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    DR. RICARDO FIGUEROA

    Education:

    • 2015 – Doctorate in Medical Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
    • 1997 – Master of Medical Sciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
    • 1990 – Specialty in Infectology, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
    • 1988 – Specialty in Internal Medicine, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
    • 1984 – Surgeon, University of Guadalajara.

    Academic appointments:

    • Head of the Department of Infectology and Immunology of the National Institute of Perinatology “Isidro Espinosa de los Reyes”.
    • National System of Researchers, Level I.
    • Responsible for the Master’s and Doctorate program in Medical Sciences at UNAM, at the Academic Entity, Instituto Nacional de Perinatología.
    • Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Perinatology and Human Reproduction.

    Research interests:

    • Maternal and child health.
    • HIV/AIDS.

    Featured projects:

    • He has published as lead author and co-author in numerous national and international magazines.
    • He has extensive teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels and has directed more than 40 specialties and master’s thesis.
    • He has received multiple recognitions for his extensive research and clinical care career.

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    • Laresgoiti-Servitje E, Cardona-Pérez JA, Hernández-Cruz RG, Helguera-Repetto AD, Valdespino-Vázquez MY, Moreno-Verduzco ER, Villegas-Mota I, Acevedo-Gallegos S, Rodríguez-Bosch M, León-Juárez M, Aguinaga-Ríos M, Coronado-Zarco IA, Ortiz-Calvillo A, Rivera-Rueda MA, Valencia-Contreras C, Gómez-Sousa ML, Solis-Paredes M, Rodriguez-Aldama JC, Galván-Contreras R, Figueroa-Damián R, Cortés-Bonilla M, Estrada-Gutierrez G, Espino-y-Sosa S, Irles C. COVID-19 Infection in Pregnancy: PCR Cycle Thresholds, Placental Pathology, and Perinatal Outcomes. 2021;13:1884.
    • Brito-Pérez Y, Camacho-Pacheco R, Plazola-Camacho N, Soriano-Becerril D, Coronado-Zarco A, Arreola-Ramírez G, González-Pérez G, Herrera-Salazar A, Flores-González J, Bermejo-Haro JM, Casorla-Cervantes B, Soto-López I, Hernández-Pineda J, Sandoval-Montes C, Rodríguez-Martínez S, Figueroa-Damian R, Mancilla-Herrera I. Impaired T helper cell responses in human immunodeficiency virus-exposed uninfected newborns. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2021;9:1541-55.
    • Cardona-Pérez A, Villegas-Mota I, Helguera-Repetto AC, Acevedo-Gallegos S, Rodríguez-Bosch M, Aguinaga-Ríos M, Coronado-Zarco I, León-Juárez M, Aguilar-Ayala D, Valdespino-Vázquez MY, Moreno-Verduzco ER, Rivera MA, Valencia-Contreras C, Gómez-Sousa ML, Solís-Paredes M, Frías-Madrid B, Velasco-Téllez C, Rodríguez-Aldama JC, Ávila-Sosa V, Galván-Contreras R, Figueroa-Damián R, Cortés-Bonilla, Estrada-Gutiérrez G, Espino-y-Sosa S, Irles C.IPrevalence, clinical features, and outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnant women with or without mild/moderate symptoms: Results from universal screening in a tertiary care center in Mexico City, Mexico. PLOS One 2021;16(4): e0249584.
    • de la Cruz A, Moreno ER, Martínez O, González DL, Valdespino MY, Helguera AC, Fonseca S, Lozano J, Ramírez A, Soriano D, Mancilla I, Figueroa-Damián R, Herrera-Salazar A. Utility of two DNA extraction methods using formalin-fixed paraffinembedded tissues in identifying congenital cytomegalovirus infection by polymerase chain reaction. Diagn Microb Infec Dis 2020;97:115075.
    • Hernández-Pineda J, Jung-Cook H, Katende-Kyenda N, Galindo N, Domínguez M, Romo J, Ramírez A, Irles C, Figueroa-Damián R. Assessment of lamivudine, zidovudine, lopinavir, and ritonavir plasma levels in HIV-positive pregnant women. Drug monitoring application to improve patient safety. Medicine 2020;99:22(e20487).
    • Gómez-Chávez F, Cañedo I, Ortiz LB, Flores Y, Figueroa-Damián R, Luna-Pastén H, Gómez V, López C, Arce E, Bonilla C, Mora JC, García R, Correa D. A Proinflammatory Immune Response Might Determine Toxoplasma gondii Vertical Transmission and Severity of Clinical Features in Congenitally Infected Newborns. Front Immunol. 2020;11:390.
    • Godínez E, Chávez-Courtois M, Figueroa-Damián R, Morales RM, Ramírez C, Tolentino M. Factors associated with insufficient weight gain among Mexican pregnant women with HIV infection receiving antiretroviral therapy. PLoS ONE 2020;15 (5): e0233487.
