Professor Edwin Asturias

Dr Asturias graduated as a medical doctor from the University San Carlos in Guatemala, was board certified in pediatrics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in 1995 and trained in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  He has been working in vaccine research and policy in the Americas region since 1998. Through the conduction of epidemiological studies and the inquiry into efficacy and safety issues of vaccines against poliomyelitis, pertussis, Haemophilus influenzae type b, pneumococcus, dengue, influenza, and COVID-19, he has helped provide answers to important implementation questions, especially for resource poor countries in Central and South America.

Dr Asturias has served on the Guatemalan National Committee for Immunization Practices, the Poliovirus Contention Commission, and advisory expert groups for WHO, including the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety and the Global Vaccine Safety Blueprint. He continues to lead efforts to evaluate and overcome challenges on vaccine introduction, vaccine safety, and public health impact of vaccines.