Enrique Hernandez

Enrique Hernandez received his B.S. degree in biology, magna cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico, USA, in 1973, and obtained his M.D. degree in 1977 at the UPR’s School of Medicine. He did his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md, USA, from 1977 to 1981. He then accepted a postdoctoral fellowship in gynecological oncology and a traineeship in the Laboratory of the Radiobiology Division at Hopkins. His academic appointments include an Instructorship (1981-82) at Hopkins, and an Assistant Professorship (1982-83). He served in the U.S. Army as a Chief of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at the Tripler Army Medical Center (1983–1987), before joining the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) as an Associate Professor in 1987. In 1997, he was also appointed as a Professor of pathology. He had been the Director of the Division of Gyn Oncology at MCP from 1987 to 1998, and in 1995, was also appointed as the Senior Vice-Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In 1998, he accepted the position of the Director of Gyn Oncology at the Temple University, as well as the Director of the Residency Program in Ob/Gyn. He was appointed to the academic rank of Professor of Ob/Gyn, as well as a Professor of pathology. In July 2002, he was named the Abraham Roth Professor and the Chairman of the department. His research in gynecologic oncology has led Hernandez to write two books (Clinical Gynecologic Pathology and Manual of Gynecologic Oncology), over 140 medical articles (in general obstetrics and gynecology, gynecologic oncology and gynecologic pathology), and to give numerous lectures both nationally and internationally. He is the recipient of many honors and awards. He is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Surgeons, and of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, as well as an active member of many other professional organizations.

Biography Updated on 22 January 2009

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