Background
Sumaya, Ciro Valent was born on August 1, 1941 in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Son of Jorge Longoria and Irene Sumaya.
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Ciro Valent Sumaya
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Bachelor, University Texas, Austin, 1962; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas, Galveston, 1966; MPHTM, Tulane University, 1973.
Career
Clinic physician health department, Tuberculosis Control, New Orleans, 1972-1973; assistant professor school medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, 1973-1976; assistant professor pediatrics and pathology, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1976-1978; professor, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1979-1983; professor, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, 1983-1994; associate dean affiliated programs, continuing medical education, University Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, since 1986; director, South Texas Health Research Center, since 1989; program director, Area Health Education Center for South Texas, since 1990; administrator health resources and services administration Public Health Services, Department of Health and Human Services, since 1994. Member Presidential Task Force Health Care Reform, 1994.
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Medical liaison Juvenile Diabetes, San Antonio, 1980-1982. Board directors San Antonio Library Foundation, 1985-1989. Captain United States Air Force, 1967-1969.
Member Infectious Disease Society of America, Society for Pediatric Research, Am.Acad. Pediatrics, American Society for Virology, Mexico-American Physicians Association of S. Texas (vice president 1986-1987), Texas Infectious Diseases Society (president 1986), San Antonio Pediatric Society (secretary-treasurer 1985, vice president 1986, president), PhiBeta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
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Married Carmen Gonzalez, April 8, 1967. Children: Ciro II, Jaimes Andres.
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Roman Catholic