Emeritus Member
Health Sciences: Dr. in Medicine
Date of admittance: 03/07/1980
Medal: Nº 47
Dr. in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. Diploma of Specialist in Ophthalmology by the Barraquer Institute of Barcelona. Spain.
Titles of Medical Specialist in Ophthalmology and of Specialist in Aeronautical Medicine by the University of Barcelona, Spain.
Head of the Retina and Vitreous Department of the Bonafonte Ophthalmology Center. Barcelona, Spain.
Professor Honoris Causa International University Eugenio María de Hostos. Santo Domingo.
Dr. Honoris Causa in Health Sciences from the Catholic University of Santo Domingo and the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo Primada de América, Dominican Republic.
Dr. Honoris Causa by the Department of Health Sciences, Universidad Central del Este, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.
Dr. Honoris Causa at Scienze Sociali Della Università Internazionale per la Ricerca Scientifica, Rome, Italy. Academic Numerary and Distinguished with the “Academic Laudatio”, maximum distinction awarded by the Academy of Sciences of the Dominican Republic to renowned indigenous scientists.
Academic Member of the Spanish Medical Surgical Academy. Madrid. Spain.
Full Member of the Medical-Pharmaceutical Institute of Catalonia. Declared Master of Dominican Medicine, Professor, Member or Member of Merit, Honorary, Academician of Honor, Distinguished, Correspondent, Correspondent, Extraordinary, Adoptive Son, Benemérito, Exemplary Citizen etc., of more than 20 Associations, Societies, Medical Associations, Royal Academies and Academies of World Medicine.
Author of numerous works (around 200), published in different languages, of the book: “Current state and treatment of diabetic retinopathy”, from the monograph: “Clinical-surgical treatment of vitreous-retinal affections” and of the booklet: “Psychogenic interpretation” Philosophical of the Look “.
He has edited 22 films and videos of vitreoretinal surgery. Among the many decorations he has, the following 4 Grand Crosses stand out:
1) Great Cross Silver Plate of the Equestrian Order of San Gregorio Magno.
2) Grand Cross Silver Plate Order San Silvestre Papa. Both conferred by the Vatican State.
3) Grand Cross Silver Plate of the Order of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella.
4) Grand Cross Silver Plate of the Heraldic Order of Cristób1al Colón. The last two issued by the Superior Government of the Dominican Republic.