Héctor Manuel Rodríguez Silva

Professor Dr.C Hector Manuel Rodríguez Silva, Hero of Work of the Republic of Cuba, eminent internist, trainer of several generations of doctors, tireless in his professional, teaching and research performance.

Born in Santo Domingo, province of Villa Clara, Cuba, on July 20, 1929. Doctor of Medicine since 1960, Specialist of Second Degree in Internal Medicine, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Rodríguez Silva was Professor of Merit, Researcher of Merit, Assistant Professor and Full Professor.

He devoted more than a century to the training of several generations of doctors for Cuba and the world, emphasizing that this profession requires professional ethics and the doctor-patient relationship with family members, and professors must instill humanistic values, teach and transmit the moral values that new generations of physicians need.

He completed primary and secondary education in the Public Schools of Santo Domingo with Outstanding grades.
Then Pre-University Education: (1945-150) he completed at the Institute of Secondary Education of Havana. More than 90% of the subjects with outstanding grades.

University education was completed at the School of Medicine of the University of Havana. He was an Internal Student by consensus of Hospital Reina Mercedes (1957-1958) and Hospital Calixto García 1959.

In 1964 he began teaching at Hospital "Saturnino Lora" in Santiago de Cuba. Subsequently he also taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses at Military Hospital "Carlos J. Finlay" and also served as Vice-Director of Teaching at Hospital "Calixto García"

COURSES RECEIVED:
• Two improvement courses for interns 1959. Hosp. Calixto García.
• Courses on congenital heart disease 1964. Prof. Hernández Cañero. Hosp. Calixto García.
• Course on Psychiatry Applied to Internal Medicine. Prof. José Galigarcía 1965. Hosp. Calixto García.
• Course on blood coagulation. Prof. José E. Fernández Mirabal. 1971. Hosp. Calixto García.
• Electrocardiogram course. Prof. José M. Calviño. 1969. Hosp. Calixto García
• Course on Respiratory Functional Tests. Dr. Armas Cruz. 1973. Hosp. Calixto García.
• Courses on Educational Objectives. School of Medicine of the University of Havana.
• Course on Introduction to Human Genetics. Dr. Fernando Mora. 1965 School of Medicine
• Workshop on Lipid Metabolism. Dr. Fernando Mora. 1967. Hosp. Carlos J Finlay.
• Biochemistry course taught by professors of the Biochemistry Chair of the Institute of Basic Sciences. Victorias de Girón 1969.
• Course on Hematology. Rotation for 8 months at the Institute of Hematology. 1976.
• Course on water and electrolytes. Prof. José Fernández Mirabal. Hosp.. Calixto García. 1970
• English language course. Prof. Julián Tolón. 1970
• Workshop on Marxist-Leninist Philosophy. Professors of the Marxism Chair of the School of Medical Sciences. 1977
• Military Preparation Course. U. M. No. 5275 June 1980

STUDY TRIPS
• University of Chile. Course on Integral Medicine. Santiago de Chile. 1967
• London. Hosp. "Guy's Hospital". Studies on organization of Department of Medicine. 1972.
• Canada. Mac Master School of Medicine. Study on medicine curriculum plans. University of Mac Guild, Montreal 1972
• Madrid. School of Medicine. Studies of curriculum plans 1972
• Stockholm. Hosp. Karolinsca. Visit to Intensive Care services and Research Laboratories.
• Uppsala: Service of Prof. Johansan, 1972.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
National Scientific Societies
• Cuban Society of Internal Medicine. Titular Member
• Cuban Society of Hematology. Associate Member

International Scientific Societies
• Internal Society of Internal Medicine. Member since 1972

Participation in National Congresses
• Tenth National Medical Congress. Multiple Myeloma Type Serum Proteins Associated with Malignant Lymphoma. Free Topic 1963. Havana
• Eleventh National Medical Congress Cutaneous Manifestations in the Course of Malignant Lymphomas. Free Topic Havana 1966
• First National Congress of Internal Medicine. Havana, Plenary on Teaching in Internal Medicine. Speaker 1974.
• First Congress of Professors of Medicine. Symposium on Hemorrhagic Diathesis. School of Medical Sciences 1973
• Second National Congress of Internal Medicine. Camagüey 1977 Study of Hypoxemia in Chronic Liver Disease. Free Topic. Autoimmunity in Internal Medicine Round Table.
Speaker
• National Congresses of Internal Medicine: 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006. Participation as Organizing Committee and Speaker.

