Leonelo Bautista

Leonelo Bautista is an Associate Professor in the Department of Population Health Sciences at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Medicine and Public Health. His research examines cardiovascular disease distribution in developing countries, hypertension etiology, and obesity epidemiology through the Latin American Studies on Obesity (LASO) consortium. Additional investigations explore inflammation-endothelial function relationships and socio-economic impacts on treatment adherence.

Research interests focus on:

• Cardiovascular epidemiology in resource-limited settings
• Obesity pathogenesis and public health interventions
• Biomarker studies of chronic inflammation
• Hypertension management challenges

Recent publications demonstrate methodological rigor in systematic reviews and meta-analyses across cardiometabolic health, environmental toxicology, and infectious disease epidemiology, with emerging work on diagnostic validation during public health emergencies.