Alvaro Antonio Pineda

Background

Pineda, Alvaro Antonio was born on August 19, 1938 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Son of Gilberto Joaquin and Zoila Graciela (Fuentes) Pineda. came to the United States, 1966.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. San Carlos, Guatemala City, 1966.

Career

Resident in clinical and ant. pathology, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1966-1970; resident in blood banking, Mayo Graduate School Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, 1976; director clinical laboratories, Roosevelt Hospital, Guatemala City, 1971-1973; consultant, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, since 1973; director apheresis laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, since 1976; director component laboratory, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1980-1996; director transfusion service, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, since 1984. Assistant professor Mayo Medical School, 1976-1982, associate professor, 1982-1989, professor, since 1989.

Achievements

• Alvaro Antonio Pineda has been listed as a noteworthy Transfusion medicine specialist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society for Apheresis (president 1983-1984, Annual Lecturer award 1993), American Association Blood Banks, Argentine Society Hematologists (honorary), Chilean Society Hematology (honorary).

Connections

Married Blanca del Carmen Grandi, May 6, 1966. Children: Lisa Marie, Bianka Helena, AlvaroCamilo.

Father:

Gilberto Joaquin Pineda

Mother:

Zoila Graciela (Fuentes) Pineda

Spouse:

Blanca del Carmen Grandi

child:

Bianka Helena Pineda

child:

AlvaroCamilo Pineda

child:

Lisa Marie Pineda