Dr. Mario Melgar
Professional affiliation
Member of the Guatemalan Association of Infectious Diseases and the National Council of Immunization Practices
Full Biography
Dr. Mario Melgar, is a pediatric infectious diseases specialist working as head of infectious disease department in a national hospital. He coordinates a Pediatric Infectious Diseases fellowship , and is a director of the private research center (CECLISA) in Guatemala city. He is part of Guatemala's National Advisory Committee for Vaccines. He has special interests in vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases, infection control and prevention and infection in Cancer patient care.