Alfonso Escobar Rojas

Background

Rojas, Alfonso Escobar was born on July 26, 1936 in Medellin, Colombia. Son of Roberto Escobar Velez and Carolina Rojas Gonzalez E.

Education

Bachelor, College San Ignacio, Medellin, 1953; Doctor of Dental Surgery, U. Antioquia Medical, 1959; postgraduate, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1963-1964.

Career

Fellow, Guggenheim Dental Clinic, New York City, 1961-1962; from clinical instructor to associate dean school dentistry, U. Antioquia, 1965-1972; associate professor school dentistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1972-1974; professor, Institute Ciecnias de la Salud, Medellin, since 1975. Coordinator latin American courses pediatrics dentistry University of Illinois College Dentistry, 1973-1995. Consultant World Health Organization, 1975-1985.

President Executive Committee Institute Ciencias de la Salud, 1982-1986. Director office international affairs Certificate in Superior Studies, Medellin, since 1996.

Achievements

• Alfonso Escobar Rojas has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatric dentist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant Colombia military research, 1954. Member American Academy Pediat. Dentistry, Colombian Academy Pediat.

Dentistry (president 1993), Society Odontologica Antioquena.

Interests

• Avocations: horseback riding, gardening, reading, writing.

Connections

Married Stelia Navarro, July 22, 1961. Children: Maria Eugenia, Maria Clara, Stelia.

Father:

Roberto Escobar Velez

Mother:

Carolina Rojas Gonzalez E.

Spouse:

Stelia Navarro

child:

Stelia Rojas

child:

Maria Clara Rojas

child:

Maria Eugenia Rojas