National Conferences
• First National Conference of Internal Medicine. Speaker of the Round Table: Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. Hosp. Comandante Fajardo. 1972
• Second Provincial Conference of Internal Medicine. Program of Comprehensive Care of Adults. Cerebrovascular Diseases Hosp. Cdte. Fajardo 1976
• Third Scientific Conference of Hospital Calixto García. 1975. Member of Awards Committee.
- Preleukemic State. Free topic
- Study of bone marrow by iliac crest biopsies. Free topic
- National Symposium on Thromboembolic Diseases. Speaker 1979.
Havana.
• II National Conference of Hematology. June 1977
• Symposium on therapeutic aspects of chronic myeloid leukemia. Speaker.
• Cytogenetic Study of a patient with chronic myeloid leukemia 45x0 + free work.
• President of a Free Topic Session
• National Workshop on Protocolization of Medical Care. Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras 2009.

Lectures, round tables, etc.
• Various clinicopathological sessions in teaching hospitals in Havana
• Round table: Blood Dyscrasias (Speaker). H. Calixto García 1968
• Symposium: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Speaker. H. Calixto García.
Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. Symposium. (Speaker). H. Calixto García. October 1972.
• Symposium: Diagnosis of Diffuse Osteopathy. Department of Internal Medicine. H. Calixto García. 1973
• Symposium: Chemotherapy of Malignant Conditions. Member. Cub. Soc. Oncology Radiology and Nuclear Medicine and Cuban Society of Internal Medicine. Nov. 1978. Speaker.
• Symposium: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation. Speaker Provincial Hospital of Camagüey 1971
• Symposium: Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. Speaker. H. Lenin. Holguín, 1972
• Symposium: Disseminated intravascular coagulation. Speaker. H. Provincial of Santiago de Cuba, 1971
• Round table: Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. Speaker. H. Prov of Santiago de Cuba,1973
• Symposium: Diagnosis of Diffuse Osteopathy. Speaker. H. Prov. Of Matanzas. June 1973
• Round table on bronchial asthma. 1st Provincial Conference of Las Villas,1973
• Plasma Cell Dyscrasias. Symposium. Speaker Central University of Las Villas, 1973
• Round table: Blood Coagulation. School of Medical Sciences, April 1977
• Cuban Society of Internal Medicine. Presentation of 7 cases of Preleukemic State. February 1976.
• Lecture in the Diploma in Hospital Management and Administration of Health Services for Chilean health professionals
• Lecture in the Diploma organized by the Institute of Civil Aeronautics of Cuba.
• Workshop for the interrelation of the contents of the subjects that make up the new Medicine study plan Y.S.C.M.H
• Participation as professor in the courses of Recent Advances in Internal Medicine in the courses 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 81, 82, 84, 85
• Professor in the courses of Update in Internal Medicine: January and November 1984 and 1985.

5.4 Participation in International Congresses and Conferences.
• First Latin American Conference on Hematology. Havana 1973. Delegate.
• I Venezuelan Congress of Rheumatology 1975. Delegate Caracas Venezuela.
• XIV International Congress of Therapeutics. Montpelier. France. September 1977. Delegate.
• Seminar on Preparedness for Natural Disasters in the Caribbean. Rapporteur of the Address on Civil Defense in Cuba. Saint Lucia, New Antilles June 1979 WHO.
• Lecture on Fever of Unknown Origin FOD. Congress of the International Society of Internal Medicine. Oaxaca, Mexico 2000
• Lecture National Congress of the Mexican Society of Internal Medicine. Mexico 2003

5.5 Scientific Research
• Research on morbidity and mortality from the Influenza outbreak. National Group of Medicine 1974
• Value of Bone Marrow Biopsy in Hematological Diseases. Hosp. Calixto García 1976
• Study of FOD cases currently in progress.

