Felix Fajardo de la Cruz

Background

Cruz, Felix Fajardo de la was born on January 14, 1933 in Las Pinas, Rizal, The Philippines. Son of Esteban and Silvestra (Fajardo) de la Cruz. came to the United States, 1956.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. St. Tomas, Manila, 1956; Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1961.

Career

Intern, Clark Air Force Base, The Philippines, 1955-1956; resident in pediatrics, Children's Orthopedic Hospital, Seattle, 1956-1958; pediatrician, Rainier School, Buckley, Washington, 1958-1964; fellow in pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, 1959-1961; medical office, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethedsa, Maryland., 1964-1965; chief children's diagnostic and study branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethedsa, Maryland., 1965-1969; special assistant pediatrics, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethedsa, Maryland., 1969-1988; acting chief MRDD branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethedsa, Maryland., 1988-1989; chief MRDD branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethedsa, Maryland., since 1989.

Achievements

• Felix Fajardo de la Cruz has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Captain United States Public Health Service, since 1964. Fellow APHA, American Academy Pediatrics (genetics committee 1983). Member American Association Mental Retardation (associate editor journal since 1986, Research award 1993).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Ann Pinyerd, April 13, 1963. Children: Richard, David, Marisa, Steven.

Father:

Esteban Cruz

Mother:

Silvestra (Fajardo) Cruz

Spouse:

Elizabeth Ann Pinyerd

child:

Steven Cruz

child:

David Cruz

child:

Richard Cruz

child:

Marisa Cruz