Germán Abad Valenzuela

Germán Abad Valenzuela (August 10, 1919 – October 16, 2008) was an Ecuadorian radiologist. He served as the doctor to 20 Ecuadorian presidents including Mariano Suárez Veintimilla^[2]

Germán Abad Valenzuela
Born	(1919-08-10)August 10, 1919[1] Guayaquil, Ecuador[1]
Died	October 16, 2008(2008-10-16) (aged 89)[1] Guayaquil, Ecuador[1]
Occupation	Radiologist

Abad was born August 10, 1919, in Guayaquil to Juana Valenzuela Garaycoa and mariner Benigno Abad Lara.^[3] He attended in Quito to San José LaSalle's primary school.^[3] In high school, he was an excellent student and athlete,^[3] he attended Guayaquil's Vicente Rocafuerte School and later he graduated from Cristóbal Colón's School.^[3] He graduated from the University of Guayaquil in 1948.^[1] While studying, he received important prizes from the Medical School Association (Asociación Escuela Medicina) and the Guayas Philanthropical Society (Sociedad Filantrópica del Guayas).^[1][3]

He worked in Luis Vernaza Hospital, León Becerra Hospital, and Alejandro Mann Hospital.^[1] He played an important role in the installation of radiological facilities in the Social Security Clinic and Lorenzo Ponce Hospital.^[1]

He founded the Guayaquil Posorja Yola Regatta as a medical student in 1940.^[4] This rowing race is considered the longest competition in the world with an extension of 49 nautic miles.^[5] In 2020, the principal park of Posorja received his name.

He received awards including the Orden Nacional Al Mérito in the Comendador grade.^[1] He was married to Lidia Rodríguez Falconi (+ 2018), with whom he had five children, Germán, Sylvia (+ 2020), Juan José (+ 2019), Francesca and Víctor Alfonso (which is whom continues his work as a radiologist, MD).^[1][6]