Epidemiology / Public health and the intersection between medicine and society, taught by a medical doctor/epidemiologist (currently undertaking a doctoral program in Population Health at Oxford)

Reneé's CV

Education

● University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom 2019-present
DPhil in Population Health

● University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom 2018-2019
Master of Science in Health and Society: Social Epidemiology (Distinction)

● Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH), Lima, Peru 2016-2017
Master of Science in Epidemiological Research (Overall grade: 18.49/20)

● Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), Lima, Peru 2008-2014
School of Medicine (Overall grade: 17.46/20)
Awards and achievements

• Awarded a full scholarship (tuition fees + stipend) to study a doctoral program at the Nuffield Department of Population Health (University of Oxford, 2019).
• Awarded the Michael Marmot Scholarship in Social Epidemiology (UCL, 2018)
• Academic Excellence in Medical School (UPC, 2014)

Work experience

• Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru 2015-2018
Position: Assistant lecturer in research modules. Dissertation supervisor (Medical school).

• Independent consultant 2016-2018
(EsSalud - Peruvian Ministry of Labour, Universities, private and non-profit organisations)

• Health Centre at the Police College, Policía Nacional del Perú, Lima, Peru 2015-2016
General practitioner (primary care physician).

Relevant research experience

• Reviewer: Pan American Journal of Public Health, Rural & Remote Health, PeerJ, Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, Oxford Medical Case Reports, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal, Acta Médica Peruana, Revista de la Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia and Archivos de Medicina.
• Internal research funding winner, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas: 2016, 2017 & 2018 calls
• Technical Secretary, Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (2016-2018).
• Recognised as a “Qualified Researcher” by the Peruvian Government: Council of Science, Technology and Innovation
((concealed information)
• Posters and Oral presentations at Meetings: WHO Fourth Global Forum on Human Resources for Health (Dublin, 2017), Congreso Científico Internacional del Instituto Nacional de Salud del Perú (Lima, 2017, 2014, 2013 & 2010), among others.
• Research assistant at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of International Health (Baltimore, United States, July-September 2013).
• Research coordinator of the Red-LIRHUS project (research study in 11 Latin American countries): Collaborative Working Group for the Research of Human Resources for Health (since 2012).
Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Google Scholar H-index: 13 ((concealed information)
Scopus H-index: 8 (Scopus ID: (concealed information)0)
(All listed publications are already available online. Article titles in square brackets are publications in Spanish).

Original articles

29. Alarcón-Guevara S, Peñafiel-Sam J, Chang-Cabanillas S, Pereyra-Elías R. Maternal depressive symptoms are not associated with child anaemia: A cross-sectional population study in Peru, 2015. Child Care Health Dev. 2020 [ePub ahead of print]

28. Carrera JP, Cucunubá ZM, Neira K, Lambert B, Pittí Y, Liscano J, Garzón JL, Beltran D, Collado-Mariscal L, Saenz L, Sosa N, Rodriguez-Guzman LD, González P, Lezcano AG, Pereyra-Elías R, Valderrama A, Weaver SC, Vittor AY, Armién B, Pascale JM, Donnelly CA. Endemic and Epidemic Human Alphavirus Infections in Eastern Panama: An Analysis of Population-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020;103(6):2429-2437.

27. Carrera JP, Pittí Y, Molares-Martínez JC, Casal E, Pereyra-Elias R, Saenz L, et al. Clinical and Serological Findings of Madariaga and Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis Viral Infections: A Follow-up Study 5 Years After an Outbreak in Panama. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2020;7(9):ofaa359.

26. Chang-Cabanillas S, Peñafiel-Sam J, Alarcón-Guevara S, Pereyra-Elías R. Social determinants of mammography screening among women aged 50 to 59, Peru 2015. Health Care Women Int. 2020. Jul:1-15.

25. Chambergo-Michilot D, Muñoz-Medina CE, Lizarzaburu-Castagnino D, León-Jiménez F, Odar-Sampé M, Pereyra-Elías R, Mayta-Tristán P; Red LIRHUS, Grupo Colaborativo Latinoamericano para la Investigación en Recursos Humanos en Salud (Red-LIRHUS). [Migration to study in medical schools of Peru]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2020;37(1):81-6.