    • Cérbulo-Vázquez A, Arriaga L, Cruz G, Boscó I, Ferat E, Pastelin R, Figueroa-Damian R, Castro D, Mancilla J, Isibasi A, López-Macías C. Medical Outcomes in Women Who Became Pregnant after Vaccination with a Virus-Like Particle Experimental Vaccine against Influenza A (H1N1) 2009 Virus Tested during 2009 Pandemic Outbreak. Viruses 2019; 11, 868.
    • Gómez-Chávez F, Cañedo-Solares I, Ortiz-Alegría L, Flores Y, Luna-Pastén H, Figueroa-Damián R, Mora JC, Correa D. Maternal Immune Response During Pregnancy and Vertical Transmission in Human Toxoplasmosis. Front Immunol 2019;10:285.
    • Valdespino-Vázqueza MY, Sevilla-Reyes E, Lira R, Yocupicio-Monroy M, Piten-Isidro E, Boukadida C, Hernández-Pando R, Soriano-Jimenez JD, Herrera-Salazar A, Figueroa-Damián R, Reyes-Terán G, Zamora-Escudero R, Cardona-Pérez JA, Maldonado-Rodríguez A, Moreno-Verduzco ER, Torres-Flores J. Congenital Zika Syndrome and Extra-CNS detection of Zika virus in a pre-term newborn in Mexico. Clin Infect Dis 2019;68:903-12.
    • Cañedo-Solares I, Gómez-Chávez F, Luna-Pastén H, Ortiz-Alegría LB, Flores-García Y, Figueroa-Damián R, Macedo-Romero C, Correa D. What do anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgA and IgG subclasses in human saliva indicate?. Parasite Immunology 2018;e12526.
    • Ramírez-Ramírez A, Sánchez-Serrano E, Loaiza G, Plazola-Camacho N, Rodríguez R, Figueroa-Damián R, Domínguez-Castro M, López-Martínez M, Flores-García Z, Hernández-Pineda J. Simultaneous quantification of four antiretroviral drugs in breast milk samples from HIV-positive women by an ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) method. Plos One 2018;13(1):e0191236.
    • Rico-Torres CP, Valenzuela-Moreno LF, Luna-Pastén H, Figueroa-Damián R, Gómez-Toscano V, Hernández-Delgado L, Escobedo-Torres MP, Correa D. High heterogeneity, mixed infections and new genotypes in human congenital toxoplasmosis cases in the mega-metropolis of Central Mexico. Acta Tropica 2018;178:124-9.
    • Cérbulo-Vázquez A, Hernández-Peláez G, Arriaga-Pizano LA, Bautista-Pérez P, Romero-Venado J, Flores-González JC, Figueroa-Damian R, Soriano-Becerril D, Mancilla-Herrera I. Characterization of CD127− CD25++ Treg from human colostrum. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2017; e12806.
    • Figueroa-Damián R, Plazola-Camacho N, Flores-Medina S. Factors Associated with Non-Acceptance of HIV Screening Test among Pregnant Women. J HIV Retrovirus. 2016, 2:3:27-31.
    • Flores-Medina S, García-Romero C, Soriano-Becerril D, Figueroa-Damián R, Márquez-Acosta G. Genotipificación del virus del papiloma humano en mujeres que asisten a un hospital gineco-obstétrico de tercer nivel de la Ciudad de México. Rev Chil Obstet Ginecol 2016;81:381-7.
    • Chávez-Courtois ML, Canales R, Figueroa-Damián R. Percepción Cultural Respecto al Embarazo no Planeado de Mujeres Gestantes Viviendo con VIH. Rev Chil Salud Pública 2016;20:29-35.
    • Laresgoiti E, Torres JL, Meza MP, Flores S, Figueroa R. Depressive Symptomatology, TNF-α, and Perinatal Outcomes among HIV-Seropositive Pregnant Women. J AIDS Clin Res 2016;7.
    • Cérbulo-Vázquez C, Arriaga-Pizano L, Cruz-Cureño G, Bosco-Gárate I, Ferat-Osorio E, Pastelín-Palacios R, Figueroa-Damián R, Castro-Eguiluz D, Mancilla-Ramírez J, Isibasi A, López-Macías C. Medical outcomes in women who became pregnant after vaccination with a Virus-Like Particle experimental vaccine against Influenza A (H1N1) 2009, virus tested during 2009 pandemic outbreak. En: Bachmann MF, Vogel M. Virus-Like Particle Vaccines. Basel. 2020. Pag. 77-86.
    • Figueroa Damián R. Importancia del agua en el embarazo y la lactancia. En: Arredondo García JL. Agua: salud y bienestar. México. Academia Nacional de Medicina. 2014. Pag. 43-58.
    • Correa D, Castillo R, Figueroa Damián R, Noyola D. Infecciones congénitas: síndrome de TORCH y varicela zoster. En: Murguía-Peniche T. Neonatología. Esencia, arte y praxis. México. McGraw Hill-Interamericana. 2011. Pag. 422-32.
    • Figueroa Damián R, Castillo R, Correa D. Infección perinatal por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana. En: Murguía-Peniche T. Neonatología. Esencia, arte y praxis. México. McGraw Hill-Interamericana. 2011. Pag. 414-18.
    • Hernández Pacheco A, Espino y Sosa S, Figueroa Damián R. Preeclampsia-Eclampsia, hemorragia posparto y sepsis obstétrica. (PHS) 2º ed. México, D.F. Intersistemas Editores.2019.
    • Correa Beltrán D, Figueroa Damián R. Infecciones Congénitas y Perinatales. Una visión integral. Mexico, Editorial Médica Panamericana. 2014. ISBN: 978-607-9356-03-3
    • Figueroa-Damián R. Manejo de las mujeres embarazadas infectadas por el VIH. Una visión multidisciplinaria. México. Editorial Prado. 2014.