Samuel Ponce de León

Dr. Samuel Ponce de León is a prominent Mexican epidemiologist and researcher specializing in hospital epidemiology and quality of medical care. He is the coordinator of the University Program for Research on Epidemiological and Emerging Risks at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). With over three decades of experience, he has extensively studied the impact of healthcare-associated infections, advocating for better healthcare practices and policies to reduce infection rates and improve patient safety in Mexican hospitals.