Norman Maldonado
Norman Maldonado, (born 1935 in Adjuntas,[1] Puerto Rico), is one of Puerto Rico's top hematologists and served as President[2] of the University of Puerto Rico (UPR). In 1992, during the presidency, he also chaired the pro-statehood New Progressive Party's platform-drafting committee.[3] In the years following the election, he helped the governor Pedro Rosselló to initiate the reform of Puerto Rico's health system.[3] Since 2005, he has published numerous columns for The San Juan Star newspaper, many of them documenting Puerto Rico's medical history.
The Puerto Rico Senate recently passed a bill naming the Puerto Rico Medical Center's University Hospital after Dr. Maldonado, the only medical doctor to have held the post of UPR President.
A native of the mountain town of Adjuntas, he is married to Mary Ann Maldonado, a well known feminist and social activist, and have several grown-up children.
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- ^ Wintrobe, Maxwell Myer (1985). Hematology, the blossoming of a science: a story of inspiration and effort. Lea & Febiger. pp. 236. ISBN 9780812109610. http://books.google.com/books?id=eExrAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Norman+Maldonado%22&dq=%22Norman+Maldonado%22&hl=en&ei=EwAZTfm0II_CswavpMUp&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAjgU.
- ^ Barreto, Amílcar António (1998). Language, elites, and the state: nationalism in Puerto Rico and Quebec. pp. 123. ISBN 9780275961831. http://books.google.com/books?id=WYu5telRRJ0C&pg=PA122&dq=%22Norman+Maldonado%22&hl=en&ei=cv0YTe-5LYqSswbS1YSADQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=%22Norman%20Maldonado%22&f=false.
- ^ a b Marina, Florencio (May 18, 2000). "Rx For Health Care Reform; Prescription For Change". Puerto Rico Herald. http://www.puertorico-herald.org/issues/vol4n20/CBRx-en.html. Retrieved 27 December 2010.
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