Background
Córdova, Wellington Gonzalo Sandoval was born on January 4, 1939 in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador. Son of Victor and Victoria (Córdova) Sandoval.
educator cardiovascular surgeon
Córdova, Wellington Gonzalo Sandoval was born on January 4, 1939 in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador. Son of Victor and Victoria (Córdova) Sandoval.
Graduate, Saint Gabriel High School, Quito, 1956. Doctor of Medicine, Central University, Quito, 1965.
Medical intern Mount Vernon Hospital, New York, 1966-1967. Surgery resident Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1967-1971. Thoracic surgery resident University Toronto, Canada, 1971-1974.
Instructor thoracic & cardiovascular surgery University Western Ontario, Canada, 1974-1976. Thoracic surgeon Hospital Militar, Quito, 1977-1986. Chief thoracic surgeons Hospital Metropolitano, since 1986.
Professor surgery Catholic University, Quito, since 1994. Medical director Hospital Metropolitano, since 1993. Member organizing committee Thoracic World Congress, Athens, Greece, since 1996.
Lieutenant Ecuadorian Army, 1959-1960. Member Society Thoracic Surgery, Ecuadorian Surgeons Society, Ecuadorian Academy Medicine.
Married Vity F. Ferreira, June 24, 1967. Children: Andrea, Rodrigo, Ana Carolina.