Pureza Flor Monzon Gaerlan

Background

Gaerlan, Pureza Flor Monzon was born on October 16, 1933 in Imus, Cavite, Philippines. Daughter of Luis and Paz (Monzon) Gaerlan. came to the United States, 1958.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, Far Eastern U., Manila, 1957; postgraduate, University of Pennsylvania, 1962-1963.

Career

Rotating intern, Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, 1958-1959; resident in pediatrics, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, 1959-1961; pediatric fellow, M.D. Anderson & Tumor Institute, Houston, 1961-1962; trainee in clinical investigation, Oak Ridge (Tennessee) Institute Nuclear Studies, 1963-1964; house pediatrician, Queens Hospital & Medical Center, Honolulu, 1964-1966; pediatric consultant, Delgado Clinical & St. Rita Hospital, Manila, 1966-1968; fellow in pediatric pulmonary diseases Babies Hospital, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1968-1970; from instructor to assistant professor clinical pediatrics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1971-1977; assistant professor clinical pediatrics, New York University, 1977-1981; associate professor clinical pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, since 1981; associate attending pediatrician to attending pediatrician, St. Vincents Hospital & Medical Center New York, New York City, since 1977. Associate director Cystic Fibrosis Pediatric Pulmonary Center, New York City, since 1977.

Achievements

• Pureza Flor Monzon Gaerlan has been listed as a noteworthy Pediatrician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Pediatrics, Royal Society for the Promotion of Health. Member American Thoracic Society, Pan American Medical Association (diplomate), New York Academy Sciences, New York Trudeau Society, Womens Medical Association.

Connections

Father:

Luis Gaerlan

Mother:

Paz (Monzon) Gaerlan