Oscar Cerda Becerra (1874 – 16 May 1960) was a Chilean physician and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile.
Cerda studied medicine at the University of Chile, graduating as a physician and surgeon on 18 December 1899. His thesis was titled Contribución al estudio clínico de la trinitrina. He practiced medicine in Temuco from 1901 to 1934, serving in several public health positions, including as a physician at the Temuco Hospital and as provincial health chief of Cautín.
A member of the Radical Party, Cerda was elected deputy for Temuco, Imperial and Llaima for the 1915–1918 legislative period. During his term, he served on the Permanent Commission of Public Works.
He later continued his medical career in Santiago, where he worked at the Polyclinic of the Caja de Seguro y Beneficencia Pública and headed Santiago's Department of Health and Municipal Inspection from 1934 to 1955. He died in Santiago on 16 May 1960.
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