Germán Abad Valenzuela

Who is Germán Abad Valenzuela?

Germán Abad Valenzuela was an Ecuadorian radiologist. He served as the doctor to 20 Ecuadorian presidents.

Abad was born August 10, 1919 in Guayaquil to Juana Valenzuela Garaycoa and mariner Benigno Abad Lara. He attended primary school in Quito and later in Guayaquil. In high school, he was an excellent student and athlete. He attended Guayaquil's Vicente Rocafuerte School and Quito's Cristóbal Colón School, graduating from Vicente Rocafuerte. He graduated from the University of Guayaquil in 1948. While studying, he received important prizes from the Medical School Association and the Guayas Philanthropical Society.

He worked in Luis Vernaza Hospital, León Becerra Hospital, and Alejandro Mann Hospital. He played an important role in the installation of radiological facilities in the Social Security Clinic and Lorenzo Ponce Hospital.

He received awards including the Orden Nacional Al Mérito in the Comendador grade. He was married to Lidia Rodríguez, with whom he had five children.