Dr. Manuel Emilio Colomé Hidalgo is a distinguished epidemiologist and preventive medicine expert with over 20 years of experience in research, teaching, and public health. He earned his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) and holds a PhD in Epidemiology and Public Health from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Spain. Additionally, he has obtained master's degrees in Bioethics from the Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), as well as in Health Sciences Research and in Microbiology and Infectious Diseases from Universidad San Jorge in Spain. In 2023, he completed a Diploma of Expertise in Pathology of Emerging Viruses, High-Risk Viruses, and Management of High-Level Isolation Units from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain. Currently, Dr. Colomé serves as the head of the Epidemiology Department at Dr. Hugo Mendoza Pediatric Hospital and leads The Global South Artificial Intelligence for Pandemic, Epidemic, Preparedness & Response (AI4PEP) initiative in the Dominican Republic. Since 2017, he has been a professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine at INTEC. Previously, he held the position of Epidemiology Coordinator at the National Health Service. Dr. Colomé has consulted for international organizations such as the Pan American Health Organization and the World Bank. His research focuses on equity in childhood vaccination coverage and vaccine confidence, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean. Throughout his career, Dr. Colomé has received numerous accolades, including the National Health Sciences Award in 2022, presented by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, and the Fundación Corripio Award in Natural and Health Sciences in the Epidemiology category in 2023. Internationally, he was honored in Spain with the Best Research in Humanitarian Medicine and Public Health Award by the Madrid Health Council. In academia, Dr. Colomé serves as the director of the Health Research Institute at the Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD) and has been an associate editor for the international journal Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics. His research interests include infectious diseases, pediatrics, vaccinology, global health, and bioethics. Dr. Colomé is a member of various professional associations, including the Dominican Medical College, the Spanish Society of Epidemiology, and the Dominican Society of Hospital Epidemiology. His commitment to public health and the training of new professionals establishes him as a key figure in the healthcare sector of the Dominican Republic.
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Then R, Muñoz M, Ramos C, Mota M, Sepulveda P, José L, Suazo L, Mendez F, Franco Y, González Villamán C, Gonell A, Inoa V, Perue GG, Colomé-Hidalgo M, García N. (2026). Application of TOAST criteria, comorbidities and outcomes in patients with ischemic stroke: multicenter collaboration in the Dominican Republic. Frontiers in stroke, (5)
Quandelacy TM, Vincente-González MF, Grillet ME, Colomé-Hidalgo M, Herrera D, Torres Aponte JM, Marzán Rodríguez M, Adams LE, Paz-Bailey G, Rodriguez DM, Munayco C, Figueroa L, Masis R, Borbor-Cordova M, Ortiz-Prado E, Piaggio M, Rollock L, Barrenechea G, Carbajo A, Estallo EL, Dos Santos T, Robert MA, Rodriguez-Barraquer I, Lowe R, Stewart-Ibarra AM, Garcia-Carreras B, Cummings D, Johansson MA. (2025). Synchronized dynamics of dengue across the Americas. Science translational medicine, 17(812)
Robert MA, Rodrigues HS, Herrera D, de Mata Donado Campos J, Morilla F, Del Águila Mejía J, Guardado ME, Skewes R, Colomé-Hidalgo M. (2023). Spatiotemporal and meteorological relationships in dengue transmission in the Dominican Republic, 2015-2019. Tropical medicine and health, 51(1)
Adelaide Freitas, Helena Sofia Rodrigues, Natália Martins, Adela Iutis, Michael A. Robert, Demian Herrera, Manuel Colomé-Hidalgo. (2023). Multiplicative mixed-effects modelling of dengue incidence: an analysis of the 2019 outbreak in the Dominican Republic. Axioms, 12(2)
Colomé-Hidalgo M, Campos JD, Gil de Miguel Á. (2022). Tracking the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on routine infant vaccinations in the Dominican Republic. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 18(1)
Colomé-Hidalgo M, Campos JD, de Miguel ÁG. (2021). Exploring wealth-related inequalities in maternal and child health coverage in Latin America and the Caribbean. BMC public health, 21(1)
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