Roberto Tapia-Conyer

Dr. Roberto Tapia-Conyer obtained an MD from the National University of Mexico (UNAM). He also holds master’s degrees in science and public health from Harvard University, USA, and a doctorate in sciences from UNAM. His career has transcended the common limits of the health expert, combining his medical vision with innovation, creativity, technological development, and a marked emphasis on human and gender rights. Innovation with a social perspective is the common denominator of his career. Dr. Tapia-Conyer is a member of the National System of Researchers of the National Council of Humanities, Sciences and Technologies (CONAHCYT) Level III. He is also a member of the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico, the National Academy of Surgery, the Mexican Academy of Sciences, and the Mexican Society of Public Health. For 25 years, Dr. Tapia-Conyer dedicated himself to public service in the Federal Ministry of Health, where he held positions from which he led the generation of public policies, the foundation of current health programs on issues such as addictions, vaccination, and HIV and AIDS. He also established the current National Epidemiological Surveillance System and the National Health Survey System. For 45 years he has worked as a professor at the UNAM Faculty of Medicine, an institution that awarded him the medal for University Merit and that successfully nominated him to receive the 2017 Medical Merit Award, the most important recognition in the field in Mexico. In addition, he has been a visiting professor at the University of California, at the San Francisco, Berkeley, and Irvine campuses. He currently serves as General Director of the Carlos Slim Foundation, from where he has created and promoted a broad agenda of innovations in digital health, in addition to coining the concept of Personalized Public Health.