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Office
2655 Churchwell Ln
Tucker, GA 30084
Summary
- Dr. José E. Becerra is a retired Commissioned Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service, board-certified in Preventive Medicine and Public Health, who worked in the fields of science, medicine and mathematical epidemiology at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1985-2014), after having served as a medical officer with the National Health Service Corps (1979-1983). Dr. Becerra holds an adjunct academic appointment as Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health.
Education & Training
Centers for Disease ControlEpidemic Intelligence Service Training Program, Epidemiology, 1985 - 1987- California Department of Public HealthResidency, Public Health and General Preventive Medicine, 1984 - 1985
- San Diego State UniversityMPH, Public Health-Epidemiology, John Hanlon Award, 1983 - 1985
VA Caribbean Healthcare SystemInternship, Internal Medicine, 1978 - 1979
University of Puerto Rico School of MedicineClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
GA State Medical License 1987 - 2025
PR State Medical License 1980 - 2022
CA State Medical License 1982 - 2020- American Board of Preventive Medicine Public Health & General Preventive Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsAssessment of early mitigation measures against COVID-19 in Puerto Rico: March 15-May 15, 2020.Miguel Valencia, José E. Becerra, Juan Carlos Reyes, Kenneth G. Castro
Plos One. 2020-10-14 - 23 citationsEstimating tuberculosis cases and their economic costs averted in the United States over the past two decades.Kenneth G. Castro, Suzanne M. Marks, Michael P. Chen, Andrew N. Hill, José E. Becerra
The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 2016-07-01 - 3 citationsA Bayesian analysis of the 2009 decline in tuberculosis morbidity in the United States.Michael P. Chen, Nong Shang, Carla A. Winston, José E. Becerra
Statistics in Medicine. 2012-11-30
Press Mentions
CDC’S Response to Ending Neglect: The Elimination of TuberculosisSeptember 24th, 2019
External Links
- LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jbecerramd/
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