Juan Manuel Taveras Rodríguez (September 27, 1919,

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—March 28, 2002,

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) was a Dominican physician and scientist. He was

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and Radiologist-in-Chief Emeritus of the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is widely regarded as the father of the

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specialty of

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, having co-authored the first textbook of this specialty and founded both the American Society of

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and its journal, of which he served for several years as editor.

Career

Juan Manuel Taveras made important innovations in training, investigation, radiologic administration, and professional organization which had global impact on the broader spectrum of radiology and the neurosciences throughout the world. Additionally, he was the main force behind the development of the

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in Santo Domingo, as well as its Centro de Diagnóstico, Medicina Avanzada, Laboratorio y Telemedicina
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, a state-of-the-art medical clinic for diagnosis and treatment, which has become one of the major centers for medical education in Latin America . He received medical doctorates from both the

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in 1943 and from the

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in 1949, and completed a radiology residency under the direction of Dr. Arthur Finkelstein at the Graduate Hospital of the

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