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R. Matthew Chico

Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases

Disease Control

Orcid identifier0000-0003-1795-7100
  • Professor of Global Health and Infectious Diseases
    Disease Control
  • London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Disease Control Department, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, United Kingdom

BIO

An infectious disease epidemiologist with over 30 years of global health experience in Latin America, Africa and the Asia-Pacific regions with particular interest in reducing the burden of curable sexually transmitted and reproductive tract infections to improve pregnancy outcomes, and malaria chemoprevention among pregnant women and children.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Professor
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Aug 2025 - present
  • Associate Professor
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom1 Aug 2020 - 31 Jul 2025
  • Assistant Professor
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Jun 2014 - 31 Jul 2020
  • Research Fellow
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom1 Apr 2009 - 30 Sep 2014

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Health Population and Nutrition Officer
    United States Agency for International Development, Kigali, Rwanda3 Jan 2005 - 1 Sep 2006
  • Director
    American Red Cross, International Services, Washington D.C., United States1 Feb 2000 - 30 Jun 2004
  • Regional Manager
    American Red Cross, International Services, Washington D.C., United States1 Mar 1999 - 31 Jan 2000
  • Senior Regional Associate
    American Red Cross, International Services, Washington D.C., United States1 Apr 1998 - 26 Feb 1999
  • Public Health Officer
    Ministry of Health and Medical Services / Peace Corps, Abaiang Island, Kiribati2 Nov 1990 - 29 Jan 1993

DEGREES

  • PhD, Infectious Disease Epidemiology
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • MPH, International Health Policy and Programming
    The George Washington University, Washington, DC, United States
  • BS, Health Sciences
    University of Wyoming, Laramie, United States

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Post-graduate certificate in learning and teaching (PGCILT)
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
  • Certificate in Health Policy
    Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
  • Certificate in Health Emergencies in Large Populations (HELP)
    Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

LANGUAGES

  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

RESEARCH CENTRES

  • Centre for Maternal Adolescent Reproductive & Child Health
  • Malaria Centre

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • East Asia & Pacific (developing only)
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (developing only)

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES