Marcos Cueto

Marcos Cueto is a Peruvian/Brazilian historian and Professor at the Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz) in Rio de Janeiro, and a researcher at the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos in Lima. He holds a Ph.D. from Columbia University and has been a visiting professor at the University of Chicago, Harvard University, and Stanford University. Currently, he is a visiting scholar at Princeton University's Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS), working on a project about inequality and social responses to COVID-19 in Latin America.

His research centers on the history of medicine and public health in Latin America, with a particular focus on epidemics, medical science development, and health policy. His interdisciplinary work bridges history, public health, and social sciences, contributing to a deeper understanding of health inequalities and institutional responses in the region.

Cueto co-authored the influential book Medicine and Public Health in Latin America: A History, which won the George Rosen Award. His scholarly output reflects long-term engagement with the historical dimensions of health crises, especially in Latin American contexts.

• George Rosen Award from the American Association for the History of Medicine

He has mentored numerous students and researchers, though specific names are not listed in the provided text. His work has been supported by academic institutions and research centers across the Americas. As an active editor, he served as editor of História, Ciência, Saúde – Manguinhos, a leading journal in the history of health and science in Latin America.

Cueto is affiliated with key research institutions including Fiocruz and the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, both of which are central to health and social science research in Brazil and Peru, respectively. His current project at Princeton continues his commitment to analyzing the intersection of politics, inequality, and public health during pandemics.