Background
Ramos-Alvarez, Manuel was born on May 24, 1926 in Mexico City. Son of Manuel Mercado Ramos and Concepcion Arochi Alvarez.
Ramos-Alvarez, Manuel was born on May 24, 1926 in Mexico City. Son of Manuel Mercado Ramos and Concepcion Arochi Alvarez.
Doctor of Medicine, Universidad Nacional, Mexico City.
Research fellow United States Public Health Service, Montgomery, Alabama, 1952. Research fellow department preventive medicine School Medicine Yale University, New Haven, 1953. Research fellow pediatrics Cleveland City Hospital/Western Reserve University, 1953-1954.
Professor pediatrics infectious diseases Universidad Nacional, 1958-1986. Founder, director general biological products, 1961-1966. Head division infectious diseases Children's Hospital, Mexico City, 1965-1986.
Adviser Secretary Health, 1961-1965. Head pediatrics division General Hospital, 1965-1968. Medical consultant Pfizer International, New York City, 1962-1964, Dow Chemical Human Research and Development, Indianapolis, 1964.
Senior investigator Children's Hospital Research Foundation School Medicine University Cincinnati, 1954-1957. Consultant director biological standards United States Public Health Service, 1958. Invited lecturer School Medicine Yale University, 1958, department virology & epidemiology Baylor University, Houston, 1963, University Buenos Aires, University Rosario Argentina, 1963.
Special consultant preventive medicine Mexican Institute of Social Security, Mexico, 1959. Chief advisor to Minister Health, Mexico, 1959-1965.
Married Maria Eugenia Gomez-Portugal Francia, December 13, 1958. Children: Maria Eugenia Ramos Francia, Manuel Ramos Francia, Federico Ramos Francia.