Background
Ponseti, Ignacio Vives was born on June 3, 1914 in Cuidadela, Balearic Islands, Spain. Son of Miguel and Margarita (Vives) Ponseti.
Ponseti, Ignacio Vives was born on June 3, 1914 in Cuidadela, Balearic Islands, Spain. Son of Miguel and Margarita (Vives) Ponseti.
Bachelor of Science, University Barcelona, 1930. Doctor of Medicine, University Barcelona, 1936. Doctor honoris causa, University Barcelona, 1984.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Iowa, 2007.
Instructor department orthopaedic surgery, State University Iowa, 1944-1957; professor, State University Iowa, since 1957.
Captain Medical Corps Spanish Army, 1936-1939. Member Association Bone and Joint Surgeons, American Academy Cerebral Palsy, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, International College Surgeons, New York Academy of Sciences, American Medical Association (Ketoen gold medal 1960), American Academy Orthopedic Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American Orthopedic Association, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society (honorary), Iowa Medical Society, Orthopedic Research Society (Shands award 1975), Sigma Xi, Asociacion Argentina de Cirugia (honorary), Asociacion Balear de Cirugia (honorary), Sociedad de Cirujanos de Chile (honorary), Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Ortopedica (honorary), Sociedad Brasilera de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (honorary).
1 child, William Edward. Married Helena Percas, 1961.