustees of the International Center
for Diarrheal Research (ICDDRB); the Strategic Advisory
Group of Experts ( the principal advisory group to the
World Health Organization (WHO) for vaccines and immunization)
as well as on the Data and safety Monitoring Board for
Measles Aerosol Project.
Dr. Santos received his medical and pediatric training
at Stanford University and clinical immunology and infectious
diseases training at the University of Utah. He is past
President of the Mexican and Pan-American Infectious Diseases
Societies and is a fellow of the Infectious Disease Society
of America (IDSA). He is a member of the advisory group
of PGRP (Pediatric Global Research Priorities) of AAP.
His research and public health interests have focused
on pediatric infectious diseases and on the evaluation
and introduction of new vaccines. He is the author or
co-author of 230 peer reviewed publications.
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