Background
Fonseca, João L. Barroso was born on July 6, 1926 in Luanda, Portuguese Angola. Son of Francisco and Margarida Faria (Barroso) Fonseca.
Fonseca, João L. Barroso was born on July 6, 1926 in Luanda, Portuguese Angola. Son of Francisco and Margarida Faria (Barroso) Fonseca.
Doctor of Medicine, Lisbon (Portugal) University, 1949. Postgraduate, Medical School of London, 1956.
Intern, Civil Hospital Lisbon, 1950-1954; intern graduate in medicine, U. Hospital Station Maria, Lisbon, 1954-1955; senior registrar internal medicine, Civil Hospital of Lisbon, 1957-1969; general practice, Lisbon Tramway Company, 1957-1991; general practice, Portuguese Airlines, 1957-1991; retired, 1991.
Member Portuguese Military Medical Reserve, 1949-1951. Fellow Portuguese Cardiac Medical Society, Portuguese Society Internal Medicine, Portuguese Society Atheriosclerosis.
Married Teresa Maria Lima Garcia, April 25, 1954. Children: Ana, Rita, Francisco, Teresa, Sofia.