Fungal Eye Infections Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Treatment

Max Carlos Ramírez-Soto, BSc, MPH, PhD, FECMM
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is a professor and researcher at the Centre for Public Health Research, Department of Medicine, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Lima, Peru. He graduated in Biological Sciences (BSc) from the Universidad de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Peru, obtained his Maste of Public Health (MPH) from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Peru, and earned his PhD in Public Health from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Peru. He is a Fellow of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology (FECMM), an active member of numerous professional and academic societies, and a Global Assessor at the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (UK).
His research expertise includes evidence synthesis and the clinical and epidemiological aspects of fungal infections and infectious diseases, with a primary focus on sporotrichosis for more than 15 years
. Professor Ramírez-Soto serves on the Editorial Board of BMC Medicine, BMC Infectious Diseases, Scientific Reports, Journal of Infection and Public Health, Frontiers in Public Health, Heliyon, and Current Fungal Infection Reports. He is also an Academic Editor for PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases and PLOS Global Public Health, and a Top Peer Reviewer for Web of Science. He has been recognised as an Expertscape World Expert in sporotrichosis, ranked No. 2 worldwide in 2021, and is one of the most highly cited researchers in Peru.