▁research er , ▁he ▁has ▁written ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁papers , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁c ited ▁an ▁estimated ▁of ▁ 6 , 4 5 7 ▁times . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁clin ical ▁and ▁academic ▁roles , ▁López - G at ell ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁associate ▁editor ▁for ▁scientific ▁journ als ▁as ▁Global ▁Health ▁Action ▁of ▁the ▁U me å ▁Center ▁for ▁Global ▁Health ▁Research , ▁The ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Trop ical ▁Medicine ▁and ▁H yg iene ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Society ▁of ▁Trop ical ▁Medicine ▁and ▁H yg iene , ▁A ID S ▁( o fficial ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁A ID S ▁Society ) ▁and ▁the ▁academic ▁journal ▁of ▁the ▁Salvador ▁Z ub ir án ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁Health ▁Sciences ▁and ▁N ut r ition ▁( IN CM NS Z ). ▁ ▁Public ▁service ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Chief ▁of ▁Res ident ▁Do ctors ▁at ▁IN CM NS Z ▁serving ▁and ▁as ▁Medical ▁Special ist ▁A ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁he ▁was ▁Director ▁of ▁In nov ation ▁on ▁In fect ious ▁D ise ase ▁Sur ve ill ance ▁and ▁Control ▁at ▁Mexican ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁Health . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁deput y ▁general ▁director ▁of ▁Ep ide mi ology ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁secret ariat . ▁In ▁that ▁role