Background
Sarabia, Fermin was born on August 9, 1931 in Santiago, Oriente, Cuba. Son of Enrique and Dulce Maria (Ramos) Sarabia. came to the United States, 1961.
Sarabia, Fermin was born on August 9, 1931 in Santiago, Oriente, Cuba. Son of Enrique and Dulce Maria (Ramos) Sarabia. came to the United States, 1961.
Bachelor of Science, Instituto de Santiago de Cuba, Oriente, 1950; Doctor of Medicine, U. Havana, Cuba, 1959.
Resident physician, General calixto Garcia U. Hospital, Havana, Cuba, 1960-1961;
rotating intern, Orange Memorial Hospital, Orlando, Florida, 1962-1963;
resident in psychiatry, Control State Griffin Memorial Hospital, Norman, Oklahoma, 1963-1966;
staff psychiatrist, San Antonio Eastern State Hospital, 1966-1967;
clinical director, San Antonio Eastern State Hospital, 1967-1969;
part-time psychiatrist, Community Guidance Center, San Antonio, 1969-1970;
private practice, San Antonio, 1969-1993;
field representative, Joint Commision on Accreditation of Healthcare Orgns., San Antonio, since 1993. Clinical associate professor psychiatry University Texas, San Antonio Health Science Center, 1977-1995, clinical professor psychiatry, since 1995. Member Texas Council on Disabilities, 1989-1990, task force on crimes against disabled, 1990.
Board directors Texas State Board of Mental Health/Mental Retardation, since 1989, chairman auditcom., 1989-1991, vice chairman, since 1991, member personnel committee, since 1989. Active staff Santa Rosa Medical Center, San Antonio, since 1968, Baptist Memorial Hospital, San Antonio, since 1977. Courtesy staff St. Luke's Lutheran Hospital, S.W. Texas Meth.Hosp., Humana Hospital of San Antonio, others.
Chief of medical staff Charter Real Hospital, 1991-1997. Medical director Happy Day Health Centers, since 1997.
Cons./volunteer Halfway House of San Antonio, Inc., since 1969, board directors, since 1969, president 1973. Member-at-large Bexar County Hospital District Executive Committee, 1982-1983. Member Horizon House advisory Board, 1980-1981, Camino Real Health Systems Agency Mental Health Task Force, 1977.
Member human rights committee Goodwill Industries, 1970. Psychiatric consultant Parallel School for Disturbed Children, 1971-1972. Board directors Visiting Nurses Association, 1973-1977.
Board directors Club Sembradores de Amistad, 1973-1975, 76-77, president 1978-1979. Fellow American Psychiatric Association. Member American Medical Association, Texas Medical Association (mental health/mental retardation committee 1979-1983, alcohol and drug abuse committee 1983-1986), Bexar County Medical Society (board censors 1989-1991, Chairman of the Board censors 1991, board directors since 1991), Texas Psychiatric Society, Sociedad Medica Hispano Americana, Bexar County Psychiatric Society (secretary-treasurer 1979-1981, president 1982-1983), American Society Adolescent Psychiatry, San Antonio Society Adolescent Psychiatry (president 1988-1989).
Married Perla Lucia Perez de Castro, April 19, 1961. Children: Anthony F., Perla M., Lillian M., PatriciaM.