1. Rafael Espada is well known in the Houston cardiothoracic surgery community.
13 Facts About Rafael Espada
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Rafael Espada received his doctorate 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.
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Rafael Espada received subspecialty training from LeClub Mitrale, France, and other highly recognized international institutions.
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Rafael Espada was a resident of West University Place, Texas, United States, a city surrounded by Houston.
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Rafael Espada was employed at the Methodist DeBakey Heart Center in Houston, Texas, and a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine.
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Rafael Espada was known to travel from Houston to Guatemala on a monthly basis to treat underprivileged patients requiring special cardiothoracic procedures.
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Rafael Espada has raised money for a charity hospital in Guatemala.
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Rafael Espada currently building a state-of-the-art facility specifically designed for cardiothoracic surgery.
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Rafael Espada performed an average of 10 charity surgeries out of the US every month.
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Rafael Espada has received numerous awards and recognitions throughout the course of his medical career, including an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Francisco Marroquin in Guatemala, an Honorary Professor from Universidad La Salle in Mexico City, Governor's award from The Chest Foundation, Paul Harris Award from the International Rotary Society, among many others.
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Rafael Espada was the main guest speaker for the Vascular Meeting of the Brazilian Society in Rio de Janeiro in June 1998.
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In 1992, Rafael Espada was honored with an honorary doctorate in science by Universidad Francisco Marroquin.
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Dr Rafael Espada is vice chairman of the board of directors of the Washington-based think-tank Global Financial Integrity.