Ricardo Elias Velásquez

Background

Velásquez, Ricardo Elias was born on March 23, 1943 in Panama City, Panama. Son of José Pablo and Luisa (Larrinaga) Velásquez.

Education

Bachelor of Science, National Institute, Panama Degree in General Surgery, U. Puebla, Mexico Degree in Eye Surgery, St. Thomas Hospital, Panama Degree in Eye Surgery, London U., England.

Career

Intern, St. Thomas Hospital, Panama, 1968-1969; resident, St. Thomas Hospital, Panama, 1971-1973; registrar, St. Thomas Hospital, Panama, 1975-1984; member of staff, St. Thomas Hospital, Panama, 1984-1990; chief ophthalmogy department, St. Thomas Hospital, Panama, since 1990; intern, El Real Hospital, Panama, 1969-1970; fellow, Moorfield Eye Hospital, London, 1973-1975; professor ophtalmology, Andin Course, 1980-1990.

Achievements

• Ricardo Elias Velásquez has been listed as a noteworthy Eye surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member medical branch Human Rights Organisation, 1985. President Help Panama, 1990, Foundation Think of Panama, 1990. Member International Physicians for the Preventionof Nuclear War, 1988.

Medical advisor President of the Republic of Panama, 1990. Chancellor International Association for the Education for World Peace, 1990. Minister plenipotentiary Panama special misson to Washington, 1990.

Member Panama Medical Association, Panamanian Ophthalmology Association, American Association fotthe Advancement of Science, Panamaian Association Ophthalmology, Albert Schweitzer Society Inc., London Eye Society, Kiwanis. M C.

Connections

Married Maria de Lourdes, December 30, 1948. Ricardo, Jorge, Erich.

Father:

José Pablo Velásquez

Mother:

Luisa (Larrinaga) Velásquez

Spouse:

Maria de Lourdes