Manuel André Virú Loza

About

Physician from the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM) and Pediatritian from the same university. Master of Science in Epidemiological Research from the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH). He completed a Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital, Peru. He has experience in the planning, execution and publication of research in clinical medicine and public health. He also has training and experience in biostatistics. He has served as a consultant in epidemiological research for the Institute for Health Technology Assessment and Research (IETSI for its acronym in Spanish) of the Peruvian Social Security (EsSalud) and is interested in pediatric clinical research and public health. He currently works as a Pediatric Endocrinologist at the Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo (Lima, Peru) and as a Research Assistant at the Unit of Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis of the San Ignacio de Loyola University (Lima, Peru).

Work

Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista
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Professor of Pediatrics

Peru

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Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola
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Research Assistant

Peru

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Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo
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Pediatric Endocrinologist

Peru

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Universidad Científica del Sur
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Professor of Pediatrics

Peru

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Clínica Internacional SA
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Pediatric Endocrinologist

Peru

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Hospital Nacional Alberto Sabogal Sologuren
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Pediatric Endocrinologist

Peru

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Hospital Nacional Edgardo Rebagliati Martins
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Pediatric Endocrinology Fellow

Peru

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Hospital Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión
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Pediatric Resident

Peru

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Ministerio de Salud
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Physician

Peru

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Education

European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Scholarship from the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) to participate in the ESPE Summer School 2024 held in Liverpool, UK

International Consortium of Pediatric Endocrinology
Argentina

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Scholarship from the International Consortium of Pediatric Endocrinology to participate in the Global Fellows Program in Pediatric Endocrinology 2023 held in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Latin American Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
Chile

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Scholarship from the Latin American Society for Pediatric Endocrinology (SLEP) to participate in the SLEP Summer School 2022 held in Bogota, Colombia

Universidad Ricardo Palma
Peru

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Pediatric Endocrinologist

Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Peru

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Master of Science in Epidemiological Research

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Facultad de Medicina de San Fernando
Peru

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Pediatrician

Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos Facultad de Medicina de San Fernando
Peru

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Physician

Publications

Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in a Girl with Normal Karyotype,Hipogonadismo hipogonadotrópico y diabetes mellitus tipo 1 en una niña con cariotipo normal

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Revista Cubana De Pediatria

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MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT SHORT STATURE IN CHILDREN: NARRATIVE REVIEW,CONCEPTOS ERRÓNEOS SOBRE LA TALLA BAJA EN NIÑOS: REVISIÓN NARRATIVA

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Revista Medica De Rosario

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Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series

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Sage Open Medical Case Reports

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Severe transient neonatal hyperinsulinism: First Peruvian case series

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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

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Pediatric Rabies Due to a Feral Cat Bite in the Amazonas Region of Peru: First Rabies Case in a Decade

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Sage Open Pediatrics

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Cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a child with central diabetes insipidus following surgery for recurrent craniopharyngioma: A case report

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Sage Open Medical Case Reports

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Cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a child with central diabetes insipidus following surgery for recurrent craniopharyngioma: A case report

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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

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Life-threatening hypercalcemia in a child with vitamin D intoxication due to parental self-medication: A case report

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Sage Open Medical Case Reports

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Life-threatening hypercalcemia in a child with vitamin D intoxication due to parental self-medication: A case report

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SAGE Open Medical Case Reports

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Clinical and histopathological characteristics of peruvian children with craniopharyngioma,Características clínicas e histopatológicas de niños peruanos con craneofaringioma

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Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo

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Hypoketotic hypoglycemia due to carnitine deficiency in a child,Hipoglicemia hipocetósica por deficiencia de carnitina en un niño

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Hipoglicemia hipocetósica por deficiencia de carnitina en un niño

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Letter to the Editor From Virú-Loza and Chávez-Nomberto: “Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric Growth Hormone Therapy: Results From the Full KIGS Cohort”

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Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

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Letter to the Editor From Virú-Loza and Chávez-Nomberto: “Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric Growth Hormone Therapy: Results From the Full KIGS Cohort”

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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

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NONGENETIC CAUSES OF HYPERTYROSINEMIA THAT MUST BE CONSIDERED WHEN INTERPRETING A FINDING OF ELEVATED URINARY TYROSINE,CAUSAS NO GENÉTICAS DE HIPERTIROSINEMIA QUE DEBEN CONSIDERARSE AL INTERPRETAR UN HALLAZGO DE TIROSINA ELEVADA EN ORINA

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Revista De La Facultad De Medicina Humana

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Nongenetic causes of hypertyrosinemia that must be considered when interpreting a finding of elevated urinary tyrosine

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Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana

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Transient endocrine pancreatic insufficiency secondary to severe pediatric acute necrotizing pancreatitis,Insuficiencia pancreática endocrina transitoria secundaria a pancreatitis aguda necrotizante grave en niña

