Background
Salinas, Carlos Francisco was born on April 9, 1941 in Iquique, Chile. Son of Carlos F. and Victoria (Cerda) Salinas. came to the United States, 1972.
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Carlos Francisco Salinas
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Bachelor of Science, University Chile, Santiago, 1958. Doctor of Dental Surgery, University Chile, 1963. Doctor of Medical Dentistry, Medical University South Carolina, 1985.
Career
Dentist, National Health Svc., Viña del Mar, Chile, 1963-1965;
private practice, Viña del Mar, 1963-1972;
fellow in medicine/genetics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1972-1974;
faculty member, Medical University South Carolina., Charleston, 1974-1988;
associate professor, Medical University South Carolina., Charleston, 1988-1994;
professor, Medical University South Carolina., Charleston, since 1994;
director division craniofacial genetics, Medical University South Carolina., Charleston, since 1981;
director craniofacial anomalies and cleft lip palate center, Medical University of Southern California, Charleston, since 1995. Faculty member U. Chile, Valparaiso, 1965-1974. Dentist Dental Control Clinic for Chilean Navy, Valparaiso, 1964-1966.
Visiting scientist U. Montreal,1974. International consultant Interamerican College Physicians and Surgeons, Partners of Americas, World Health Organization/Pan American Health Organisation.
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Board directors Partners American (award 1992), East Cooper Community Outreach, South Carolina World Trade Center, Charleston. Chairman board South Carolina Hispanic Coalition, 1994. Founder Circulo Hispanoamericano de Charleston, president 1978-2000.
Honorary consul of Chile, since 1978. Dental director Special Olympics South Carolina, since 2001. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Craniofacial Genetics (president 1985, 92, chairman membership committee 1993-1994), Iberoam.
Society Human Genetics of North America (vice president 1992-1994, president 1994-1996, vice president 2000-2001), Hispanic Dental Association (science program co-chair 2001), Hispano American biomedical Association (vice president since 1997), American Association Dental Schools, American Society Human Genetics, American Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Anomalies Association, International Association for Dental Research, American Association for Dental Research, Interam. College Physicians and Surgeons (board directors chapter faculty and researchers since 1994), Incontinentia Pigmenti Foundation (science advisory council since 1995), Medical Association Puerto Rico (honorary), Peruvian Society Human Genetics (honorary), Medical Society Western District Puerto Rico (honorary).
Connections
Married Maria Asunción Córdova, 1963. Children: Carlos Miguel, Claudio Andres, Maria Asunción.
Education
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1958
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1963
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1985
Career
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1963 - 1972
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1963 - 1965
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1972 - 1974
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1974 - 1988
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1995
Awards
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Fogarty International Research fellow. Grantee National Institutes of Health, 1972-1974, Department of Health, 1979-1980, 80-81, 81-82, 82-83, 83-84, Department Health and Human Services, 1983-1984, 84-85, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1984-1985, South Carolina State Health and Human Services Finance Commission, 1989, Healthy South Carolina Initiative, 1997-2001, South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council, 2000-2002. National Institutes of Health-NIDCR, 2001, Duke Endowment, 2002.Fogarty International Research fellow. Grantee National Institutes of Health, 1972-1974, Department of Health, 1979-1980, 80-81, 81-82, 82-83, 83-84, Department Health and Human Services, 1983-1984, 84-85, March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation, 1984-1985, South Carolina State Health and Human Services Finance Commission, 1989, Healthy South Carolina Initiative, 1997-2001, South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council, 2000-2002. National Institutes of Health-NIDCR, 2001, Duke Endowment, 2002.