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Dr

Luis Felipe Aceves Arias

Research Fellow in Health Economics

Health Services Research and Policy

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  • Research Fellow in Health Economics
    Health Services Research and Policy
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BIO

I am a physician and health economist with a keen interest on economic evaluations of health interventions. I hold an MSc in Health Policy, Planning and Financing from LSHTM and LSE, and currently work as a Research Fellow in Health Economics at LSHTM. 

 

After completing my MSc in Health Policy, Planning and Financing, I worked on a patient advocacy group-led project to submit an application to the WHO Essential Medicines List (EML), which resulted in the inclusion of short-acting insulin analogues on the EML.

 

In December 2024, I started working at LSHTM on a WHO-commissioned research project evaluating the cost-effectiveness of self-care interventions and essential medicines. Since December 2025, I have been serving as a Research Fellow in Health Economics, where I use AI-assisted evidence synthesis methods and decision-analytic modelling to support efficient resource allocation for health interventions delivery.

 

My research focuses on estimating the cost-effectiveness of new treatment strategies for bladder cancer using mathematical models and trial data, and synthesising the global evidence on the costs, cost-effectiveness and equity implications of self-care interventions. I am also interested in exploring the potential of using AI tools to improve econometric and systematic review methodologies.

LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Fellow in Health Economics
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Health Services Research and Policy, London, United Kingdom1 Oct 2026 - present
  • Research Fellow in Health Economics (Maternity cover)
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Health Services Research and Policy, London, United Kingdom1 Dec 2025 - 30 Sep 2026
  • Research Assistant
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Global Health and Development, London, United Kingdom1 Dec 2024 - 15 Dec 2025

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Internal Medicine Consultant
    Pharma Plus, Mexico City, Mexico1 Apr 2023 - 1 Sep 2023
  • Internal Medicine Resident
    Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Internal Medicine, Mexico City, Mexico1 Mar 2019 - 28 Feb 2023
  • General Practitioner
    Hospital Civil de Guadalajara, HIV clinic, Guadalajara, Mexico1 Aug 2017 - 31 Jul 2018

DEGREES

  • MSc, Health Policy, Planning and Financing
    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom23 Sep 2023 - 23 Sep 2024
  • MSc, Health Policy, Planning and Financing
    London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United Kingdom23 Sep 2023 - 23 Sep 2024
  • Licence, Medicine
    Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico1 Aug 2012 - 31 Jul 2018

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
    Royal College of Physicians, London, United Kingdom2 Feb 2023 - present
    DTM&H

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Italian
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Portuguese
    Can read, write, speak and understand
  • Mayan languages
    Can read, write, speak and understand

REGIONS & COUNTRIES

  • Europe & Central Asia (all income levels)
  • Latin America & Caribbean (all income levels)
  • Mexico
  • United Kingdom

TOPICS & DISCIPLINES