Carlos Garcia-Rivera

Background

Garcia-Rivera, Carlos was born on September 19, 1940 in Havana, Cuba. Son of Carlos A. and Hortensia B. Garcia-Rivera. came to the United States, 1960.

Education

AB, Boston University, 1963; Doctor of Medicine, U. Miami, 1967; Bachelor, U. Maryland., 1974.

Career

Intern, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1967-1968; surgery resident, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida, 1968-1970; surgery resident, Gorgas Hospital, Canal Zone, 1970-1972; thoracic surgery fellow, Letterman Medical Center, San Francisco, 1976-1978. Volunteer surgeon, Vietnam, 1971, Santo Domingo and Control American, 1983-1993.

Achievements

• Carlos Garcia-Rivera has been listed as a noteworthy Thoracic surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant colonel United States Army, 1972-1979. Fellow American College Surgeons, American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians, Interam. College Physicians and Surgeons.

Interests

• Avocations: languages, traveling.

Connections

Married Maria T. Garcia-Rivera, 1961. Children: Maria, Monique, Carlos, Oscar, Cristina, Eduardo.

Father:

Carlos A.

Mother:

Hortensia B. Garcia-Rivera

Spouse:

Maria T. Garcia-Rivera

child:

Maria Garcia-Rivera

child:

Cristina Garcia-Rivera

child:

Eduardo Garcia-Rivera

child:

Monique Garcia-Rivera

child:

Carlos Garcia-Rivera

child:

Oscar Garcia-Rivera