Diego Yacaman Mendez

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About me

I am a physician with postgraduate training in Clinical Research and a
master’s degree in Public Health and Epidemiology, currently PhD candidate
at KI.
I graduated as a medical doctor from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de
Mexico (UNAM) in 2015. Then, I worked as a Research Fellow at the
Massacusetts General Hospital (USA). In 2018 I graduated from the master
programme in public health and epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet.
Currently, I am a doctoral candidate and work for the Center of Epidemiology
and Social medicine (CES) at the Stockholm County Council.
Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
February 2019 – currently
Master of Medical Sciences (MSc), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
August 2016 – June 2018
Medical Doctor, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico (UNAM), Mexico City,
Mexico. August 2008 – June 2014.
Principles and Practice of Clinical Research, Harvard Medical School. Boston,
U.S.A. February 2014 – November 2014

Research

My doctoral education is focused on the epidemiology of diabetes. I am also
interested in psychiatry and public health interventions for mental health
disorders.

Articles

Article: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2023;171:107667

Long-term air pollution exposure and Parkinson's disease mortality in a large pooled European cohort: An ELAPSE study.

Cole-Hunter T; Zhang J; So R; Samoli E; Liu S; Chen J; Strak M; Wolf K; Weinmayr G; Rodopolou S; Remfry E; de Hoogh K; Bellander T; Brandt J; Concin H; Zitt E; Fecht D; Forastiere F; Gulliver J; Hoffmann B; Hvidtfeldt UA; Jöckel K-H; Mortensen LH; Ketzel M; Yacamán Méndez D; Leander K; Ljungman P; Faure E; Lee P-C; Elbaz A; Magnusson PKE; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Peters A; Rizzuto D; Vermeulen RCH; Schramm S; Stafoggia M; Katsouyanni K; Brunekreef B; Hoek G; Lim Y-H; Andersen ZJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2022;51(6):e401-e413

Cohort Profile: The Stockholm Diabetes Prevention Programme (SDPP).

Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Fors S; Yacamán Méndez D; Gebreslassie M; Zhou M; Carlsson AC; Svefors P; Wändell P; Östenson C-G; Brynedal B; Lager A
Article: BMC MEDICINE. 2022;20(1):356

Characterization of data-driven clusters in diabetes-free adults and their utility for risk stratification of type 2 diabetes.

Yacamán Méndez D; Zhou M; Trolle Lagerros Y; Gómez Velasco DV; Tynelius P; Gudjonsdottir H; Ponce de Leon A; Eeg-Olofsson K; Östenson C-G; Brynedal B; Aguilar Salinas CA; Ebbevi D; Lager A
Article: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY. 2022;56(13):9277-9290

Long-Term Exposure to Source-Specific Fine Particles and Mortality─A Pooled Analysis of 14 European Cohorts within the ELAPSE Project.

Chen J; Hoek G; de Hoogh K; Rodopoulou S; Andersen ZJ; Bellander T; Brandt J; Fecht D; Forastiere F; Gulliver J; Hertel O; Hoffmann B; Hvidtfeldt UA; Verschuren WMM; Jöckel K-H; Jørgensen JT; Katsouyanni K; Ketzel M; Méndez DY; Leander K; Liu S; Ljungman P; Faure E; Magnusson PKE; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Peters A; Raaschou-Nielsen O; Rizzuto D; Samoli E; van der Schouw YT; Schramm S; Severi G; Stafoggia M; Strak M; Sørensen M; Tjønneland A; Weinmayr G; Wolf K; Zitt E; Brunekreef B; Thurston GD
Article: DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE. 2022;233:109350

Trajectories of NEET (Not in Education, Employment, and Training) in emerging adulthood, and later drug use disorder - a national cohort study.

Manhica H; Yacamán-Méndez D; Sjöqvist H; Lundin A; Agardh E; Danielsson A-K
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH. 2022;19(5):2630

Using Distributed Lag Non-Linear Models to Estimate Exposure Lag-Response Associations between Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease.

Kriit HK; Andersson EM; Carlsen HK; Andersson N; Ljungman PLS; Pershagen G; Segersson D; Eneroth K; Gidhagen L; Spanne M; Molnar P; Wennberg P; Rosengren A; Rizzuto D; Leander K; Yacamán-Méndez D; Magnusson PKE; Forsberg B; Stockfelt L; Sommar JN
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):12494

Life-course trajectories of weight and their impact on the incidence of type 2 diabetes.

Yacamán-Méndez D; Trolle-Lagerros Y; Zhou M; Monteiro Ponce de Leon A; Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Lager A
Article: JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH. 2020;8(2):e14615

The Effect of Smartphone Apps Versus Supervised Exercise on Physical Activity, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Body Composition Among Individuals With Mild-to-Moderate Mobility Disability: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Berglind D; Yacaman-Mendez D; Lavebratt C; Forsell Y
Article: JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH. 2019;110:152-158

Childhood adversities, negative life events and outcomes of non-pharmacological treatments for depression in primary care: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Yacaman-Mendez D; Hallgren M; Forsell Y
Article: EPILEPSY RESEARCH. 2015;117:35-41

Association of adherence to epilepsy quality standards with seizure control.

Moura LMVR; Mendez DY; Jesus JD; Andrade RA; Weissman JS; Vickrey BG; Hoch DB
Article: EPILEPSY & BEHAVIOR. 2015;44:151-154

Quality care in epilepsy: Women's counseling and its association with folic acid prescription or recommendation.

Moura LMVR; Mendez DY; De Jesus J; Andrade RA; Hoch DB

All other publications

KI thesis / dissertation: 2023

Risk factor patterns in type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease : exploring methods for precision medicine in public health

Yacamán Méndez, Diego
Editorial comment: ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL. 2023;173:107853

Reply to Rumrich and colleagues (What does "Parkinson's disease mortality" mean?).

Cole-Hunter T; Zhang J; Lim Y-H; Samoli E; Chen J; Strak M; Wolf K; Weinmayr G; Zitt E; Hoffmann B; Jöckel K-H; Mortensen LH; Ketzel M; Méndez DY; Ljungman P; Nagel G; Pershagen G; Rizzuto D; Schramm S; Brunekreef B; Hoek G; Andersen ZJ
Corrigendum: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):18602

Author Correction: Life-course trajectories of weight and their impact on the incidence of type 2 diabetes.

Yacamán-Méndez D; Trolle-Lagerros Y; Zhou M; Monteiro Ponce de Leon A; Gudjonsdottir H; Tynelius P; Lager A
Letter: SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH. 2021;228:316-318

Physical exercise is associated with a reduction in inflammatory biomarkers in first-episode psychosis: A pilot study of CRP, SAA, sICAM-1 and sVCAM-1.

Lavebratt C; Stiernborg M; Kumar P; Yacaman-Mendez D; Skott M; Melas PA; Forsell Y

Employments

Affiliated to Research, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2024-2027

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, 2023
Degree Of Master Of Medical Science 120 Credits, Karolinska Institutet, 2018

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