Background
Barraquer, Joaquín was born on January 26, 1927 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Ignacio Barraquer and Josefa Moner.
Barraquer, Joaquín was born on January 26, 1927 in Barcelona, Spain. Son of Ignacio Barraquer and Josefa Moner.
Licence in medicine and surgery, University Barcelona, 1951. Doctor Medical and Surgery, University Madrid, 1955. Doctor Medical and Surgery, University Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1957.
Doctor Medical and Surgery, Ministry Public Health, Bogota, 1965. Professor Libero Docente in Clinica Oculistica, University Rome, 1958. D. Medical and Surgery, University Hamburg, Germany, 1972.
Doctor, University Cat. Santiago de Guayaquil, Ecuador, 1975. Doctor, University Nac.
Asuncion, Paraguay, 1983. Doctor, University Pedro Henriquez Ureña Sto. Domingo, Dominican Repubic, 1987.
Director surgery, Clinica Barraquer, Barcelona, 1953-1973;
vice president, Institute Barraquer, Barcelona, 1957-1961;
executive director, Institute Barraquer, since 1961;
director, Centro Oftalmología Barraquer, since 1973;
chairman ocular surgery, Autonomous U. Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain, since 1970. Director Banco de Ojos para el Tratamiento de la Ceguera, Barcelona, since 1967, Professional School Specialization in Ophthalmology, Barcelona, 1973-1993, Institut Universitari Barraquer, since 1994. Vice president Highlights of Ophthalmology, Panama, since 1992.
Honorary professor of University Seville, Spain, 1971, U. Guayaquil, 1975.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Ophthalmology (honorary), Royal College Opthalmologists (London). Member American Medical Association (honorary), Royal Academy Medicine (academician since 1988), Society Eye Surgeons (honorary), Reial Acadèmia de Medicina de Catalunya, also numerous Spanish, foreign and international ophthalmologic societies.
Married Mariana Compte, May 4, 1953. Children: Elena, Mariana, Rafael-Ignacio.