Jorge Alcocer Varela
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Jorge Alcocer Varela | |
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| Secretary of Health | |
| In office 1 December 2018 – 30 September 2024 | |
| President | Andrés Manuel López Obrador |
| Preceded by | José Narro Robles |
| Succeeded by | David Kershenobich |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1946 |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Occupation | Researcher |
Jorge Alcocer Varela (born 8 February 1946) is a Mexican immunologist, researcher, teacher and healthcare professional. He has served as the head of Secretariat of Health of Mexico, appointed by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, from 2018 to 2024.[1] As a physician and emeritus researcher at the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition, Alcocer Varela has served Mexican public health in various capacities for more than 30 years.[2]
In 1970 Alcocer Varela received a degree in Medicine from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He completed his specialty in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology at the Salvador Zubirán National Institute of Health Sciences and Nutrition. In 1980 he obtained a Postgraduate Degree in Immunology from the Cancer Research UK (formerly ICRF) at the University of London, and later in 2007 he obtained the Ph.D. in medical sciences from the UNAM.[3] He has also a Certification in Rheumatology obtained from Mexican Council of Rheumatology, an organisation which was led by Alcocer Varela in 1992.