German Valenzuela

Background

Abad was born August 10, 1919 in Guayaquil to Juana Valenzuela Garaycoa and mariner Benigno Abad Lara.

Education

He attended primary school in Quito and later in Guayaquil. He attended Guayaquil"s Vicente Rocafuerte School and Quito"s Cristóbal Colón School, graduating from Vicente Rocafuerte.

Career

He served as the doctor to 20 Ecuadorian presidents. In high school, he was an excellent student and athlete. He graduated from the University of Guayaquil in 1948.

He worked in Luis Vernaza Hospital, León Becerra Hospital, and Alejandro Mann Hospital.

He played an important role in the installation of radiological facilities in the Social Security Clinic and Lorenzo Ponce Hospital.

Achievements

• While studying, he received important prizes from the Medical School Association (Asociación Escuela Medicina) and the Guayas Philanthropical Society (Sociedad Filantrópica del Guayas). He received awards including the Orden Nacional First Rate (at Lloyd's) Mérito in the Comendador grade.