Background
Martinez-Maldonado, Manuel was born on August 25, 1937 in Yauco, P.R. Son of Manuel Martinez and Josefa Maldonado.
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Manuel Martinez-Maldonado
Edit ProfileMedical service administrator physician
Manuel Martinez-Maldonado, American Medical service administrator, physician. Achievements include contributions in field of kidney physiology and pathophysiology; contributions in treatment of clinical disturbances of blood composition, clinical use of diuretics, mechanisms of the development of hypertension.
Education
Bachelor of Science, U. P.R., 1957; Doctor of Medicine, Temple University, 1961.
Career
Intern, St. Charles Hospital, Toledo, 1961-1962; resident, Veterans Administration Hospital., San Juan, 1962-1965; chief resident, Veterans Administration Hospital., San Juan, 1964-1965; instructor, University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, 1967-1968; from assistant professor to professor medicine, director renal section, Baylor College Medicine, Houston, 1968-1973; professor medicine, U. P.R. School Medicine, 1973-1990; professor physiology, U. P.R. School Medicine, 1974-1990; professor medicine, U. Caribbean, Bayamon, P.R., 1980-1990; chief medical services, Veterans Administration Hospital., San Juan, 1973-1990; director renal metabolic lab, Veterans Administration Hospital., San Juan, 1973-1990; professor, vice department chairman medicine, Emory University School Medicine, 1990-1998; chief medical services and clinical affairs, Atlanta VA Medical Center, 1990-1998; vice provost for research, professor medicine, Oregon Health Sciences U., Portland, since 1998. National advisory board general medicine, B study section National Institute Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases National Institutes of Health. Member board science counselors, science advisors committee National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutions Health.
Achievements
Membership
Member health committee Poplar Democratic Committee, P.R., 1982-1984. Member Committee 500th Anniversary of Discovery American, P.R., 1987-1992. Member commission on human rights Institute of Medicine, Washington, 1987-1992.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Council for High Blood Pressure Research, American Heart Association (hypertension research county. Member Institute Medicine NAS, American Society Nephrology (legislation liaison committee, chairman audit committee 1988), Southern Society Clinical Investigation (secretary-treasurer 1983-1985, president 1985-1986, Founders medal 1990), American Society for Clinical Investigation, National Kidney Foundation (chairman science advisory board 1987-1989, chairman public policy committee 1992-1994, public service medal, Donald W. Seldin award), L.Am. Society Nephrology (vice president 1987-1991, president elect 1991-1994, president 1994-1996), Inter-American Society Hypertension Association (Board of Governors, chairman 8th Science Congress 1989), United States Pharmacopeial Convention Cardio Renal Drugs committee 1990-1996), Association American Physicians, Institute Medicine, Consortium Southeastern Hypertension Centers (board directors), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Connections
Married Nivia Elena Rivera, December 18, 1959. Children: Manuel, David, Ricardo, Pablo.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Recipient Lederle International award, 1966-1967, Faculty Scholar award Macy Faculty, 1979-1980, Grand Mobil prize medicine Mobil Oil Corporation, 1981,Distinguished Alumnus award Temple Medical School, 1988, Presidential award National Kidney Found, 1988, Donald W. Seldin award 1994, Distinguished Physician award P.R. Hospitals Association, 1988, Orden del Cafetal award Municipality of Yauco, 1989. Named one of Outstanding Med (medicine) P.R. Chamber of Commerce, 1976, Federal Supervisor Employee of Year, Federal Executives Association, P.R., 1977.Recipient Lederle International award, 1966-1967, Faculty Scholar award Macy Faculty, 1979-1980, Grand Mobil prize medicine Mobil Oil Corporation, 1981,Distinguished Alumnus award Temple Medical School, 1988, Presidential award National Kidney Found, 1988, Donald W. Seldin award 1994, Distinguished Physician award P.R. Hospitals Association, 1988, Orden del Cafetal award Municipality of Yauco, 1989. Named one of Outstanding Med (medicine) P.R. Chamber of Commerce, 1976, Federal Supervisor Employee of Year, Federal Executives Association, P.R., 1977.