Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
Directorio de Científicos y Tecnólogos Peruanos
Noviembre del 2001
CURRÍCULO RESUMIDO
COORDENADAS
Nombre:
Año de nacimiento:
Dirección postal:
Dirección electrónica:
Héctor H. García Lescano
1963
Av. San Borja Norte 834-601
hgarcia@terra.com.pe
hhgar@hotmail.com
Página web:
Teléfonos:
51 1 224 2871 / 51 1 975 2111 (casa)
51 1 328 7360 (oficina)
Facsímiles:
51 1 328 7382 (I.C.N)
Institución actual:
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia /
Instituto de Ciencias Neurológicas
Especialidad Científica o Tecnológica:
Salud Pública / Parasitología
Grado más alto obtenido (indicar institución y año): PhD.
Johns Hopkins University,
2002
COLABORADORES MÁS FRECUENTES
Nombres:
Robert H. Gilman, MD,DTMH
Armando E. Gonzalez, DVM, PhD
Oscar H. Del Brutto
PUBLICACIONES EN REVISTAS ARBITRADAS (en orden directo o regresivo, añadir
páginas si es necesario, omitir ponencias en eventos)
1. García HH, Martinez M; Gilman RH, Herrera G, Tsang VCW, Pilcher JB, Diaz F,
Verastegui M; Gallo C, Porras M; Alvarado M; Naranjo J, Miranda E, and the
Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú: “Diagnosis of cysticercosis in endemic regions”.
Lancet 338: 549-51, 1991.
2. Diaz JF, Verastegui M, Gilman RH, Tsang VCW Pilcher JB, Gallo C, García HH,
Torres P, Montenegro T Miranda E, and the Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú
(CWG). “Immunodiagnosis of human cysticercosis (Taenia solium): a field comparison
of an antibody-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), an antigen-ELISA, and an
Enzyme-linked Immunoelectrotransfer Blot (EITB) assay in Peru.” American Journal of
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 46: 610-15, 1992.
3. Diaz F, García HH, Gllman RH, Gonzales AE, Castro M; Tsang VCW Pilcher JB,
Vasquez LE, Lescano M, Carcamo C, Madico G, Miranda E, and the Cysticercosis
Working Group in Perú: “Epidemiology of Teniasís and Cysticercosis in a Peruvian
Village.” American Journal of Epidemiology 135: 875-82, 1992
4. Hamaker BR, Valles C, Gllman R, Hardmeier RM, Clark D, Garcia HH, Gonzales AE,
Kohlstad I, Castro M, Valdivia R, Rodríguez T, Lescano M: “Amino acid and fatty acid
profiles of the Inca Peanut (Plukenetía volubilis).”, Cereal Chemistry, 69 (4): 461-63,
1992.
5. Moro PL, Gilman RH, Wilson M, Schantz PM, Verastegui M, García HH, Miranda E:
“Immunoblot (Western blot) and double diffusion (DD5) tests for hydatid disease crossreact with sera from patients with cysticercosis”, Transactions of the Royal Society of
Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 86: 422-423, 1992.
6. García HH, Gilman R, Martinez M, Tsang VCW, Pilcher JB, Herrera G, Diaz F, Porras
M, Alvarado M, Orrillo E, Torres P, Miranda E, and the Cysticercosis Workíng Group
in Peru (CWG): “Cysticercosis as a major cause of epilepsy in Peru.”, Lancet, 341:
197-200, 1993
6.
García HH, Herrera G, Gilman RH, Tsang VCW Pilcher JB, Diaz F, Candy EJ,
Miranda E and J Naranjo-Cysticercosis Workíng Group in Peru. “Discrepancies
between cerebral computed tomography and western blot in the diagnosis of
neurocysticercosis.” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 50:152-157,
1994
7.
Moro PL, Guevara A, Verastegui M; Gilman RH, Poma H, Tapia B, Tsang VCW
García HH, Pacheco R, Lapel C, Miranda E, The Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú
(CWG): “Distribution of hydatidosis and cysticercosis in different Peruvian
populations as demonstrated by an enzyme-linked immunoelectrotransfer blot (EITB)
assay.” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 51: 851-855, 1994.
6.
Gonzalez AE, Gilman R, Garcia HH, McDonald J, Kacena K, Tsang VCW, Pilcher JB,
Suarez F, Gavidia C, Miranda E, the Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú (CWG):
“Use of sentinel pigs to monitor environmental Taenia solium contamination.”
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 51 (6): 847-50, 1994
7.
Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Tovar M, Flores E, Jo R, Tsang VCW Diaz F, Torres P,
Miranda E, the Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú (CWG): “Factors Associated
with T. solium Cysticercosis. Analysis on 946 Peruvian Neurologic Patients.”,
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 52 (2)147-50, 1995.
8.
Gonzales AE, Garcia HH, Gllman RH, Lopez MT Gavidia C, McDonald J, Pilcher JB,
Tsang VCW: “Treatment of Porcine Cysticercosis with Albendazole.”, American
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 53: 571-4, 1995
9.
Gonzales AE, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Gavidia C, Tsang VCW, Bernal T, Falcon N,
Romero M, Lopez-Urbina MT: “Effective, Single Dose Treatment of Porcine
Cysticercosis with Oxfendazole.”, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene, 54: 391-4, 1996
10. Evans CAW Gonzalez AE, Gllman RH, Verastegui M, Garcia HH, Chavera A, Tsang
VCW, Pilcher JB, The Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú: “Immunotherapy for
Porcine Cysticercosis: Implications for prevention of human disease.”, American
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 56: 33-7, 1997.
11. Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Catacora M, Verastegui M, Gonzalez AE, Tsang VCW, and
The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru. “Serological Evolution of
Neurocysticercosis Patients after Antiparasitic Therapy”, Journal of Infectious
Diseases, 175: 486-9, 1997.
12. Evans C, Gilman RH, Garcia HH, Friedland JS: “Controversies in the Management of
Cysticercosis”, Emerging Infectious Diseases, 3: 403-5, 1997.
13. García HH, Gilman RH, Tsang VCW, Gonzalez AE, and The Cysticercosis Working
Group in Peru. “Clinical significance of neurocysticercosis in endemic villages”,
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 91: 176-8, 1997.
14. Gonzalez AE, Falcon N, Gavidia C, Garcia HH, Tsang VCW, Bernal T, Romero M,
Gilman RH: “Treatment of Swine Cysticercosis with Oxfendazole: A Dose-response
Trial.” Veterinary Record, 141: 420-2, 1997.
15. Gonzalez AE, Falcon N, Gavidia C, Garcia HH, Tsang VCW, Bernal T, Romero M,
Gilman RH: “Time-response curve of oxfendazole in the treatment of swine
cysticercosis.”, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 59: 832-6, 1998.
16. Garcia HH, Araoz R, Gilman RH, Valdez J, Gonzales AE, Gavidia C, Bravo ML,
Tsang VCW, The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru. “Increased risk for
cysticercosis and taeniasis among professional fried pork venders and the general
population of a village in the peruvian highlands” American Journal of Tropical
Medicine and Hygiene 59: 902-5, 1998.
17. Garcia HH, Harrison LJS, Parkhouse RME, Montenegro T, Martinez SM, Tsang
VCW, Gilman RH, and The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru: “Application of a
specific antigen detection ELISA to the diagnosis of human neurocysticercosis“
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 92: 411-4, 1998.
18. Evans CAW, Garcia HH, Hartnell A, Gilman RH, Jose P, Martinez M, Remick DG,
Williams TJ, Friedland JS: “Elevated concentrations of Eotaxin and Interleukin-5 in
human neurocysticercosis”, Infection and Immunity, 66: 4522-5, 1998.
19. Palacio LG, Jimenez I, Garcia HH, Jimenez ME, Sanchez JL, Noh J, Ahn L, Mora O,
Giraldo M, Tsang VCW, and The Neuroepidemiological Research Group of Antioquia:
“Neurocysticercosis in epileptic persons in Medellín, Colombia.” Epilepsia, 39: 13349, 1998.
20. Wilkins PP, Allan JC, Verastegui M, Acosta M, Eason AG, Garcia HH, Gonzales AE,
Gilman RH, Tsanq VCW: “Development of a serologic assay to detect Taenia sollum
taeniasis”, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 60:199-204, 1999.
21. Moro PL, Checkley W, Gilman RH, Lescano G, Bonilla JJ, Silva B, Garcia HH:
“Gallstone disease in high-altitude Peruvian rural populations”, American Journal of
Gastroenterology, 94: 153-8, 1999.
22. Bern C, Garcia HH, Evans C, Gonzalez AE, Verastegui M, Tsang VCW, Gilman RH:
“Magnitude of the disease burden from neurocysticercosis in a developing country”,
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 29:1203-1209, 1999.
23. Garcia HH, Talley A, Gilman RH, Zorrilla L, Pretell J, and The Cysticercosis Working
Group in Perú: “Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis in a village in Huaraz, Perú”,
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, 101: 225-8, 1999.
24. Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Gonzalez AE, Pacheco R, Verastegui M, Tsang VCW, and
The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru: “Human and Porcine T. solium Infection in
a Village in the Highlands of Cusco, Peru”, Acta Tropica, 73: 31-36, 1999.
25. Gonzalez AE, Verastegui M, Noh JC, Gavidia C, Falcon N, Bernal T, Garcia HH,
Tsang VCW, Gilman RH, Wilkins PP, and the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru:
“Persistence of passively transferred antibodies in porcine Taenia solium
cysticercosis”, Veterinary Parasitology, 86: 113-8, 1999.
26. Garcia HH, Gonzalez AE, Gilman RH, Palacios LG, Jimenez I, Rodriguez S,
Verastegui M, Willkins P, Tsang VCW, The Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú:
“Transient antibody response in Taenia solium infection in fleld conditions A major
contributor to high seroprevalence.” American Journal of Tropical Medicine and
Hygiene 2000 (in press).
27. Gilman RH, Del Brutto OH, García HH, Martínez M, and The Cysticercosis Working
Group in Perú: “Prevalence of taeniosis among neurocysticercosis patients is related
to the severity of cerebral infection”, Neurology, 55: 1062, 2000.
28. Garcia HH, Parkhouse RME, Gilman RH, Montenegro T, Bernal T, Martinez SM,
Gonzalez AE, Tsang VCW, Harrison LJS, and The Cysticercosis Working Group in
Peru: “Serum antigen detection in the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of
neurocysticercosis patients”, Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine
and Hygiene, 9, 2000.
29. Pretell EJ, Garcia HH, Custodio N, Padilla C, Alvarado M, Gilman RH, Martinez M,
and The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru: “Short regimen of praziquantel in the
treatment of single brain enhancing lesions”, Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery,
102: 215-8, 2000.
30. Del Brutto OH, Dolezal M, Castillo PR, Garcia HH: “Neurocysticercosis and
oncogenesis”, Archives of Medical Research, 31: 151-5, 2000.
31. Verastegui M, Gonzalez AE, Gilman R, Gavidia C, Falcon N, Bernal T, Garcia HH,
and The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru: “Experimental infection model for
Taenia solium cysticercosis in swine”, Veterinary Parasitology, 94: 33-44, 2000.
32. Mayta H, Talley A, Gilman RH, Jimenez J, Verastegui M, Ruiz M, Garcia HH,
Gonzalez AE: “Differentiating human tapeworm infections by simple H-E staining and
Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Enzyme Analysis”, Journal of Clinical
Microbiology, 38: 133-7, 2000.
33. Pretell EJ, Garcia HH, Gilman RH, Saavedra H, Martinez M: “Failure of one-day
praziquantel treatment in patients with multiple neurocysticercosis lesions”, Clinical
Neurology and Neurosurgery, 103(3): 175-177, 2001.
34. Gonzalez AE, Gavidia C, Falcon N, Bernal T, Verastegui M, García HH, Gilman RH,
Tsang VCW, and The Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru: “Protection of pigs with
cysticercosis from further infections after treatment with oxfendazole”, American
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 65: 15-18, 2001.
35. Del Brutto OH, Rajshekhar V, White AC, Tsang VCW, Nash TE, Takayanagui OM,
Schantz PM, Evans CAW, Flisser A, Correa D, Botero D, Allan JC, Sarti E, Gonzalez
AE, Gilman RH, García HH: “Proposed diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis”,
Neurology 2001; 57: 177-83.
36. Nash TE, Pretell J, Garcia HH. Nash TE, Pretell J, Garcia HH: “Calcified cysticerci
provoke perilesional edema and seizures”, Clinical Infectious Diseases 2001; 33:
1649-53.
37. Hancock K, Broughel DE, Moura INS, Khan A, Pieniazek NJ, Gonzalez AE, Garcia
HH, Gilman RH, Tsang VCW: “Sequence variation in the COI, ITS1, and Ts14
diagnostic antigen sequences of Taenia solium” International Journal for Parasitology
2001 (in press).
38. Garcia HH, Gonzalez AE, Gilman RH, Bernal T, Rodriguez S, Pretell EJ, Azcurra O,
Parkhouse RME, Tsang VCW, Harrison LJ and The Cysticercosis Working Group in
Peru. “Circulating parasite antigen in patients with hydrocephalus secondary to
neurocysticercosis”, American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2001 (in
press)
39. Cosentino C, Velez M, Torres L, Garcia HH, and the Cysticercosis Working Group in
Perú. “Cysticercosis lesions in basal ganglia are common but clinically silent” Clinical
Neurology and Neurosurgery 2001 (in press).