Homero Joseph Corteguera

Background

Corteguera, Homero Joseph was born on June 28, 1930 in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba. Son of Joseph Maria and Natalia (Jimenez) Corteguera. came to the United States, 1957.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Havana (Cuba) U., 1954.

Career

Postgraduate fellow, Menninger Clinic, Topeka, 1964-1966; assistant clinical director, Menatl Health Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1966-1967; staff psychiatrist, Henderson Clinic, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1967-1968; staff psychiatrist, Sheppard-Enoch Pratt Hospital, Baltimore, 1968-1969; chief psychiatrist, North Chicago VAH, Downey, Illinois, 1969-1972; clinical director, Coral Ridge Psychiatric Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, 1972-1977; clinical director, South Florida Eastern State Hospital, Hollywood, 1977-1978; senior psychiatrist, South Florida Eastern State Hospital, Hollywood, 1978-1993; director psychiatry, 19th St. CRISIS, Fort Lauderdale, since 1993. Clinical professor psychiatry department Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1969-1972, U. Miami (Florida) Medical School, since 1978.

Achievements

• Homero Joseph Corteguera has been listed as a noteworthy Psychiatrist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, Florida Medical Society, Florida Psychiatric Society, New York Academy Sciences, Broward County Medical Society, Broward County Psychiatric Society, Menninger Alumni Association.

Interests

• Avocations: playing piano, classical music, theater, bicycling, ping pong.

Connections

Married Sarah Dominga Villalon, September 18, 1955. Children: Rosemarie, Joseph Richard, Charles.

Father:

Joseph Maria Corteguera

Mother:

Natalia (Jimenez) Corteguera

Spouse:

Sarah Dominga Villalon

child:

Rosemarie Corteguera

child:

Charles Corteguera

child:

Joseph Richard Corteguera