Academic Work

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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

• HIV/AIDS mouth manifestations
• Oral cancer
• Human papillomavirus infection
• Oral mucositis
• Molecular Biology of cancer

Profile

Doctor Irma Gabriela Anaya Saavedra is a Professor of the Department of Health Care of the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Xochimilco Campus, (2008 to date). Coordinator of the Master's Degree in Oral Pathology and Medicine, Xochimilco Campus (2015 to date). President of the Mexican Association of Pathology and Oral Medicine, Colegio A.C., 2019-2021.

She is a Dental Surgeon by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (1993-1997). Specialty in Pathology and Oral Medicine by the UAM Xochimilco Campus (1998-1999). Training in Oral Pathology, Centro de Diagnóstico Histopatológico, Guatemala, 2000. Doctorate in Biological Sciences at the Xochimilco Campus (2003-2007).

She is the author of 41 specialized research articles in JCR indexed journals, five book chapters, and two books. Author and co-author of more than 160 papers in specialized scientific events (national and international). She has given more than 42 keynote lectures at scientific events. She has supervised 32 undergraduate theses, 21 specialty theses, 25 master's, and three doctoral theses.

She is responsible for the Clinics of Pathology and Oral Medicine of the Xochimilco Campus based at the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition "Salvador Zubirán", Specialized Clinic Condesa and Condesa Iztapalapa, LDC "Rafael Lozano", and the Reference Center for oral mucosal lesions, Xochimilco Campus.

Member of the National System of Researchers. Level II (valid until 2024); Associate Editor of Oral Diseases Journal; . Member of the Editorial Committee of the Oral Medicine Journal, British Medical Journal, and the International Journal of STD and AIDS; Full Member of the Academic Staff Review Committee in the area of Health Sciences, period 2013-2015: Member of the CONACYT Registry of Accredited Evaluators of the National System of Scientific and Technological Evaluation (SINECYT); Secretary of the Mexican Association of Pathology and Oral Medicine, College (2016-2017); Vice President of the Mexican Association of Pathology and Oral Medicine, College (2018-2019).

Associations and academies: Collegiate member of the Mexican Association of Pathology and Oral Medicine, College; Member of the International Association of Oral Pathologists.
Founding member of the Mexican Society of Papilloma Virus A.C.; Member of the Iberoamerican Academy of Oral Medicine and Pathology; Member of the Mexican Association of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology.

Awards: 28 Research Awards; Best reviewer Award 2016. Oral Diseases Journal; Travel Award IADR. The 8 WW7 HIV oral workshop, Chennai, India. September 2016. Research Area Awards 2019, 2017, and 2015. Basic Sciences Area. Academic Council, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana; Travel Award. The 7th World Workshop on Oral Health & Disease in AIDS. Hyderabad, India. November 6-9, 2014. NIDCR Grant no. U13DE024696; Best Review Paper 2013. Urban legends series: oral manifestations of HIV infection. LL Patton, V Ramirez-Amador, G Anaya-Saavedra, W Nittayananta, M Carrozzo, K Ranganathan. Oral Diseases Journal.

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Research interests

• HIV/AIDS mouth manifestations
• Oral cancer
• Human papillomavirus infection
• Oral mucositis
• Molecular Biology of cancer

