He graduated as MD from Cayetano Heredia, and obtained his MPH and PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Washington. The focus of Dr. Carcamo’s work is methods of epidemiology, with emphasis on sexually transmitted infections, global health, and health informatics. He has participated in the design, implementation, analysis and publication of a number of epidemiologic studies in these topics. He is a research collaborator in the cross-national consortium MACHEquity (Maternal and Child Health Equity) measuring the impact of social policies on health outcomes for women and children.