Francisco Contreras

Background

Contreras, Francisco was born on April 2, 1926 in Lima, Peru. Son of Agustin and Esther (Campos) Contreras.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 1952; DMed, U Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 1972; Degree in Ophthalmology, U Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 1981; D honoris causa, U. del Centro Santo Domingo, 1987.

Career

Professor ophthalmology, U. San Marcos, Lima, 1975-1980; professor ophthalmology, U. Cayetano Heredia, Lima, since 1968; professor ophthalmology, U. Federico Villarreal, Lima, since 1976; medical director, Peruvian National Eye Institute, Lima, since 1987.

Achievements

• Francisco Contreras has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member International Agency for Prevention of Blindness (vice president 1990), Pan. Am.Assn. Ophthalmology (president 1993-1995, Pan American medal of Ophthalmology 1977), American Academy Ophthalmology, International Society Ophthalmic Pathology (vice president since 1991), Academia Ophthalmologica Internationalis.

Connections

Married Hortencia Calisto (deceased 1990). Children: Cecilia, Ana Isabel, Lily, Rosario. Married Adriana Di Martino, May 29, 1993.

Father:

Agustin Contreras

Mother:

Esther (Campos) Contreras

Spouse:

Hortencia Calisto

Spouse:

Adriana Di Martino

child:

Ana Isabel Contreras

child:

Lily Contreras

child:

Cecilia Contreras

child:

Rosario Contreras