Some notes on the history of Neurology in Santiago de Cuba

Authors

  • Osvaldo R. Aguilera Pacheco Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Osiel A. Gámez Rodríguez Hospital General Docente “Dr. Juan Bruno Zayas Alfonso”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Francisco J. Ruiz Miyares Hospital Infantil Sur Docente “Dr. Antonio María Béguez César”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba
  • Dámaris González Vidal Hospital Infantil Sur Docente “Dr. Antonio María Béguez César”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Keywords:

Cuba, Neurology, history of medicine.

Abstract

The onset of Neurology in Cuba go back to the beginning of the XIX century, but its definition as independent specialty was mainly due to the intense assistance, educational and investigative work of professor José Rafael Estrada González. An important landmark was the creation of the Neurology and Neurosurgery Institute in 1962. In the province of Santiago de Cuba the first neurologists began to work in the 70´s and since 1983 the postgrade teaching began. During those years the educational, assistance and investigative work of the specialty has consolidated, fully integrated to all programs and tasks of the health system in the country.   

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Author Biography

Osvaldo R. Aguilera Pacheco, Hospital Provincial Docente Clinicoquirúrgico “Saturnino Lora Torres”, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas, Santiago de Cuba

Espeialista II grado en Neurología, Máster en Urgencias Médicas, Profesor Auxiliar

Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Provincial Saturnino Lora

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3. Goyenechea Gutiérrez F. Historia de la Neurocirugía en Cuba. Rev Cubana NeuroCuba. 2008 [citado 25 Oct 2017]; 1:49-62. Disponible en: http://www.sld.cu/galerias/pdf/sitios/neuroc/historia_de_la_neurocirugia_en_cuba.pdf

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Published

2018-05-15

How to Cite

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Aguilera Pacheco OR, Gámez Rodríguez OA, Ruiz Miyares FJ, González Vidal D. Some notes on the history of Neurology in Santiago de Cuba. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2018 May 15 [cited 2025 Jun. 2];22(5). Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1899

Issue

Vol. 22 No. 5 (2018): MEDISAN

Section

Medicine History

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