Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Lima, Peru
SBU Advisor: Luis Marcos, M.D.
International Site Coordinator: Andres (Willy) Lescano, PhD
The Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia is the most notable site in Peru for training in medicine, tropical medicine, and public health. Stony Brook signed an MOU with UPCH in 2016 which was facilitated by Dr. Luis Marcos Raymundo from Stony Brook’s division of infectious diseases where he carries out a variety of studies in tropical and other communicable diseases. There are opportunities for both clinical and research electives under the direction of Dr. Marcos.