Graduated as a historian from Universidad Nacional Federico Villarreal (UNFV). Subsequently, obtained the Master’s degree in History from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP) and the Doctorate in Social Sciences from UNFV. Was a professor at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, and since 1995 has been a faculty member at the History School of UNFV, where he serves as director. Also taught at Universidade Michel de Montaigne in Bordeaux, France, and was a guest lecturer for Universidade de Taipei.

Publicações principais

Psiquiatras y locos. Perú 1859-1930 (1994),

La multitud, las subsistencias y el trabajo. Lima, 1890-1920 (2001),

Estatura y niveles de vida en el Perú, 1895-2014 (2023),