Background
José A. was born on 30 October in 1936 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Son of Jose I. Martinez and Basilia O'Ferrall.
retired air force officer public health physician
José A. was born on 30 October in 1936 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Son of Jose I. Martinez and Basilia O'Ferrall.
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, University Puerto Rico, 1955. Doctor of Medicine, University Puerto Rico, 1959. Master in Public Health, University California, Berkeley, 1967.
Graduate, Flight Surgeon School, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1960. Graduate, School Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, 1969. Graduate, Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, 1973.
Intern Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, 1960. Commissioned captain United States Air Force, 1960, advanced through grades to colonel, 1975. Chief of aviation medicine Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco, 1960-1961.
Chief of professional services and aviation medicine Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, 1961-1964. Chief of aerospace medicine Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, 1964-1966. Ambassador health clinic medical director Bien Hoa, Vietnam, 1969-1970.
Resident in preventive and aerospace medicine Brooks Air Force Base, San Antonio, 1967-1969, Scott Air Force Base, Belleville, Illinois, 1968-1969. Hospital Commander, medical director Altus Air Force Base, Altus, Oklahoma, 1970-1972. Command surgeon, director base medical services United States Air Force Southern Command, Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone, 1973-1976.
Team chief United States Air Force Medical Inspection, Norton Air Force Base, California, 1976-1978. Commander, medical director United States Air Force Medical Center, Clark Air Base, The Philippines, 1978-1980. Deputy surgeon United States Air Force Air Training Command, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas, 1980-1981.
Vice Commander Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, 1981-1985. Hospital Commander, medical director Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, 1985-1988. Medical consultant United States Air Force Mit.
Personnel Center, Randolph Air Force Base, 1988-1990. Retired, 1990; preventive medicine consultant Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 1990-1995. Prev. medicine consultant Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital, Taif, Saudi Arabia, 1991-1995.
Appointed by United States Air Force Surgeon General to represent United States Medicine in the Air Forces of Americas, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Colombia. Lecturer in field.
Fellow American College Preventive Medicine (associate), Aerospace Medical Association (associate). Member American Medical Association, Association Military Surgeons United States, Society Hospital Epidemiology American, United States-Mexico Border Health Association, Society United States Air Force Flight Surgeons, Air Force Association, Federal Medical Executive Institute (life), Society Medical Graduates University Puerto Rico School Medicine, Phi Chi Medical Fraternity.
José A. married to Ana C. Carrillo on 27 December in 1964. Children: Ana Celeste, Rebeca Beatriz, Jose Nicolas.