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Courtney DeCan, MD, MPH

Assistant Clinical Professor
UCLA

Courtney DeCan, MD, MPH earned her MD from the University of Washington and completed her internship and residency in Internal Medicine, followed by a fellowship in Preventive Medicine, at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). During her training, she engaged in public health work in Peru and the Dominican Republic, and later worked clinically with the Infectious Diseases service in Iquitos, Peru.

Dr. DeCan joined UCLA's faculty in 2023 as a member of the Division of Clinical Nutrition in the Department of Medicine. She also serves as Global Health Faculty for the Internal Medicine Residency Pathway Program. In this role, she coordinates resident rotations in Iquitos, Peru in collaboration with colleagues in the Hospital Regional de Loreto. She typically spends four weeks per year in-country, working alongside the Tropical and Infectious Diseases service while coordinating medical education, research, and mentorship opportunities.

Her research focuses on improving nutrition access in underserved populations, medical education, global health, and the relationship between infectious diseases and nutritional status. She is currently collaborating on a grant investigating the role of the gut microbiome in the immune response to Dengue Virus (DENV) and DENV shedding in stool.

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.

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