Max González Olaechea

Max González Olaechea, 1920

Maximiliano González Olaechea (November 30, 1867 in Arequipa, Peru – February 5, 1946 in Ica) was a Peruvian doctor, clinician, and university professor.

He carried out his studies at the School of Medicine of the National University of San Marcos in Lima, Peru, where he graduated with a thesis on cirrhosis. He was a noteworthy doctor and professor in Peru during his time: three-time dean of the School of Medicine of the National University of San Marcos, Head of the General Pathology Department, of the Clinical Medicine Department, of the Forensics Department, of the Surgical Nosography Department, of the Pathology and Pre-medicine Department, of the Semiology Department and of the Male Clinical Medicine Department.

He was the president of National Academy of Medicine between 1921 and 1923 and the first Latin American doctor to be named a Member of Honor of the American Academy of Medicine in New York City.