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Insuficiencia pancreática endocrina transitoria secundaria a pancreatitis aguda necrotizante grave en una niña

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Insuficiencia pancreática endocrina transitoria secundaria a pancreatitis aguda necrotizante grave en una niña

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Prediction of Significant Hyperbilirubinemia in Peruvian Term Newborns

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Global Pediatric Health

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Diagnostic Power of Bilateral Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling with Desmopressin in Paediatric Cushing’s Disease

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Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

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Diagnostic Power of Bilateral Inferior Petrosal Sinus Sampling with Desmopressin in Paediatric Cushing’s Disease

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JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

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Is it risky to start oral feeding in a child with diabetic ketoacidosis before it completely resolves?,¿Es riesgoso iniciar la alimentación oral en un niño con cetoacidosis diabética antes que esta remita por completo?

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Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo

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Prediction of Significant Hyperbilirubinemia in Peruvian Term Newborns

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Global Pediatric Health

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Deficiencia de vitamina D asociada a hiperfosfatemia en niños

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ACTA MEDICA PERUANA

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Analysis of the Performance of Neck Circumference to Identify Overweight and Obese Children

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Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

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Association between maternal depression and the nutritional status of children under five-years-old in Peru: An analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2014-2017

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medRxiv

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Analysis of the performance of neck circumference to identify overweight and obese children

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JCRPE Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

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Association between maternal depression and the nutritional status of children under five-years-old in Peru: An analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey 2014-2017

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Lack of benefit from combined therapy with gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog (GnRHa) and recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in patients with early or precocious puberty,Ausencia de beneficio de la terapia combinada con análogo de hormona liberadora de gonadotropina (GnRHa) y hormona de crecimiento humana recombinante (rhGH) en pacientes con pubertad temprana o precoz

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Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo

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Ausencia de beneficio de la terapia combinada con análogo de hormona liberadora de gonadotropina (GnRHa) y hormona de crecimiento humana recombinante (rhGH) en pacientes con pubertad temprana o precoz

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Revista del Cuerpo Médico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo

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Vitamin D deficiency associated with hyperphosphatemia in children,Deficiencia de vitamina D asociada a hiperfosfatemia en niños

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Acta Medica Peruana

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Factores asociados a la calidad de la atención en población adulta afiliada a la Seguridad Social: El caso peruano

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Revista del Cuerpo Médico del HNAAA

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Analysis of the performance of neck circumference to identify overweight and obese children

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Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology

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El posible mal uso de la reacción inflamatoria en heces en la toma de decisiones sobre la prescripción de antibióticos en las diarreas agudas

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Revista del Cuerpo Médico del HNAAA

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Factors associated with the quality of care in the adult population affiliated to Social Security: The Peruvian case,Factores asociados a la calidad de la atención en población adulta afiliada a la Seguridad Social: El casoperuano

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Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo

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The possible misuse of the measurement of white blood cells in the stools in decision-making on the prescription of antibiotics in acute diarrhea,El posible mal uso de la reacción inflamatoria en hecesenlatomadedecisionessobrelaprescripción deantibióticosenlasdiarreasagudas

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Revista del Cuerpo Medico Hospital Nacional Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo

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Demanda en servicios pediátricos de un hospital del Callao, Perú

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ACTA MEDICA PERUANA

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About weight loss in full-term newborns in the first 48 hours after birth,Sobre la pérdida de peso en recién nacidos a término en las primeras 48 horas post natales

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Revista Chilena de Pediatria

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Factores protectores contra la automedicación en personas con enfermedad reciente que no buscaron atención en un establecimiento de salud

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Self-medication in people with recent illness who do not seek care and its association with the places where they ask for help,Automedicación en personas con enfermedad reciente que no buscan atención y su asociación con los lugares en los que piden ayuda

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Salud Publica de Mexico

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Manejo actual de las intoxicaciones agudas por inhibidores de la colinesterasa: conceptos erróneos y necesidad de guías peruanas actualizadas

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Factores asociados a tuberculosis multidrogorresistente primaria en pacientes de Callao, Perú

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Hyperuricemia and progression of chronic cardiorenal compromise,Hiperuricemia y progresión del compromiso cardiorrenal crónico

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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica

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Factores asociados a planeamiento suicida en estudiantes de una Escuela de Nutrición en Lima, Perú, 2009

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Variabilidad y confiabilidad de los tiempos registrados de procesos operatorios de cesáreas realizadas en una clínica particular de Lima, Perú, 2011

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Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Practices of the health care personnel in relation to tuberculosis prevention measures,Prácticas del personal de salud relacionadas con las medidas de prevención de la tuberculosis

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Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Publica

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