Peter Chedraui, MD, MSc

Obstetrician and Gynecologist currently Director of the Institute of Biomedicine and Molecular Laboratory of the Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador. Associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the same University and Medical Staff member of the Enrique C. Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. Member of several National and International Scientific Societies with more than 80 peer-reviewed publications. He is currently President of the Ecuadorian Climacteric and Menopause Society (Guayas Branch), garnishing multiple grants from the Universidad Católica, Pharmaceutical enterprises and private foundations. In addition, is currently an active research collaborator for several international joint efforts. Dr. Chedraui’s primary research interests are molecular biology of preeclampsia and preterm birth and their impact of adult female health, the epidemiology of the menopause and healthcare issues of mid-aged women.
Close links with key colleagues in other countries, particularly in Latin America, would certainly enhance the role of IMS in developing countries. This will help IMS and its members appreciate the particular needs and clinical issues of women from Latin America. As elected board member his desire is to support the mission of IMS with focus on research and education in developing countries. In addition to continue supporting research initiatives of Latin American colleagues in relation to women’s health and needs.

Selection of peer-reviewed publications

Arakane M, Castillo C, Rosero MF, Peñafiel R, Pérez-López FR, Chedraui P. Factors relating to insomnia during the menopausal transition as evaluated by the Insomnia Severity Index. Maturitas 2011;69:157-61.
Blümel JE, Chedraui P, Baron G, et al; Collaborative Group for Research of the Climacteric in Latin America (REDLINC). A large multinational study of vasomotor symptom prevalence, duration, and impact on quality of life in middle-aged women. Menopause 2011;18:778-85.
Chedraui P, Jaramillo W, Pérez-López FR, Escobar GS, Morocho N, Hidalgo L. Pro-inflammatory cytokine levels in postmenopausal women with the metabolic syndrome. Gynecol Endocrinol 2011;27:685-91.
Salazar-Pousada D, Arroyo D, Hidalgo L, Pérez-López FR, Chedraui P. Depressive Symptoms and Resilience among Pregnant Adolescents: A Case-Control Study. Obstet Gynecol Int. 2010;2010:952493.
Chedraui P, Lockwood CJ, Schatz F, Buchwalder LF, Schwager G, Guerrero C, Escobar GS, Hidalgo L. Increased plasma soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 and endoglin levels in pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2009;22:565-70.
Chedraui P, Aguirre W, Calle A, et al. Risk factors related to the presence and severity of hot flushes in mid-aged Ecuadorian women. Maturitas 2010;65:378-82.
Medina M, Moya W, Hidalgo L, Calle A, Terán E, Chedraui P. Molecular identification of endocervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection among gestations at risk for preterm birth in Ecuador. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2009;279:9-10.
Chedraui P, Blümel JE, Baron G, et al. Impaired quality of life among middle aged women: a multicentre Latin American study. Maturitas 2008;61:323-9.