Background
Astruc, Juan was born on June 5, 1933 in Utrera, Spain. Came to the United States, 1967.
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Juan Astruc
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Student, University Granada, Spain, 1950-1959; Doctor of Medicine summa cum laude, U. Granada, Spain, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Granada, Spain, 1959.
Career
Intern, U. Granada (Spain) Hospital, 1958;
instructor anatomy department anatomy faculty medicine, U. Granada (Spain) Hospital, 1957-1958;
assistant professor anatomy department anatomy faculty medicine, U. Granada (Spain) Hospital, 1960-1961;
assistant professor anatomy department anatomy faculty medicine, U. Salamanca, Spain, 1958-1960;
from assistant professor to associate professor anatomy faculty medicine, U. Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, 1962-1964;
associate professor anatomy department anatomy, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1967-1976;
professor anatomy, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, since 1976;
professor neurology department neurology division neuro-ophthalmology, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, since 1987;
resident, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1983-1986;
fellow neuro-opthalmology, Medical College Virginia, Richmond, 1986-1987;
postdoctoral fellow, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain, 1957-1959;
international postdoctoral fellow, U. Munster, Germany, 1958-1959;
international postdoctoral fellow, National Institutes of Health, Washington, 1963-1964. Chairman space committee department anatomy Medical College Virginia, Richmond, chairman Neuroscience 4-year subject matter committee School Basic Health Sciences, convenor graduate committee, 1984, 85, director anatomy training program, 1972-1985, course head neuroanatomy School Graduate Studies, 1967-1976, School Dentistry, 1967-1971. Invited panelist Medical Curriculum for Medical School, 1970.
Invited participant Structure and Function of Frontal Lobe symposium European Neurosci. Society, Malaga, Spain, 1982.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Medical Association, American Association of University Professors, International Society Stereology, American Association Anatomists, American Academy Neurology, Spanish Association Anatomists, Society Neurosci., Virginia Neurological Society, Cajal Club, Sigma Xi.
Connections
M. Pilar Sierra; children: Manuel and Magdalena (twins), Maria-Salud, Maria-Pilar, Juan-Antonio, Rafael, Patricia A.
