About the Contributors Julio C. Aguilar-Rubido PhD Elba Cruz-Rodríguez MD MS Biochemist with a doctorate in Physician specializing in family biology. Dr Aguilar is affi liated with medicine and epidemiology, with a the Hepatitis B Group in the Vaccine master's degree in epidemiology. Dr Department at the Biomedical Cruz is assistant professor and adjunct Research Division of the Genetic researcher in the Epidemiological Engineering and Biotechnology Center Surveillance and Research in Havana, Cuba, where he is the Department at the Pedro Kourí main specialist on the Hepatitis B Tropical Medicine Institute, Havana, Vaccine Project. He is the lead author Cuba. Her research has historically on seven research projects awarded centered on pediatric diarrheal the Cuban Academy of Science’s disorders with a change of focus Annual Prize. during the COVID-19 pandemic to asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. In 2020, she was awarded the Cuban Raymed A. Bacallao-Méndez MD MS Academy of Science’s Annual Prize for Nephrologist with master’s degrees in her work on vaccine safety. emergency medicine and diagnostic methods. Dr Bacallao heads the Teaching and Research Department Fernando Domínguez-Dieppa MD PhD at the Dr Abelardo Buch López Neonatologist with a doctorate in Nephrology Institute, Havana, Cuba, medical sciences. Dr Domínguez is full where he is associate researcher and professor and senior researcher at the associate professor. He was twice Medical University of Havana, Cuba, awarded Cuba’s National Health Prize. and head of the neurodevelopment His current research focuses on the section at the Ramón González Coro pathology, prevention and treatment Women’s Hospital. He is a member of urinary stones; renal disease in of the National Ethics Commission of Central America; and COVID-19 the Cuban Ministry of Public Health kidney complications. (MINSAP) and has volunteered internationally as a physician in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Roberto Cañete MD PhD Physician specializing in microbiology with a master's degree in parasitology Marité García-Llano MD MS and a doctorate in medical sciences. Physician with dual specialties Dr Cañete is full professor and senior in family medicine and neurology, and researcher at the Medical University a master’s degree in emergency of Matanzas, Cuba, where he also medicine. Dr García heads the chairs the bioethics committee. He is Neurology Department at the Abel a member of the American Society of Santamaría Cuadrado Provincial Bioethics and Humanities. Clinical-Surgical Hospital in Pinar del Río, Cuba, where her research focuses on Parkinson disease and Marlen Ivón Castellanos-Fernández the neurological impact of arbovirus MD PhD Gastroenterologist with a infections. doctorate in medical sciences. Dr Castellanos chairs Cuba’s National Gastroenterology Group and is full professor and senior researcher at the Gastroenterology Institute. Her research concentrates on hepatology, particularly fatty liver disease, viral and autoimmune hepatitis, and hepatic cirrhosis. In 2011, she was awarded Cuba’s National Health Prize. 6 MEDICC Review, January 2021, Vol 23, No 1 About the Contributors Kenneth W. Goodman PhD Yamilé Peña-Quián MD PhD Bioethicist. Dr Goodman is founder Physician specializing in internal and director of the University of Miami medicine and nuclear medicine, with Miller School of Medicine’s Institute a doctorate in medical sciences. Dr for Bioethics and Health Policy, a Peña is senior researcher in the PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center. Clinical Research Department at the He is also professor of medicine at Isotopes Center in Havana, Cuba. Her the University of Miami. His research research focuses on immunotherapy focuses on the intersection of medical and immunoscintigraphy and she has ethics and information technology. Dr been the principal investigator on nine Goodman chairs the Ethics Committee projects on advanced techniques in of the American Medical Informatics nuclear medicine since 2001. She Association, and was co-founder of has headed the Clinical Research its Ethical, Legal and Social Issues Department at the Cuban Isotopes Working Group. Center (CENTIS) since 2003. Elena Kokuina MD PhD Solangel de la Caridad Riesgo- Immunologist. Dr Kokuina is full Rodríguez MD MS professor and senior researcher at Physician with dual specialties in the Hermanos Ameijeiras Clinical- pediatrics and family medicine and Surgical Teaching Hospital in Havana, a master’s degree in comprehensive Cuba, and adjunct faculty at the child health. Dr Riesgo is full Medical University of Havana. She has professor and associate researcher published extensively on immunologic in the Teaching and Research diagnosis of autoimmune diseases. Department at the Medical University With numerous awards for her of Matanzas, Cuba where she also achievements including recognition chairs the Pediatrics Department. from the Cuban Academy of Sciences, her current research addresses the clinical value of autoantibodies in Gerardo R. Robaina-Castellanos MD autoimmune disease. PhD Neonatologist with a doctorate in medical sciences. Dr Robaina is full professor and senior researcher in Eduardo Pentón-Arias MD PhD the neonatology service at the José Physician specializing in clinical Ramón López Tabrane Provincial biochemistry with a doctorate Women and Children’s Hospital, in biology. Dr Pentón is senior Medical University of Matanzas, Cuba. researcher and adjunct professor He chairs the province’s Scientifi c at the Latin American School of Council on Health. His current Medicine and the Genetic Engineering research focuses on the impact of the and Biotechnology Center (CIGB) COVID-19 pandemic on maternal and in Havana, Cuba. He is a member child health. of CIGB’s Experts Committee and Scientifi c Council. His early work on interferons has earned him the Teresa Rodríguez-Rodríguez MS PhD ‘Founder of Cuban Biotechnology’ Psychologist with both a master’s distinction, and he currently serves on degree and a doctorate in the fi eld. the Editorial Board of Biotecnología Dr Rodríguez heads the Behavioral Aplicada. Medicine Group in Cuba and is full professor and senior researcher at the Dr Gustavo Aldereguía Lima University General Hospital, Cienfuegos, Cuba. Her research focuses on the intersection of chronic disease and psychology, particularly cardiopsychology. In 2019, she was awarded Cuba’s Annual Health Prize. MEDICC Review, January 2021, Vol 23, No 1 7 About the Contributors Saurabh RamBihariLal Shrivastava Prateek Saurabh Shrivastava MD MS MD MS Epidemiologist and a public health Physician specializing in public health expert with a master’s degree in with a master`s degree in community community medicine; fellow of the medicine. Dr Shrivastava is professor Foundation for Advancement of at Shri Sathya Sai Medical College International Medical Education and Research Institute, Sri Balaji and Research. Dr Saurabh is Vidyapeeth, Puducherry, India. Her a distinguished professor and research focuses on epidemiology, researcher with more than 950 infectious diseases, non- research publications at Shri Sathya communicable diseases and medical Sai Medical College and Research education. Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Puducherry, India. His research focuses on medical education, recent advances in public health and infectious diseases. The remaining authors in the following pages are members of the journal’s editorial team. 8 MEDICC Review, January 2021, Vol 23, No 1.