Eddy Segura, MD, MPH
Eddy Segura, MD, MPH (Peru Site Coordinator) is a Research Associate with the UCLA Program in Global Health in Lima, Peru. He received his MD degree from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia and an MPH from the University of California, Berkeley as a Fogarty Scholar. Currently, he provides research methods-oriented, epidemiological and statistical support as well as on-site training for several ongoing projects.
Quantitative research methods
Statistics and Biostatistics
HIV/STI Epidemiology
2015 Publications
1: Berger-Larrañaga M, Bustamante-Abuid C, Díaz-Vergara S, Tresierra Cabrera J,Mayta-Tristán P, R Segura E. [BREASTFEEDING PROBLEMS AND OTHER FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EXCESSIVE NEONATAL WEIGHT LOSS IN A SOCIAL SECURITY HOSPITAL IN LIMA, PERU]. Nutr Hosp. 2015 Nov 1;32(5):2062-70. doi: 10.3305/nh.2015.32.5.9462. Spanish. PubMed PMID: 26545661.
2: Cordero-Morales A, Savitzky MJ, Stenning-Persivale K, Segura ER. Conceptual considerations and methodological recommendations for the use of the mortality-to-incidence ratio in time-lagged, ecological-level analysis for public health systems-oriented cancer research. Cancer. 2015 Oct 20. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29747. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 26484751.
3: Tang EC, Segura ER, Clark JL, Sanchez J, Lama JR. The syphilis care cascade: tracking the course of care after screening positive among men and transgender women who have sex with men in Lima, Peru. BMJ Open. 2015 Sep 18;5(9):e008552. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008552. PubMed PMID: 26384725; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4577872.
4: Cassana A, Scialom S, Segura E, Chacaltana A. [Validation of the Glasgow-Blatchford Scoring System to predict mortality in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a hospital of Lima, Peru (June 2012 December 2013)]. Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2015 Jul;107(8):476-82. Spanish. PubMed PMID: 26228950.
5: Lee SW, Deiss RG, Segura ER, Clark JL, Lake JE, Konda KA, Coates TJ, Caceres CF. A cross-sectional study of low HIV testing frequency and high-risk behaviour among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru. BMC Public Health. 2015 Apr 21;15:408. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1730-5. PubMed PMID: 25896917; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4407786.
6: Unocc CP, Valdez LI, Segura ER. A critical appraisal on the association and effects of magnesium and bone density on physical performance in elderly women. Am J Clin Nutr. 2015 Apr;101(4):889. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.114.100677. PubMed PMID: 25833985.
7: Meza JN, Ortiz FM, Segura ER. Hospital malnutrition in a low-resources country: A survey and critique of the status of the published available literature. Clin Nutr. 2015 Apr;34(2):330-1. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.01.005. Epub 2015 Jan 13. PubMed PMID: 25634587.
8: Cabeza J, García PJ, Segura E, García P, Escudero F, La Rosa S, León S, Klausner JD. Feasibility of Chlamydia trachomatis screening and treatment in pregnant women in Lima, Peru: a prospective study in two large urban hospitals. Sex Transm Infect. 2015 Feb;91(1):7-10. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2014-051531. Epub 2014 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 25107711; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4417475.
9: Rossell-Perry P, Segura E, Salas-Bustinza L, Cotrina-Rabanal O. Comparison of two models of surgical care for patients with cleft lip and palate in resource-challenged settings. World J Surg. 2015 Jan;39(1):47 53. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2395-9. PubMed PMID: 24357243.
Applications for the 2024-25 Fellowship class are now being accepted. The priority application deadline for the 2024-25 Fellowship class is February 16, 2024.