Leonardo Martinez
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Leonardo Martinez, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3728
leomarti@bu.edu
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Biography

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.

Education

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

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP764
  • SPHEP770
  • SPHEP784

Publications

  • Published on 11/10/2025

    Zhu P, Chen X, Pan J, Wang W, Hao X, Xu B, Zhan B, Fang C, Shen Y, Liu K, Qiu X, Wang W, Chen B, Jiang J, Martínez L. Prognostic value of an abnormal chest X-ray result in predicting the development of tuberculosis. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 10; 16(1):9866. PMID: 41213917.

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  • Published on 11/6/2025

    Liu Q, Wang W, Nelson K, Wang Z, Khan P, Li Z, Fox MP, Robert Horsburgh C, Brooks M, Zhu L, Wang J, Lu W, Martinez L. Mycobacterium tuberculosis transmission in China during the COVID-19 pandemic period (2020-2021) compared with the pre-pandemic period (2017-2019). Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 06; 16(1):9807. PMID: 41198685.

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  • Published on 10/27/2025

    Saunders MJ, Sinha P, Cegielski JP, Clark RA, Seddon JA, Martinez L, Bhargava M, Bhargava A, White RG, Houben RMGJ, McQuaid CF. Tuberculosis and undernutrition: improving estimates to reinforce the policy imperative. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Oct 27. PMID: 41167206.

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  • Published on 10/16/2025

    Ning J, Wang R, Pan Y, Fei X, Jiang W, Martinez L, Zhu L, Qin Z, Liu Q. Impact of tuberculosis on median survival time and years of potential life lost in patients: A scoping review. J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis. 2025 Dec; 41:100568. PMID: 41146646.

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  • Published on 10/10/2025

    Ge Y, Zahid A, Kuchur R, Martinez L, Wang B, Zhang L, Aras S, Raynee P, Dike A, Navarro C, Lawrick C, Greer T, Twum F, Shen Y, Gipson J, Lemacks J. Using machine learning models to predict vaccine hesitancy: a showcase of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural populations during the pandemic. Vaccine. 2025 Oct 10; 66:127799. PMID: 41075400.

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  • Published on 9/23/2025

    Martinez L, Campbell JI, Linde L, Boulahbal F, Cayla JA, Chakhaia T, Chan PC, Chen C, Fang CT, Fox G, Grandjean L, Hannoun D, Hesseling A, Horsburgh CR, Huang LM, Liu Q, Mazahir R, Lee CH, Lee LN, Bennet R, Nejat S, Gupta A, Das M, Murray M, Huang CC, Del Corral H, Benjumea-Bedoya D, Shen Y, Becerra M, Chang V, Krishnan S, Heinmueller P, Brewer T, Isaakidis P, Hauri AM, Shah L, Trieu L, Seddon JA. The Effectiveness of Isoniazid Preventive Treatment among Contacts of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis: A Systematic Review and Individual-Participant Meta-Analysis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2025 Sep 23. PMID: 40986702.

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  • Published on 9/17/2025

    Fei X, Wang S, Wang Z, Hu X, Chen C, Zhu L, Martinez L, Tang P, Liu Q. Diagnostic accuracy of the ESAT6-CFP10 skin test for latent tuberculosis infection among jail detainees. Microbiol Spectr. 2025 Oct 07; 13(10):e0150025. PMID: 40960282.

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  • Published on 9/12/2025

    Menzies NA, Brown TS, Imai-Eaton JW, Dodd PJ, Cohen T, Martinez L. Potential paediatric tuberculosis incidence and deaths resulting from interruption in programmes supported by international health aid, 2025-34: a mathematical modelling study. Lancet Child Adolesc Health. 2025 Nov; 9(11):787-795. PMID: 40953585.

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  • Published on 8/29/2025

    Malik AA, Martinez L. Achieving optimal uptake of TB preventive treatment for rifampin-resistant and/or multidrug-resistant TB. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2025 Aug 29; 29(9):387-389. PMID: 40883889.

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  • Published on 8/8/2025

    Seddon JA, Martinez L. Patient-centred approaches for drug-resistant tuberculosis - Authors' reply. Lancet Infect Dis. 2025 Oct; 25(10):e543. PMID: 40789302.

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