24. García-Aguilar D, Heredia-Mimbela I, Pereyra-Elías R. [Female authorship in the Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica: analysis for the period 1997-2017]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2019;36(4):601-9.

23. Mota-Anaya E, Almeida-Chafloque K, Castro-Arechaga S, Flores-Anaya L, León-Lozada C, Pereyra-Elías R, Mayta-Tristán P. Breaking a Vital Trust: Posting Photos of Patients on Facebook Among a Sample of Peruvian Medical Students. AJOB Empir Bioeth. 2019;10(4):241-9.

22. Robles-Pino A, Pairazamán-Guevara R, Pereyra-Elías R. [Anthropometric characteristics and aerobic capacity among players of the U-22 Peruvian Football Team, 2015]. Nutr Clín Diet Hosp. 2019; 39(3):104-8.

21. Beas R, Anduaga-Beramendi A, Rojas-Ortega A, Cisneros-Montoya A, Pereyra-Elías R, Mayta-Tristán P. Publication of Abstracts with Peruvian Affiliation Presented to the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2006-2010. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019;100(4):1029-32.

20. Santivañez-Romani A, Carbajal-Vega V, Pereyra-Elías R. Association between a vegetarian diet and emotional symptoms: a cross-sectional study among adolescents in four developing countries. Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2018 (Epub ahead of print).

19. Rojas-Adrianzén C, Pereyra-Elías R, Mayta-Tristán P. [Prevalence and factors associated with antimicrobial purchases without medical prescription, Peru 2016]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2018;35(3):400-8.

18. Calizaya-Gallegos C, Mayta-Tristán P, Pereyra-Elías R, José Montenegro-Idrogo J, Avila-Figueroa J, Benítez-Ortega I, Cabrera-Enriquez J, Calixto OJ, Pablo Cardozo-López J, Grandez-Urbina JA, Moreno-Loaiza O, Rodriguez MA, Sepúlveda-Morales R, Sierra-Avendaño JA, Carreño F, Vásquez-García GR, Vasquez-Sullca RR, Yescas G, Red-LIRHUS. Religious affiliation and the intention to choose psychiatry as a specialty among physicians in training from 11 Latin American countries. Transcult Psychiatry. 2018. (Epub ahead of print).

17. Montesinos-Segura MR, Maticorena-Quevedo J, Chung-Delgado K, Pereyra-Elías R, Taype-Rondán A, Mayta-Tristán P. Place of origin associated with depressive symptoms in health professionals performing Social Health Service in Ancash, Peru, 2015. Rural Remote Health. 2018;18(2):4331.

16. Mayta-Tristán P, Pereyra-Elías R, Montenegro-Idrogo JJ, Mejia CR, Inga-Berrospi F, Mezones-Holguin E; Red-LIRHUS. Profile and professional expectations of medical students from 11 Latin American countries: the Red-LIRHUS project. BMC Res Notes. 2017; 10(1):159.

15. Ng-Sueng LF, Vargas-Matos I, Mayta-Tristán P, Pereyra-Elías R, Montenegro-Idrogo JJ, Inga-Berrospi F, Ancalli F, Bonilla-Escobar F, Diaz-Velez C, Gutierrez-Quezada E, Gomez-Alhach J, Muñoz-Medina CE, Sanchez-Pozo A, Vidal M; Red LIRHUS. Gender Associated with the Intention to Choose a Medical Specialty in Medical Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in 11 Countries in Latin America. PLoS One. 2016;11(8):e0161000.

14. Pereyra-Elías R, Mayta-Tristán P, Montenegro-Idrogo JJ, Mejia CR, Abudinén AG, Azucas-Peralta R, Barrezueta-Fernandez J, Cerna-Urrutia L, DaSilva-DeAbreu A, Mondragón-Cardona A, Moya G, Valverde-Solano CD, Theodorus-Villar R, Vizárraga-León M; Red-LIRHUS. Differences on Primary Care Labor Perceptions in Medical Students from 11 Latin American Countries. PLoS One. 2016;11(7):e0159147.

