iv odes hip , ▁in ▁northern ▁Poland . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Sz czy t no ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Hugo ▁López - G at ell ▁Ram í rez ▁( born ▁ 1 3 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City ) ▁is ▁a ▁Mexican ▁ep ide mi ologist , ▁author , ▁and ▁inf ect ious ▁dise ases ▁expert , ▁who ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Under secret ariat ▁of ▁Pre vention ▁and ▁Health ▁Prom otion ▁at ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Secret ariat ▁of ▁Health ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Since ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁he ▁has ▁also ▁played ▁a ▁major ▁role ▁as ▁a ▁sp okes man ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lead ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁task ▁force ▁address ing ▁the ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁coron av irus ▁pan demic ▁in ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁López - G at ell ▁attended ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Mexico ▁( U NA M ) ▁gradu ating ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁as ▁Phys ician - Sur geon . ▁After wards , ▁he ▁obtained ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁Medical ▁Sciences ▁at ▁U NA M ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁later ▁a ▁Ph . D ▁degree ▁in ▁ep ide mi ology ▁from ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Blo om berg ▁School ▁of ▁Public ▁Health ▁at ▁the ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁As ▁a