Quintin Juan Gomez, MD (April 12, 1919 - September 30, 2003) was a Filipino pioneer

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. He established the first formal training for anesthesiology in the

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in 1949, earning him the title Father of Modern Anesthesia of the Philippines.

Professional biography

Gomez earned his

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from the

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in 1939 and

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from the same university in 1944. He went to

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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

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in 1968 where he was elected Treasurer of World Federation Societies of Anesthesiologists, the first Filipino to hold a high position the international organization. He was re-elected for a second term at the World Congress in

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in 1972. He worked for the establishment of a Western Pacific Training Center in

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to further the specialty in Asia. It opened in December 1970 under Gomez' directorship. He was elected president at the 6th World Congress of Anesthesiology in

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in 1976 and presided in the 7th World Congress in

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in 1980.

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Quintin 1919 births 2003 deaths Filipino anesthesiologists University of the Philippines alumni Academic staff of the University of the Philippines 20th-century Filipino medical doctors