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-Toxoplasmagondii 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.