Academic Work

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
	Maia-Lima, M.P., Ferreira, L.M., Cunha, Z.A. and 14 more (...) (2026).Undergraduate Dental Students' Perceptions of Teaching Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine in Latin America: A Multicenter Study. Oral Diseases,	\| 4 \|
OA	Anaya-Saavedra, G., Castillejos-García, I., Vázquez-Garduño, M. (2026).Diagnostic challenges and clinical management gaps in HPV-related oral lesions. Frontiers in Oral Health,6	\| 3 \| 5 \|
OA	Ramírez-Hernández, M.D.C., Gaytán-Cervantes, J., González-Torres, C. and 21 more (...) (2025).Oral Microbiota Dysbiosis in Male HIV Patients: Comparative Analysis of Candidiasis and HPV-Associated Lesions. Microorganisms,13(9)	\| 3 \|
OA	Saldivia-Siracusa, C., González-Pérez, L.V., Rivera, C. and 17 more (...) (2025).Oral Medicine in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive survey of recognition, training, and practice. Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal,30(3) 363-372
OA	Figueroa-Ramos, A.M., Anaya-Saavedra, G., Irigoyen-Camacho, M.E. and 1 more (...) (2025).Oral Medicine: a retrospective analysis of patient profiles, diagnoses, and referral patterns in Mexico City. Medicina Oral Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal,30(6) 898-905
	Anaya-Saavedra, G., Vázquez-Garduño, M. (2025).Oral Verruciform Xanthomas. New England Journal of Medicine,393(14)
OA	Ramírez-Amador, V., Anaya-Saavedra, G., Petti, S. and 8 more (...) (2024).Oral cancer and precancer in Oral Pathology and Medicine curricula of Mexican dental schools. Oral Diseases,30(4) 2150-2157	\| 3 \|
	Maldonado-Mendoza, J., Ramírez-Amador, V., Anaya-Saavedra, G. (2024).Primary oral and sinonasal mucosal melanomas in Latin America: a systematic review. International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery,53(6) 449-460	\| 3 \|
OA	Anaya-Saavedra, G., Vázquez-Garduño, M. (2024).Oral HPV-associated dysplasia: is koilocytic dysplasia a separate entity?. Frontiers in Oral Health,5	\| 3 \|
	Ramírez-Amador, V., Figueroa-Ramos, A., Valencia-Mayoral, P. and 2 more (...) (2023).Clinicopathological and molecular approaches to the diagnosis of oral lesions in Mpox: Case report. International Journal of STD and AIDS,34(13) 990-993	\| 3 \|
OA	Anaya-Saavedra, G. (2022).Oral manifestations accompanying and related to COVID-19: Overlooking the obvious. Oral Diseases,28(2) 2530-2532	\| 3 \|
	Castillejos-García, I., Ramírez-Amador, V., Gómez-Mejía, E. and 2 more (...) (2020).Clinical manifestations and risk factors for oral immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in Mexico. Oral Diseases,26(1) 153-157	\| 3 \|
OA	Johnson, N.W., Anaya-Saavedra, G., Webster-Cyriaque, J. (2020).Viruses and oral diseases in HIV-infected individuals on long-term antiretroviral therapy: What are the risks and what are the mechanisms?. Oral Diseases,26(1) 80-90	\| 3 \| 5 \|
	Ramírez-Amador, V., Anaya-Saavedra, G., Calva-Mercado, J.J. (2020).The challenging diagnosis of overlapping oral primary/secondary syphilis with nonreactive serology. Journal of Cutaneous Pathology,47(11) 1058-1062	\| 3 \|

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	26I	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
2	26I	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
3	26I	Patología y Medicina Bucal II	Posgrado
4	26I	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
5	25O	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
6	25O	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
7	25O	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
8	25O	Patología y Medicina Bucal I	Posgrado
9	25P	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
10	25P	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
11	25P	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
12	25I	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
13	25I	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
14	25I	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
15	24O	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
16	24O	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis III	Posgrado
17	24O	Seminario de Investigación II	Posgrado
18	24O	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
19	24O	Anatomía y Fisiología en el Diagnostico y Manejo Clínico	Licenciatura
20	24P	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
21	24P	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
22	24P	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
23	24P	Seminario de Investigación I	Posgrado
24	24P	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
25	24P	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis II	Posgrado
26	24I	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
27	24I	Atención Integral y Quirúrgica del Adolescente al Adulto	Licenciatura
28	24I	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
29	24I	Patología y Medicina Bucal III	Posgrado
30	24I	Trabajo de Redacción de Tesis I	Posgrado
31	23O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
32	23O	Patología y Medicina Bucal II	Posgrado
33	23O	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
34	23O	Seminario VII	Posgrado
35	23P	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
36	23P	Patología y Medicina Bucal I	Posgrado
37	23P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
38	23I	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
39	22O	Salud Bucal	Licenciatura
40	22O	Trabajo de Investigación VI	Posgrado
41	22O	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
42	22O	Seminario VI	Posgrado
43	22O	Salud Bucal	Licenciatura
44	22O	Salud Bucal	Licenciatura
45	22O	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
46	22P	Salud Bucal	Licenciatura
47	22P	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
48	22P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
49	22P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
50	22P	Seminario V	Posgrado
51	22P	Seminario de Investigación II	Posgrado
52	22P	Seminario de Investigación II	Posgrado
53	22P	Salud Bucal	Licenciatura
54	22P	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
55	22P	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
56	22I	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
57	22I	Desarrollo Cráneo-Facial de la Gestación a la Etapa Escolar	Licenciatura
58	22I	Salud Bucal	Licenciatura
59	22I	Seminario de Investigación I	Posgrado
60	22I	Seminario IV	Posgrado

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