
Ximena Paz Aguilera Sanhueza
Full Professor; Director Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud /Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile
Applied epidemiology to infectious diseases, population health, and health policies. Includes research in health systems, global health, communicable and emerging diseases, International Health Regulations 2005, and health situation analysis.
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Public Health, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 2016
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MD Specialist in Public Health (Public Health Physician), UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1996
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Medical Doctor, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE. Chile, 1988
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Instructor gr 2 Part Time
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
1993 - 1996
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Full Professor Full Time
Universidad del Desarrollo
Medicine
Santiago, Chile
2015 - A la fecha
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Professor Full Time
Universidad del Desarrollo
Medicine
Chile
2010 - 2015
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Senior Advisor on Communicable Diseases Full Time
Pan American Health Organization
Washington DC, Estados Unidos
2008 - 2010
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Head Division of Health Planning Full Time
Ministry of Health Chile
Santiago, Chile
2005 - 2008
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Director Department of Epidemiology Full Time
Ministry of Health Chile
Santiago, Chile
1996 - 2005
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Senior epidemiologist Burden of Diseases in Chile project Full Time
Ministry of Health Chile
Santiago, Chile
1995 - 1996
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Resident in International Health Full Time
Pan American Health Organization
Washington DC, Estados Unidos
1994 - 1994
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Public health consultant Full Time
Ministry of Health-World Bank Project Coordination Unit
Santiago, Chile
1991 - 1993
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Epidemiologist Full Time
Environmental Health Service of the Metropolitan Region of Santiago
Santiago, Chile
1993 - A la fecha
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Research (epidemiologist) Full Time
Corporación grupo para el desarrollo de la investigación en salud GREDIS
Santiago, Chile
1989 - 1991
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Director Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud/ Center of epidemiology and health policy Full Time
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Santiago, Chile
2010 - A la fecha
Undergraduate teaching:
- Course coordinator and professor: Epidemiology and Public Health (annual) for the students of Medicine (5th year of career) (2011 - now)
Graduate Teaching:
- Applied epidemiology diploma (2015-now)
- Course Coordinator and professor: Designs in Epidemiology (semester) Doctor program in Science and Innovation in Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Desarrollo (2019-now)
Master: Dr. Rodrigo Fuentes VM, Master in Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Degree date: 12-15-2016. Thesis title: "Comparison of the performance of five algorithms for monitoring and generating alerts for listeriosis outbreaks in Chile." Current position Department of Epidemiology MOH Chile. Tutors: Luis Villarroel, Ximena Aguilera.
Doctorate or Postdoctorate: Dr. Janepsy Díaz Tito, Doctorate Program in Health Sciences. "Pedro Kourí" Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK). Havana City, Cuba. Years 2006-09. Current position Head of the Department of Scientific Affairs Institute of Public Health.
1. Scientific Societies:
- Past president Chilean Society of Public health
- Member American Public Health Association
- Member Chilean Society of Infectology
2. World Health Organization Collaboration Center
-WHO-CC on International Health Regulations CEPS, Faculty of Medicine Universidad del Desarrollo (2019-now)
3. International Expert Committees:
-Member of the International Health Regulations (IHR) Expert Roster (World Health Organization)
-Co-chair Lancet Infectious diseases Commission Preparedness for emerging epidemic threats (2018-now)
-Member of the Review Committee on the Functioning of the International Health Regulations (2005) during the COVID-19 Response. World Health Organization (2020-now) https://www.who.int/teams/ihr/ihr-review-committees/covid-19
-Member of the Ebola Virus Disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur) IHR Emergency Committee. World Health Organization (2018-2019) https://www.who.int/groups/ebola-virus-disease-in-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo-equateur-ihr-emergency-committee
- Co-chair International Health Regulations (IHR) review committee for the Second Extensions for establishing national public health capacities and on IHR implementation (2014)
- Member of the Expert Reference Group on the Draft Global Program of Work 13 Impact Framework 2019-2023 (designed by the Director-General of the World Health Organization) (2018) https://www.who.int/about/what-we-do/thirteenth-general-programme-of-work-2019---2023/expert-reference-group-on-the-draft-gpw-13-impact-framework-2019-2023
-WHO expert in several international meetings and forums on SARS, pandemic influenza preparedness, communicable diseases eradication and elimination, Universal Health Coverage measurement, and monitoring as well as the implementation of the IHR (2005).
4. National Expert Committees:
-Member of the COVID-19 Advisory Council for the Ministry of Health in Chile (2020-now) https://sites.google.com/udd.cl/consejocovid19chile/p%C3%A1gina-principal
-Member of the Prioritized Recommendation Commission which determines the diagnoses and treatments with the Financial Protection System of Law 20,850. (Ricarte Soto) 2015-2017
-Member of the Advisory Board of Explicit Guarantees in Health 10.066 Law (GES-AUGE) 2014-2017
-Member of the Presidential Advisory Commission for the Study and Proposal of a New Legal Framework for the Private Health System. Decree No 71, April 14th, 2014. http://www.senado.cl/prontus_senado/site/artic/20141009/asocfile/20141009112031/informe_comision_20141008.pdf
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Professor Doctor Benjamin Viel Award
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
Chile, 1989
For obtaining the highest qualifications in the mention of epidemiology in the Master's Program in Public Health of the University of Chile in 1989
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Outstanding Team Award, 2010, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization. Influenza A (H1N1) emergency response team to combat the H1N1 Pandemic
ORGANIZACION PANAMERICA DE LA SALUD
Estados Unidos, 2010
Emergency response team to combat the H1N1 Pandemic
Capítulo I. ¿Qué es un sistema de salud? |
Capítulo VIII. Instituciones y servicios de salud pública |
COSTO EFECTIVIDAD DEL TEST RÁPIDO PARA LA DETECCIÓN DE ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS EN POBLACIÓN PRIVADA DE LIBERTAD=> SÍFILIS |
Aplicación de Instrumento de Monitoreo y Evaluación de Acceso y Cobertura Universal en salud OPS-OMS en Chile |
ESTADÍSTICAS DE CAUSAS DE MUERTE=> ¿SON LOS ACTUALES CERTIFICADOS DE DEFUNCIÓN UNA FUENTE DE INFORMACIÓN CONFIABLE PARA LAS ESTADÍSTICAS DE SALUD?” |
Discapacidad y envejecimiento=> Impacto del GES Ortesis en la capacidad funcional de las personas de 65 años y más, estudio próspectivo |
Estudio Factores de riesgo de Enfermedad Meningocóccica (EM) en Chile |
Medicion y Monitoreo de la Cobertura Universal de Salud, estudio de caso en Chile |
Equity in Access to care for Prenatal Care and Hypertension in Chile. 2010- 2011, |

