Background
Orozco, Hector was born on July 28, 1935 in Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico. Son of Francisco Orozco and Ana Maria Zepeda.
Orozco, Hector was born on July 28, 1935 in Sahuayo, Michoacan, Mexico. Son of Francisco Orozco and Ana Maria Zepeda.
Doctor of Medicine, Autonomous University Guadalajara, Guadalajara City, Mexico, 1960.
Intern, General Hospital Jesus Silva, Uruapan, Michoacan., Mexico, 1960-1961; resident in internal medicine, National Institute Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran", Mexico City, 1962-1964; resident in general surgery, National Institute Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran", Mexico City, 1964-1966; surgical research fellow, Graduate Hospital-University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1966-1967; resident in general surgery, St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 1967-1969; staff surgeon, Red Cross Hospital, Mexico City, 1970-1971; staff surgeon, chief of surgery, Navy Medical Center, Mexico City, 1970-1979; staff surgeon, National Institute Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran", Mexico City, since 1972; chief portal hypertension clinic, National Institute Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran", Mexico City, since 1973; department chairman surgery, National Institute Nutrition "Salvador Zubiran", Mexico City, since 1989. Postgraduate professor surgery U. National Autonoma Mexico, Mexico City, since 1982. Staff investigator Program of Investigators of Mexico National Institutions of Health, Mexico City, since 1991.
Volunteer Red Cross Hospital, Uruapan, 1961-1962. Fellow American College of Surgeons (fellow Mexico chapter since 1970), National Institute Nutrition Medical Association (vice president 1990-1992, president 1993-1994), American British Crowdad Hospital Association, Navy Medical Society, Society for Surgery of Alimentary Tract, Bockus International Society, Gastroenterology Society Ecuador, Mexico Academy Surgery (surgery coordinator 1991, Best Paper award 1987, 88), National Academy Medicine (Best Paper award 1988), World Association Hepato-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery, American Association for Study of Liver Diseases, National Academy Clinical Investigation, Medical Association Sahuayo, Interant. Gastro-Surgical Club, International Association Study for the Liver IASL (Latin-American association).
Member Mexican Society Hepatology, Mexican Association Gastroenterology.
Married Silvia Arceo, February 25, 1967. Children: Adrian, Paulo, Julian.