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Dr Jacques F. Acar, infectious disease specialist
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
France, Medics, Profiles

Dr Jacques F. Acar, infectious disease specialist

Dr Jacques F. Acar ‑ known as expert of microbiology and infectious diseases in France and around the world ‑ passed away on 27 March,2020 at the age of 88 due to COVID-19. In 1966, Acar became head of the Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases at the Hôspital Saint-Joseph in Paris, staying there until 1999. At the same time, he was head of Medical Microbiology at the Hôpital Broussais. He was a professor of medical microbiology at Pierre and Marie Curie University from 1973 until 1980, and was head of that department from 1980 to 2000. Acar was President of the World Health Organization's taskforce on antimicrobial resistance from 1992 to 1996. He served as editor-in-chief of Clinical Microbiology and Infection from 1995 to 2000, and an expe...
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Norman Jones, Cardiologist
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Norman Jones, Cardiologist

Norman Jones – a Cardiologist, Former Cardiology Chief of the Trabattoni-Ronzoni Rehabilitation Center in Seregno, Como, Italy – passed away on 27 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Norman was 72 years old. Source: FNOMCEO Please help us in adding details.
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Cynthia “Chi” Mendoza, Nurse
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, Profiles, United States

Cynthia “Chi” Mendoza, Nurse

Cynthia "Chi" Mendoza – a Nurse (retired) and Hospital VolunteerinNorfolk, Virginia – passed away on 27 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Mendoza was 68 years old. A native of Lucena City, Philippines, Cynthia studied nursing at Quezon Memorial Hospital and obtained her Bachelor’s degree at Manila Central University. She came to the United States in 1973 and became a nurse at Leigh Memorial Hospital (now Sentara Leigh Hospital), where she was known as “Minnie” and worked for over 35 years. Even in her retirement, she continued to volunteer at the same hospital, greeting visitors at the information desk. She was an active member of the Catholic Church of Saint Mark. She loved to travel, especially on cruise liners, which allowed her t...
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Juraci Augusta da Silva, Nurse
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Brazil, Medics, Profiles

Juraci Augusta da Silva, Nurse

Juraci Augusta da Silva – a Nurse at Hospital Municipal do Tatuapé, São Paulo, Brazil – passed away on 27 March,2020, due to COVID-19. Juraci was 70 years old. A 70-year-old nurse who worked to contain the coronavirus pandemic died with suspicion of the disease. According to co-workers, even though he was in the risk group, Juraci Augusta da Silva continued to exercise his profession to save lives. Juraci worked at the Tatuapé Municipal Hospital, in the East Zone of São Paulo. Source: Sao Paulo Please help us in adding details.
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Anna Maria Focarete, Councillor
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Neighbors, Profiles

Anna Maria Focarete, Councillor

Anna Maria Focarete – a Provincial Councilor FIMMG, SIMG President and Former Councilor Prov. of the Medici in Lecco, Italy – passed away on 27 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Anna was 69years old. Source: Fnomceo Please help us in adding details.
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Ernesto Gutiérrez Vera, Physician
28Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Ecuador, Medics, Profiles

Ernesto Gutiérrez Vera, Physician

Ernesto Gutiérrez Vera - Physician, Epidemiologist, Virologist at Instituto Nacional de Higiene y Medicina Tropical Leopoldo Izquieta Pérez, Guayaquil, Ecuador – passed away on 27 March, 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Ernesto was 82 years old. Ernesto Macario Gutiérrez Vera was born in the city of Portoviejo , capital of the province of Manabí , Ecuador. His mother was Alina Vera Loor and his father was the Chonense Macario Gutiérrez Solórzano , rector of the Olmedo (Portoviejo) and Alejo Lascano ( Jipijapa ) schools , also Governor of Manabí, legislator and president of the House of Culture of Guayas. He studied at the Universodad del Valle , in Colombia . His research from field and laboratory work on Venezuelan enc...
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Luigi Ciriotti, General Practitioner
27Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Italy, Medics, Profiles

Luigi Ciriotti, General Practitioner

Luigi Ciriotti – a General Practitioner (retired) in Italy – passed away on 26 March 2020, after suffering from COVID-19. Luigi was 86 years old. First citizen from 1966 to 1973 and from 1993 to 2001, in the period of the 1994 flood he helped to save the books of Cesare Pavese and to transfer the Study Center and the library from the seat on the banks of the Belbo to the deconsecrated church of Saints James and Christopher, in the ancient heart of the country. Its name is linked to the post-flood reconstruction. In fact, among other works, he undertook to rebuild the schools, the bridge over the Belbo, and the multifunctional center where the associations are based.  Luigi Ciriotti was simply an extraordinary man. Source: La Stampa Please help us in addin...
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Kenneth Bradshaw, Facilities Director
27Mar By Web TeamNo Comments
Medics, United States

Kenneth Bradshaw, Facilities Director

Kenneth Bradshaw – a Director of Facilities (retired) at University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee – passed away on 26 March 2020 due to COVID-19. Kenneth was 64 years old. He professed a hope in Christ at Olivet Baptist Church and later joined World Overcomers Church where he served faithfully in the capacity of Watchman for Senior Pastor Alton R. Williams. Kenneth also was owner of Bradshaw Home Improvement and Remodeling and volunteered a segment of his staff to assist the church with the Hickory Hill Mall restoration project. He graduated from Manassas in 1973 and due to his interest in architect he took four years of mechanical drawings and was a member of the Industrial Arts Club, Kenneth also played football and ran track and was a mem...
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