Ximena Aguilera
Full Professor; Director Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud /Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy
Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)/ Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy/Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud (CEPS)
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

fresia ferreccio
Full Professor, Director PhD Epidemiolgy Program
Public Health
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE FACULTAD DE MEDICINA, ESCUELA DE MEDICINA, DEPARTAMENTO DE SALUD PÚBLICA.
Santiago, Chile

Claudia Gonzalez
Associate Professor and Resarcher
Faculty of Medicine
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Carla Castillo
Associate Professor
Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud / Center of Epidemiology and Health Policy
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

paula margozzini
Associate Professor
Public Health
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Manuel Nájera
Instructor professor
Centro de Epidemiología y Políticas de Salud
Universidad del Desarrollo
santiago de chile, Chile

Orozimba Delgado
Profesor Asociado
Facultad de Medicina Clinica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo
UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Santiago, Chile

María Matute
Regular Research Associate Professor
Centro de Epidemiologia y Politicas de Salud
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Macarena Hirmas
Regular Research Associate Professor
Center for Epidemiology and Health Policies
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Attilio Rigotti
Full Professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

ALEJANDRO CORVALAN
Principal Investigator
Hematology and Oncology
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Paul Harris
Full Professor
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

Attilio Rigotti
Full Professor
Nutrition, Diabetes and Metabolism
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE - ESCUELA DE MEDICINA - DEPTO DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA
Santiago, Chile

Marcela Ferres
Head of Department
Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Immunology
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Pablo Vial
Professor
School of Medicine
ICIM/UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO - CLÍNICA ALEMANA
Santiago, Chile

VIVIAN LUCHSINGER
Profesor Asociado
Virología
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, FACULTAD DE MEDICINA.
Santiago, Chile

Paola Viviani
Profesor Asistente, categoría Ordinaria
Salud Pública
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile

Gonzalo Encina
Investigador
Instituto de Ciencias e Innovación en Medicina
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

ANDRES KLEIN
Assistant Professor/Director (Head) Center for Genetics and Genomics; Director, PhD Program in Sciences and Innovation in Medicine
Centro de Genética y Genómica
Universidad del Desarrollo-Clínica Alemana
SANTIAGO, Chile

Maria Repetto
Profesora Titular
Center for Genetics and Genomics
FACULTAD DE MEDICINA CLINICA ALEMANA-UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO
Santiago, Chile

Jorge Fernandez
JEFE SUBDEPTO
BIOMEDICO NACIONAL Y DE REFERENCIA
INSTITUTO DE SALUD PUBLICA
santiago, Chile

Carolina Serrano
Profesor Asistente Ordinario
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE
Santiago, Chile

KAREN DUBOIS
Postdoctoral fellow Fondef IDeA ID17I10064 IDI17
Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas
Universidad de Chile
Santiago, Chile

Juan Lecaros
Associate professor
Institute of Science and Innovation in Medicine
Universidad del Desarrollo
Santiago, Chile

Loreto Villanueva
Profesor Asistente
Departamento de Promoción de la Saldu de la Mujer y el Recién Nacido
UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE
SANTIAGO, Chile