Dr. Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras, father of Orthopedics in Cuba. Tribute in his 85th anniversary

Authors

  • Pavel Amigo Castañeda Hospital Universitario Eliseo Noel Caamaño. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-9269
  • Maylin Rodríguez Díaz Hospital Universitario Eliseo Noel Caamaño.Matanzas Universidad de Ciencias Médicas https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6600-7403
  • DrC. Yuseli Pestana Llerena Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas
  • DrC. José Alberto Afonso de León Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas
  • Dra. Caridad Castañeda Gueimonde Universidad de Ciemcias Médicas de Matanzas
  • Est. Pavel Alejandro Amigo Rodríguez Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Matanzas

Keywords:

Key words, Rodrigo Álvarez Cambras, Orthopedics, medical sciences, pedagogical sciences, Cuba

Abstract

Doctor and professor Rodrigo Álvarez Cambras is one of the figures who exceled in the orthopedic and pedagogical sciences from the first moments after the triumph of the Revolution. The aim of this historic work is to sustain why the illustrious professor Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras is considered the father of Orthopedics and Traumatology in Cuba in the context of his 85th anniversary. The authors review his biographical data and his main contributions as doctor, professor, scientist, and executive, all this activities endorsed by more than five decades entirely devoted to the medical and pedagogic sciences. The study of this personality is promoted with the purpose of assessing his work in benefit of Cuban society and his contribution to the development of Medicine, especially to universal Orthopedics and Traumatology.
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Published

2020-01-02

How to Cite

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Amigo Castañeda P, Rodríguez Díaz M, Pestana Llerena DY, Afonso de León DJA, Castañeda Gueimonde DC, Amigo Rodríguez EPA. Dr. Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras, father of Orthopedics in Cuba. Tribute in his 85th anniversary. Rev Méd Electrón [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 2 [cited 2025 Mar. 13];42(1):1-13. Available from: https://revmedicaelectronica.sld.cu/index.php/rme/article/view/3537

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 1 (2020)

Section

ARTÍCULOS HISTÓRICOS

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