13. Zambrano LI, Pereyra-Elías R, Reyes-García SZ, Fuentes I, Mayta-Tristán P. Influence of parental education on Honduran medical students’ labour perspectives: rural work and emigration. Can J Rural Med. 2015;20(4):121-8.

12. Cáceres-Mejía B, Mayta-Tristán P, Pereyra-Elías R, Collantes H, Cáceres-Leturia W. [Development of pneumoconiosis and outsourcing work in Peruvian miners]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2015;32(4):673-9.

11. Laghi-Rey A, Yaipen-Ayca A, Risco-Denegri RV, Pereyra-Elías R. [Factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding cessation in a sample of mothers from Lima, Peru, 2013]. Arch Med. 2015;11(4):e2.

10. Mayta-Tristán P, Mezones-Holguín E, Carbajal-Gonzalez D, Pereyra-Elías R, Montenegro-Idrogo JJ, Mejía CR, Muñoz SR. [Validation of a Latin American scale regarding Motivations for studying Medicine (MEM-12)]. Arch Med. 2015;11(3):e7.

9. Taype-Rondán A, Huaccho-Rojas J, Pereyra-Elías R, Mejía CR, Mayta-Tristán P. [Research courses’ characteristics in Peruvian medical schools]. Arch. Med. 2015;11(2):e1.
8. Pereyra-Elías R, Huaccho-Rojas JJ, Taype-Rondan A, Mejia CR, Mayta-Tristán P. [Publishing and its associated factors in teachers of scientific research in schools of medicine in Peru]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2014;31(3):424-30.

7. Mayta-Tristán P, Mezones-Holguín E, Pereyra-Elías R, Montenegro-Idrogo JJ, Mejia CR, Dulanto-Pizzorni A, Muñoz SR, Red-LIRHUS. [Design and validation of a scale to assess Latin American medical students’ perception on primary care labour]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2013;30(2):190-6.

6. Pereyra-Elías R, Cassana A, Mezones-Holguín E, Mayta-Tristán P. [Gender differences in the intention to emigrate among recent Peruvian medical graduates]. An Fac Med (Lima). 2013;74(3):211-6.

5. Mayta-Tristán P, Cartagena-Klein R, Pereyra-Elías R, Portillo A, Rodríguez-Morales AJ. [Latin American medical students' appraisal on university scientific research training]. Rev Med Chil. 2013;141(6):716-22.

4. Toro-Polo LM, Pereyra-Elías R, Nizama-Vía A, Ng-Sueng LF, Vélez-Segovia E, Galán-Rodas E, Mayta-Tristán P. [Publication of abstracts presented at the scientific congresses of medical students, Peru 2002-2009: characteristics and associated factors]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2012;29(4):461-8.

3. Pereyra-Elías R, Ng-Sueng LF, Toro-Polo LM, Nizama-Vía A, Piscoya A, Mayta-Tristán P. [Low publication of the papers presented at the Congresses of Gastroenterology Society of Peru 1998-2008]. Rev Gastroenterol Perú. 2011;31(2):124-32.

2. Pereyra-Elías R, Ocampo-Mascaró J, Silva-Salazar V, Vélez-Segovia E, Costa-Bullón AD, Toro-Polo LM, Vicuña-Ortega J. [Prevalence and associated factors with depressive symptoms in Health Sciences students from a private university in Lima, Peru 2010]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2010;27(4):520-6.

1. Mayta-Tristán P, Carbajal-Gonzalez D, Mezones-Holguín E, Mejia CR, Pereyra-Elías R, Villafuerte-Gálvez J, Llactamaray C, Arroyo-Hernández CH, Barrezueta JA, Codas G, Deras B, Escalante-Romero L, Farfan R, Maquera-Afaray, J, Hernandez G, Losanto J, Lopez-Castillo CA, Nogueira F, Peña-Oscuvilca A, Rodriguez MA, Sanhueza D, Zambrano L, Dulanto-Pizzorni A. [Current situation and professional perspectives of medical students from nine Latin American countries, 2008: preliminary study]. CIMEL. 2010;15(1):3-8.

