Germán Abad Valenzuela
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Germán Abad Valenzuela was an Ecuador
ian radiologist. He served as the doctor to 20 Ecuadorian presidents.
Abad was born August 10, 1919 in Guayaquil
to Juana Valenzuela Garaycoa and mariner Benigno Abad Lara. He attended primary school in Quito
and later in Guayaquil. In high school, he was an excellent student and athlete. He attended Guayaquil's Vicente Rocafuerte School and Quito's Cristóbal Colón School, graduating from Vicente Rocafuerte. He graduated from the University of Guayaquil in 1948. While studying, he received important prizes from the Medical School Association (Asociación Escuela Medicina) and the Guayas Philanthropical Society (Sociedad Filantrópica del Guayas).
He worked in Luis Vernaza Hospital, León Becerra Hospital, and Alejandro Mann Hospital. He played an important role in the installation of radiological facilities in the Social Security Clinic and Lorenzo Ponce Hospital.
He received awards including the Orden Nacional Al Mérito in the Comendador grade. He was married to Lidia Rodríguez, with whom he had five children.
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
ian radiologist. He served as the doctor to 20 Ecuadorian presidents.
Abad was born August 10, 1919 in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
to Juana Valenzuela Garaycoa and mariner Benigno Abad Lara. He attended primary school in Quito
Quito
San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...
and later in Guayaquil. In high school, he was an excellent student and athlete. He attended Guayaquil's Vicente Rocafuerte School and Quito's Cristóbal Colón School, graduating from Vicente Rocafuerte. He graduated from the University of Guayaquil in 1948. While studying, he received important prizes from the Medical School Association (Asociación Escuela Medicina) and the Guayas Philanthropical Society (Sociedad Filantrópica del Guayas).
He worked in Luis Vernaza Hospital, León Becerra Hospital, and Alejandro Mann Hospital. He played an important role in the installation of radiological facilities in the Social Security Clinic and Lorenzo Ponce Hospital.
He received awards including the Orden Nacional Al Mérito in the Comendador grade. He was married to Lidia Rodríguez, with whom he had five children.