Background
Lewis, José was born on December 16, 1889 in Panamá City. Son of Samuel Lewis and Clotilde Arango.
Lewis, José was born on December 16, 1889 in Panamá City. Son of Samuel Lewis and Clotilde Arango.
Member of the Municipal Council of Panamá City, 1926-1928. Physician of the National Police Corps, 1926-1931- delegate to the Eighth Pan-American Sanitary Conference of Lima, 1927. President of the Municipal Liberal Directory (Directorio Liberal Municipal), 1928- uepuiy to the National Assembly, 1928 • president of the same, 1930.
President of the Panamanian Committee of the Sixth Pan-American Conference on Child Welfare, Lima, 1931.
Chief surgeon of the Casualty Hospital, Washington, Doctorate,C. 1932. Medical captain of the Fireman’s Corps of Panamá City.
Surgeon of the Santo Tomás Hospital. Sent by the Panamanian government to aid the victims of the Managua (Nicaragua) earthquake.
American Medical Association (fellow). American College of Surgeons (idem (the same)). Medical Association of the District of Columbia.
Pan-American Medical Association (vice-president and trustee).
Asociación Médica Nacional of Panama (founder). Academia de Medicina of Lima (corresponding).
International Medical Club of Washington, District of Columbia Club Unión of Panamá City (twice president1). Decorations: Order of the Sun of Perú.
Married Sara Chiari Méndez.