Background
PEÑA CHAVARRÍ A, Antonio was born on May 2, 1899 in San José. Son of Antonio Peña and Mariana Chavarria.
PEÑA CHAVARRÍ A, Antonio was born on May 2, 1899 in San José. Son of Antonio Peña and Mariana Chavarria.
Chief of the section of tropical diseases of the San Juan de Dios Hospital of San José, 1924-1928. Professor of tropical medicine in the University of Colombia, 1928. Chief of the children"s department of the San Juan de Dios Hospital since 1931.
President of the Directive Board of the Carlos Durán Sanatorium, 1932-1934.
President of the Costa Rica Faculty of Medicine since 1934.
Academia de Medicina of Colombia. Idaho (U.S.) of Lima; Medical Association of Tropical Medicine, American Public Health Association, and National Tuberculosis Association, all of the United States. Rotary Club of San José (president).
Married Margarita C. de Peña. Children: Rosa Maria, Margarita, and María Eugenia.