Quintin Gomez

Quintin Juan Gomez, MD (April 12, 1919 - September 30, 2003) was a Filipino pioneer anesthesiologist. He established the first formal training for anesthesiology in the Philippine General Hospital in 1949, earning him the title Father of Modern Anesthesia of the Philippines.[1][2]

Professional biography

Gomez earned his Bachelor of Arts from the University of the Philippines in 1939 and Doctor of Medicine from the same university in 1944. He went to Chicago and trained in anesthesiology under Dr. Max Sadove from 1946 -1948.

In 1949, he joined the Faculty of the College of Medicine in the University of the Philippines and was appointed Professor of Anesthesiology where he began to work for the development of anesthesiology as an independent specialty in the Philippines.

He represented the Philippines at the 4th World Congress in London in 1968 where he was elected Treasurer of World Federation Societies of Anesthesiologists, the first Filipino to hold a high position the international organisation.[3] He was re-elected for a second term at the World Congress in Kyoto in 1972. He worked for the establishment of a Western Pacific Training Center in Manila to further the specialty in Asia. It opened in December 1970 under Gomez' directorship.[4] He was elected President at the 6th World Congress of Anesthesiology in Mexico City in 1976 and presided in the 7th World Congress in Hamburg in 1980.[5]

Published works
  • 1984. Anesthesia, Safety for All with Lydia M. Egay and Merle F. De la Cruz-Odi
  • 1835: Nalbuphine as a Component of Surgical Anesthesia

References
  1. "A Hundred Years of the Philippine General Hospital". Philipppine General Hospital Homepage. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  2. "Anesthesiology Department". Manila Doctors Hospital Website. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  3. al.], A. Gullo, J. Rupreht, eds. ; contributors, D.R. Bacon .... [et (2004). World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists : 50 years. Milan: Springer. p. 57. ISBN 8847002524.
  4. al.], A. Gullo, J. Rupreht, eds. ; contributors, D.R. Bacon .... [et (2004). World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists : 50 years. Milan: Springer. p. 70. ISBN 8847002524.
  5. al.], A. Gullo, J. Rupreht, eds. ; contributors, D.R. Bacon .... [et (2004). World Federation of Societies of Anesthesiologists : 50 years. Milan: Springer. p. 94. ISBN 8847002524.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.