Rafael Espada

Politician

1944 –

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Who is Rafael Espada?

Dr. José Rafael Espada is a former Vice President of Guatemala and a former cardiothoracic surgeon.

Espada is well known in the Houston cardiothoracic surgery community. He grew up in Guatemala. From an early age he wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Espada received his doctorate degree at the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala in Guatemala and performed his surgery internship residency training in general and thoracic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. He also received subspecialty training from LeClub Mitrale, France; and other highly recognized international institutions. He was a resident of the 3000 Block of Quenby Street in West University Place, Texas, United States, a city surrounded by Houston.

He was employed at the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center in Houston, Texas, and a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine. Espada was known to travel from Houston to Guatemala on a monthly basis, to treat underprivileged patients requiring special cardiothoracic procedures. As a cardiac surgeon, he was best known for performing Pulmonary Thromboembolectomies. He is also believed to have been one of the first to successfully perform a cardiac autotransplant.

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Born
Jan 14, 1944
Guatemala City
Profession
Education
  • Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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