Background
Quevedo, Sylvestre Grado was born on January 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Quevedo, Sylvestre Grado was born on January 4, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Bachelor of Arts in Biology with honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1975; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1975.
Intern in family and community medicine, U. Arizona School of Medicine and Affiliated Hospitals, Tucson, 1975-1976;
medical director, staff physician, Pueblo (Colorado) Neighborhood Health Centers, Inc., 1976-1980;
private consultant, Health Superior vena cava syndrome Development, 1980-1983;
assistant resident physician department medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California, 1983-1985;
attending physician department medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California, since 1989;
fellow division nephrology, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, 1985-1988;
clinical assistant professor medicine division nephrology, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, since 1989;
consulting nephrologist, Stanford (California) U. Medical Center, since 1989;
medical director Artificial Kidney Center, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, 1991-1994. Board of trustees American Kidney Fund. Board directors Transpacific Renal Network.
Instructor department political science U. Colorado, Denver, 1976-1977. Clinical instructor department.preventive medicine U. Colorado, 1976-1980. Member medical staff Parkview Hospital, Pueblo, 1979-1980, St. Mary Corwin Hospital, Pueblo, 1979-1980.
Associate member medical staff San Jose (California) Hospital and Health Center, 1981-1984. Staffphysician medical clinics Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, 1985-1987. Attending nephrologist Santa Teresa Hospital and Medical Center, San Jose, 1988-1989.
Member advisory and admissions committee Harvard University Health Careers Summer Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1971-1974. Participant National Conference on Health Manpower, Howard U., Washington, 1973. Member committee of admissions Harvard Med.Sch., Boston, 1974-1975.
Physician Clinic of the Traditional Indian Alliance, Tucson, 1975-1976. Member board directors California Dialysis Council, Sacramento, 1992. Member medical review board Transpacific Renal Network, Sausalito, California, 1992.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians (chairman health public policy committee, member membership and awards committee), Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, American Public Health Association, Society for General Internal Medicine (task force on social responsibility), New York Academy Science.
Married; 3 children.