Background
Tristán, Michael Peter was born on September 19, 1928 in Mexico, Mexico. Son of Jose Maria Tristán Fernandez and Katharine Atherton (Russell) Tristán. Came to the United States, 1930.
Tristán, Michael Peter was born on September 19, 1928 in Mexico, Mexico. Son of Jose Maria Tristán Fernandez and Katharine Atherton (Russell) Tristán. Came to the United States, 1930.
Bachelor, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska, 1949; Doctor of Medicine, Boston University School Medicine, 1953; Master in Public Health, University Texas School Public Health, Houston, 1975.
Intern, Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1953-1954; resident in pediatrics, Boston City Hospital, 1954-1955, 57-58; private practice, Sudbury, Massachusetts, 1958-1962; private practice, Laredo, Texas, 1962-1968; medical director pediatrics, Driscoll Foundation CHN's Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1968-1973; various positions, Department of Cmty. Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, since 1974.
Captain United States Army Medical Corps., 1955-1958.
Married Margaret L. Cook, August, 1948 (divorced April 1961). Married Irmgard M. Stuhlmiller, August 25, 1962 (divorced August 1984). Children: JuliaShort Tristán, Sarah C. Tristán, Peter Tristán, Lisa Graichen Yoram, Mark E. Tristán, Marina P. Tristán, Andrew R. Tristán.
Married Pamela Marie Shepard Berger, April 22, 1989. 1 child, Benjamin H. J. Berger.