Leonardo Martinez, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

PhD, University of Georgia
MPH, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine
BA, University of Arizona

Pronouns: he/him/his



Leo Martinez joined the Department of Epidemiology at Boston University in 2021.

Dr. Martinez uses epidemiological and quantitative approaches to study early-life risk factors for pediatric tuberculosis in high-burden settings, tuberculosis transmission dynamics in high-risk populations (e.g., prisoners, persons living with HIV or diabetes), and the relationship between tuberculosis and non-communicable diseases.

Dr. Martinez's lab is currently working with colleagues and collaborators in several countries globally. We believe that collaboration across professional disciplines, backgrounds, and perspectives is the key to solving intractable health issues and the lab welcomes discussions with others working on these same health issues.


PROgression of Tuberculosis infECTion in young children living with and without HIV: the PROTECT study
04/01/2023 - 03/31/2028 (Subcontract PI)
University of California, Irvine NIH NIAID
5R01AI175312-02

Identifying effective and efficient approaches to tuberculosis screening in Brazilian prisons
01/21/2021 - 12/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
5K01AI156022-05



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  1. Venkatesan N, Faust L, Lobo R, Enkh-Amgalan H, Kunor T, Sifumba Z, Rane S, O'Brien K, Kumar B, Maimbolwa CN, Mayta M, Patel H, Huong LM, Heitkamp P, Huddart S, Romanowski K, Hiebert M, Zimmer AJ, MacLean EL, Caceres-Cardenas G, Villa Castillo L, Black J, Batchu M, Tschampl CA, Rea E, Campbell T, Heffernan C, Long R, Raithby L, Daftary A, Chorna Y, Zheng A, Martinez L, Kulkarni S, Denkinger CM, Castro MDM, Sulis G, Furin J, McKenna L, Frick M, Nathavitharana RR, Oga-Omenka C, Ananthakrishnan R, Malar J, Ugarte-Gil C, Vandevelde W, Kerkhoff AD, Winarni P, Fox G, Nguyen TA, Teo AKJ, Yapa HM, Pham NY, Ratnasingham A, Bernays S, Trinh HD, Khan U, Alvarez GG, Deluca A, Nash M, Rucsineanu O, Vasiliu A, Stillo J, Nahid P, Pai M, Johnston J, Harries AD, Golub JE. Fighting tuberculosis hand in hand: A call to engage communities affected by TB as essential partners in research. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2025; 5(4):e0004437. PMID: 40202965; PMCID: PMC11981221; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004437;
      Article has an altmetric score of 25
  2. Zheng A, Faust L, Harries AD, Avedillo P, Akodu M, Galvan M, Barreto-Duarte B, Andrade BB, Ugarte-Gil C, Garcia-Basteiro AL, Espinal M, Warren JL, Martinez L. Changes in incarceration and tuberculosis notifications from prisons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and the Americas: a time-series analysis of national surveillance data. Lancet Public Health. 2025 Apr; 10(4):e285-e294. PMID: 40175010; DOI: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00325-6;
      Article has an altmetric score of 303
  3. Zhang S, Xu Z, Wang Z, Fei X, Li Z, Zhu L, Martinez L, Wang J, Liu Q. Changes in gut microbiome following anti-tuberculosis treatment: a prospective cohort from eastern China. BMC Infect Dis. 2025 Apr 01; 25(1):453. PMID: 40169991; PMCID: PMC11963514; DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-10800-1;
      Article has an altmetric score of 1
  4. Ehrlich J, Suñer C, Churchyard G, Cobelens F, Hatherill M, Mendelsohn SC, Nelson KN, Scriba T, Theron G, Martinez L, Garcia-Basteiro AL. Unveiling a hidden phenotype of early tuberculosis. Lancet Respir Med. 2025 May; 13(5):385-387. PMID: 40147469; DOI: 10.1016/S2213-2600(25)00092-X;
      Article has an altmetric score of 14
  5. Jaswal MR, Martinez L, Brooks M, Farooq S, Safdar N, Shah JA, Islam Z, Nasir K, Fareed U, Manzar S, Maniar R, Siddiqui S, Khowaja S, Khan AJ, Hussain H, Malik AA. Tuberculosis preventive treatment for household contacts at health facility and community settings in Pakistan. Clin Infect Dis. 2025 Feb 27.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40036384
      Article has an altmetric score of 2
  6. Lu P, Martinez L, Xue H, Liu Q, Ding X, Pan J, Ding H, Lu W, Zhu L, Wang J. Comparative evaluation of QuantiFERON-TB gold in-tube plus for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection among adolescents in China. BMC Public Health. 2025 Feb 25; 25(1):778. PMID: 40001083; PMCID: PMC11863680; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21954-7;
     
