Dr. Ralph Kuon
Dr. Ralph Kuon
Dr. Ralph Kuon was Born in Tacna, Peru, 1938. Graduated from San Fernando Medical School, Lima Peru. 16th place amongst 320 graduates. Finished Medical School in 1964, graduation in 1965. Thesis: Penetrating Thoracic Wounds.
June 1964 until June 1967: General Surgery Residency, School for Graduates, San Marcos University at Hospital Obrero.
Associated Professor of Surgery, University of Ica Medical School, from August 1967 until 1970.
Staff Surgeon at Hospital Regional de Ica, same period.
Staff Surgeon: for the Organ Transplantation Program of the Peruvian Navy, affiliated to the same program at University of Colorado, under the Chair of Thomas Starzl, M.D. 1970-1976.
Second Specialty: through a Cardio-thoracic Surgical Fellowship, 2 years at USC in Los Angeles, and affiliated Saint Vincent’s Medical Center. Had a third year of training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, as a Resident at Children’s Hospital in Boston, University of Harvard Graduate School for Medicine. ( 1977-78-79 ).
Returned to Peru in charge of the Cardiac Surgery Program for the Peruvian Navy, and private practice at the Anglo-American Hospital. 1980 to mid 1982.
All these years while being an officer of the Peruvian Navy, reaching the rank of Commander.
Returned to USA by mid 1982. Obliged with California licensing requirements by doing internship at Martin L King Hospital, Drew School of Medicine for one year, 1982- 1983. “Best Intern of the Year”.
In Private Practice as Associate to Jerome H. Kay Cardio-Surgical Group in Los Angeles 1983-1992, both at St. Vincent and Good Samaritan Hospitals. The group was the largest of its specialty in the West Coast averaging over one thousand cardiac surgeries/year, plus a mixed of lung and vascular procedures on the cutting edge of progress.
Moved to Solo practice from 1992 until 2005 as a consultant in six hospitals. Ceased practice in U.S.A. in September 2005. Continues Charitable Activities in Peru.
Peruvian License: Colegio Medico del Perú # 2301.
Public Services.
I have been always committed to community and public service:
While in Peru achieved high academic, ethical and institutional positions at a young age, namely General Secretary for Colegio Medico del Peru, Full member (Miembro de Numero) in Academia Peruana de Cirugia, Surgical Instructor for the School of Graduates, San Marcos University. Chair of several Committees including the -Formulation of the Peruvian Law for Medical Practice, and the Peruvian Law for Human Organ Transplantation for “ Colegio Medico del Peru”.
In U.S.A. became the only National President for Peruvian American Medical Society,”PAMS” who was elected twice, (1987-88) and (2006-07). Creator of PAMS Endowment Fund. 1988.
President and Founder of the International Society of Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons, Harvard U. Alumni.
General Secretary for USA Confederation of Hispanic-American Medical Associations (CHAMA).
Past President of District One, the largest district for the California Medical Association (CMA) Los Angeles Downtown. Member of the Governing Board for the Ethnic Medical Societies Section for CMA. (1996-2004).
Languages: Command of Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French.
As of July. 2010
June 1964 until June 1967: General Surgery Residency, School for Graduates, San Marcos University at Hospital Obrero.
Associated Professor of Surgery, University of Ica Medical School, from August 1967 until 1970.
Staff Surgeon at Hospital Regional de Ica, same period.
Staff Surgeon: for the Organ Transplantation Program of the Peruvian Navy, affiliated to the same program at University of Colorado, under the Chair of Thomas Starzl, M.D. 1970-1976.
Second Specialty: through a Cardio-thoracic Surgical Fellowship, 2 years at USC in Los Angeles, and affiliated Saint Vincent’s Medical Center. Had a third year of training in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, as a Resident at Children’s Hospital in Boston, University of Harvard Graduate School for Medicine. ( 1977-78-79 ).
Returned to Peru in charge of the Cardiac Surgery Program for the Peruvian Navy, and private practice at the Anglo-American Hospital. 1980 to mid 1982.
All these years while being an officer of the Peruvian Navy, reaching the rank of Commander.
Returned to USA by mid 1982. Obliged with California licensing requirements by doing internship at Martin L King Hospital, Drew School of Medicine for one year, 1982- 1983. “Best Intern of the Year”.
In Private Practice as Associate to Jerome H. Kay Cardio-Surgical Group in Los Angeles 1983-1992, both at St. Vincent and Good Samaritan Hospitals. The group was the largest of its specialty in the West Coast averaging over one thousand cardiac surgeries/year, plus a mixed of lung and vascular procedures on the cutting edge of progress.
Moved to Solo practice from 1992 until 2005 as a consultant in six hospitals. Ceased practice in U.S.A. in September 2005. Continues Charitable Activities in Peru.
Peruvian License: Colegio Medico del Perú # 2301.
Public Services.
I have been always committed to community and public service:
While in Peru achieved high academic, ethical and institutional positions at a young age, namely General Secretary for Colegio Medico del Peru, Full member (Miembro de Numero) in Academia Peruana de Cirugia, Surgical Instructor for the School of Graduates, San Marcos University. Chair of several Committees including the -Formulation of the Peruvian Law for Medical Practice, and the Peruvian Law for Human Organ Transplantation for “ Colegio Medico del Peru”.
In U.S.A. became the only National President for Peruvian American Medical Society,”PAMS” who was elected twice, (1987-88) and (2006-07). Creator of PAMS Endowment Fund. 1988.
President and Founder of the International Society of Pediatric Cardiac Surgeons, Harvard U. Alumni.
General Secretary for USA Confederation of Hispanic-American Medical Associations (CHAMA).
Past President of District One, the largest district for the California Medical Association (CMA) Los Angeles Downtown. Member of the Governing Board for the Ethnic Medical Societies Section for CMA. (1996-2004).
Languages: Command of Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian, French.
As of July. 2010