Research letters, case reports and commentaries

20. Cruz-Retamozo X, Prado-Ghezzi D, Pereyra-Elías R. Forest Plots: Linear or Logarithmic Scale? J Adolesc Health. 2017;61(5):664-665.

19. Carbajal-Vega V, Santivañez-Romani A, Pereyra-Elías R. Critical appraisal of Salari et al. case-control study. Hipertens Riesgo Vasc. 2017;17:300521.

18. Maccha L, Montenegro H, Caballero-García S, Pereyra-Elías R. Comment on "Referral of young children to dental personnel by primary care nurses". Int J Dent Hyg. 2017; 15(3):256.

17. Aguilar-Huaman DM, Caballero-García S, Pereyra-Elías R, Segura ER. Overall assessment of responsiveness to change is just the very first step: a technical commentary on Abanto et al.'s study. Int J Paediatr Dent. 2017;27(3):228-9.

16. Quispe-Pineda D, Rebolledo-Ponietsky K, Ganoza-Calero AM, Miranda-Medina J, Elejalde-Farfán N, Arévalo-Revelo D, Pereyra-Elías R. [Increased use of oral emergency contraception in Peru: reconsidering its free access]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2016;33(4):839-40.

15. Poletti-Jabbour J, Wiegering-Rospigliosi A, Pereyra-Elías R, Elías-Barrera CC. Carbamazepine and oxcarbazepine: reflections after an oxcarbazepine-induced Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis overlap. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2016;72(8):1031-2.

14. Wiegering-Rospigliosi A, Poletti-Jabbour J, Pereyra-Elías R. Body image dissatisfaction vs muscle dysmorphia. Iran J Public Health. 2016;45(9):1227-8.

13. Aedo KP, Conde LF, Pereyra-Elías R. Colorectal cancer screening in Latin America: are we still in the Stone Age? Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam. 2016;46:104-5.

12. Cazorla-Saravia P, Pereyra-Elías R. Is it the creatine or the anabolic androgenic steroids? Need for assessing the steroids role in testicular cancer. Br J Cancer. 2015;113(11):1638.

11. Pereyra-Elías R, Montenegro-Idrogo JJ, Mayta-Tristán P. Are medical students able to perform multicenter studies? Medwave. 2015;15(8):e6268.

10. Mayta-Tristán P, Pereyra-Elías R, Mejía CR. [Scientific production of life members of the Peruvian National Academy of Medical Researchers]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2013;30(4):720-2.

9. Cáceres-Mejía B, Pereyra-Elías R, Suárez-Ognio L. The Cocoon Strategy: Does it work for Latin American countries? Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(11):1144-5.

8. Carrilo-Larco R, Taype-Rondán A, Pereyra-Elías R. Does physicians’ right to strike outweigh students’ right to an education? The on-going ethical dilemma in Peru. Med Educ Online. 2012,17:19870.

7. Pereyra-Elías R, Mayta-Tristán P. Recruiting researchers through Facebook. Epidemiology. 2012;23(3):500.

6. Pereyra-Elías R, Nizama-Vía A, Mayta-Tristán P. Facebook use by Peruvian physicians: exposing private life to patients. Med Princ Pract. 2012;21(2):193.

5. Pereyra-Elías R, Delgado DF. [Traditional Medicine vs Scientific-based Medicine ¿Are we so different in the essentials?] Acta Med Per. 2012;29(2):62-3.

4. Pereyra-Elías R, Rodríguez-Morales AJ, Mayta-Tristan P. Undergraduate publication in Latin America: role of Medical Students' Scientific Societies. Med Teach. 2011;33(7):594.

3. Pereyra-Elías R, Elías-Barrera CC, Morales-Soto N. [Hospital earthquake vulnerability: experiences from the Hospital Regional de Ica within four years from the disaster]. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica. 2011;28(2):395-6.

2. Pereyra-Elías R, Estela-Ayamamani D. [Undergraduate strategies proposal in order to fight Latin American medical emigration]. CIMEL. 2011;16(1):38-9.

1. Pereyra-Elías R, Vélez-Segovia E, Mayta-Tristán P. [Integral admission processes for a new physician generation]. CIMEL. 2010;15(1):52.