Adjunct Professor
Hospital Infantil de México, Federico Gómez
Dr. Franco-Paredes is an infectious diseases clinician with expertise in tropical medicine and the clinical treatment of patients with neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). His interest focuses on reducing interventions to reduce structural vulnerability to reduce social injustices among patients with Hansen’s disease, leishmaniasis, and other related NTDs. Dr. Franco-Paredes is a 2022-2023 Fulbright Global Scholar collaborating with colleagues in Panama and Colombia in addressing the medical needs of migrants in transit crossing the Darien Gap.