  7. Wang J, Yu L, Yang Z, Shen P, Sun Y, Shui L, Tang M, Jin M, Chen B, Ge Y, Lin H, Shen Y, Chen K, Martinez L. Development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after a tuberculosis episode in a large, population-based cohort from Eastern China. Int J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 16; 54(2). PMID: 39993264; PMCID: PMC11849956; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyae174;
     
  8. Chen C, Xue H, Horsburgh CR, Amour M, Hatherill M, Tameris M, von Reyn CF, Rees C, Shen Y, McShane H, García-Basteiro AL, Liu D, Wang Y, Nathavitharana RR, Graviss EA, Shao Y, Liu Q, Lu W, Zhu L, Martinez L. Trajectories of Interferon-Gamma Release Assay Results Over 2 Years in Independent Cohorts From China, South Africa, Tanzania, and the United States. Chest. 2025 Feb 03.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39909102; DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2025.01.031;
      Article has an altmetric score of 2
  9. Chen Z, Jia P, Xie D, Xie J, Liu J, Cao W, Han L, Ran J, Sun S, Zhao S, Ge Y, Martinez L, Chen X, Cao P. Kidney failure-related excess mortality during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States: a nation-wide, population-based analysis. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 17; 25(1):210. PMID: 39833787; PMCID: PMC11745008; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-21422-2;
      Article has an altmetric score of 1
  10. du Preez K, Jenkins HE, Martinez L, Chiang SS, Dlamini SS, Dolynska M, Aleksandrin A, Kobe J, Graham SM, Hesseling AC, Starke JR, Seddon JA, Dodd PJ. Global burden of tuberculous meningitis in children aged 0-14 years in 2019: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Glob Health. 2025 Jan; 13(1):e59-e68.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39706662; PMCID: PMC11729397; DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00383-8;
      Article has an altmetric score of 9
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Bar chart showing 138 publications over 13 distinct years, with a maximum of 25 publications in 2024

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Childhood TB may be linked to wheezing, poor lung function, low weight, height

Healio 6/29/2023

Pediatric TB found to affect lung function, growth post-recovery

Indian Express 4/20/2023

Experts call for early TB interventions after new data shows it causes stunting in children

Times Live 4/19/2023

Scientists consider new TB shots for adolescents

Monitor 8/17/2022

Is the Delta Variant Gone? Here's What Experts Say

NBC Chicago 1/19/2022

Omicron's spread is affecting even the youngest members of families, as scientists urge vaccination

CTV News 1/16/2022

Expect more worrisome variants after omicron, scientists say

Associate Press 1/15/2022

When Is a Person With COVID-19 Most Infectious?

US News & World Report 8/27/2021

2020 International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease: The Union Young Investigator Prize
2020 American Thoracic Society, Assembly on Pulmonary Infections & Tuberculosis : Rising Star Award
2019 University of Washington: Tuberculosis Research & Training Center TB Junior Investigator Award
2017 LSHTM, University of Cape Town, International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease, Lancet: Stephen Lawn TB-HIV Research Leadership Prize
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Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis
Epidemiology
HIV Infection
Pediatrics
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