LOS ANGELES (Oct. 5, 1999) -- Augusto Sola, M.D., director of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Division of Neonatology, will be honored next week by the American Academy of Pediatrics for his long-standing efforts to improve the lives of newborns and infants throughout the world, particularly in under-served areas of Central and South America.
The E.H. Christopherson Lectureship recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to international child health, according to the Academy. The award will be presented to Dr. Sola on Oct. 12 during the Academy's annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Because he believes that the survival and well-being of infants depends upon the quality of education received by their health-care providers, Dr. Sola has long been committed to developing training programs for neonatal physicians and nurses. A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, he has been particularly devoted to and influential in improving neonatal and perinatal care in South and Central America.
For example, he pioneered in organizing the first course in neonatal intensive care in South America for both nurses and physicians. He developed a fellowship in neonatal/perinatal medicine in Argentina, and he has been personally involved in providing neonatal training for more than 100 nurses and 200 physicians in Central and South America. About 50 of the doctors are now directors of programs related to infant health.
Now considered by many to be the "Father of Neonatology" in Central and South America, Dr. Sola received his medical degree from Buenos Aires National University School of Medicine in Argentina in 1973. He then studied pharmacology and completed a pediatric internship in Buenos Aires before entering the pediatric residency program at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Mass.
Dr. Sola served as chief resident in pediatrics at the University of
Massachusetts Medical School, where he later completed a neonatal fellowship. He
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6-Oct-1999