5.6 Advisory to Specialist Theses and Doctoral Tutorships.
• Anemia in Chronic Renal Failure. Dr. Isidoro Siokler. 1972
• Evolution and Prognosis of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Evaluation of a New Classification. Dr. Jaime Parellada
• Clinical Study of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia. Dr. Iliana Rodríguez
• Bone Marrow Biopsy. Its clinical value. Dr. Pérez Avalos.
• Tutor of three theses for the Doctorate in Medical Sciences:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Perioperative Hypertension.

5.7 Works Published in National Medical Journals.
• Cutaneous Manifestations in the Course of Malignant Lymphomas. Rev. Cubana de Medicina. 1962
• Parathione Poisoning. Rev. Cub. de Medicina. 1963
• Serum Proteins Multiple Myeloma Type Associated with Malignant Lymphoma. Rev. Cub. Med. 1965.
• Gravidopuerperal Myocardiopathy. Case Presentation. Rev. De medicina de los Servicios Médicos del Minfar. 1967
• Sickle Cell Anemia. Statistical Work. Rev. Cub. Med. 1968
• Viral Hepatitis. Statistical Study on 373 cases. Rev. Cub. Med. 1965
• Clinical Suspicion of Bronchopneumonia. Rev. Cub. Med 1967
• Drug-Induced Aplastic Anemia. Rev. 16 de abril.
• Publication of 105 cases of FOD. Cuban Journal of Medicine 1995
• FOD in the Elderly. Cuban Journal of Medicine. 2009
• FOD. Diagnostic Dilemma. Review Topic. Cuban Journal of Medicine. 2007

5.8 Works Published in International Medical Journals
• FOD in patients with lymphoma. Annals of Internal Medicine. Spain 2008

5.9 Books, Monographs, Theses
• Standards of Internal Medicine. 1st edition 1969
• Standards of Internal Medicine 2nd edition 1975
• Standards of Internal Medicine 3rd edition 1980 (in press)
• Topics of Update in Internal Medicine, MINSAP 1974 (collaborator)
• Multidisciplinary Groups. Impact of Results Obtained, Teaching and Research. 2007
• Medical Emergencies. Fifth Edition Dominican Republic. 2007
• Manual of Medical Practices II. 2008. Editor
• Manual of Diagnosis and Treatment in Clinical Diseases. 2002. Published by PALTEX Editorial. OPS. Editor
• Medical Ethics and Bioethics. 2009
• Publication on Leukemias in Internal Medicine Book of the Latin American Society of Medicine. Volume 4 2003
• Clinical Practice. In Process of Printing ECIMED. 2010

TEACHING POSITIONS
6.1 Courses Taught to University Undergraduate
• Instructor of the Chair of Internal Medicine from 1962-1969. School of Medicine of the University of Havana.
• Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine from 1969-1977. School of Medicine of the University of Havana.
• Head of the subject of Internal Medicine. School of Medicine 1968-1970.
• Head of Phase II Integrated Medicine Plan 1970-1976.
• Chief of the Department of Hosp. Calixto García from 1968-1976.
• Vice-Director of Teaching of Hosp. Calixto García 1970-1980
• Professor of the Chair of Military Medicine 1975-1978.
6.2 Courses Taught to Postgraduate
• Six courses on recent advances in Internal Medicine 1974-1979. Professor of the Department of Continuing Education of the National Direction of Postgraduate Teaching.
6.3 Teaching and Methodological Work, Lecture Activities, Complementary Education and Teaching Organization.
• Supervision and control of study plans. Control of the unified work plan of professors at Hospital Calixto García.
• Participant as advisor in the preparation of the Integrated Study Plan of the School of Medicine of the University of Havana 1970-1977
• Participation as expert in the preparation of the study plan of the ISCM-H vice-minister of teaching of the MINSAP 1978
• Supervision of lectures by Internal Medicine instructors at Calixto García
• Seminar on methodological work organized by the ISCM-H 1978.
• Preparation of methodological outlines for Internal Medicine 1979-1980

Lecture Activities.
• Review of updated complementary material in order to provide optimal teaching.
• Participation in seminars, theoretical and practical classes established by the School of Medicine and the ISCM-H.

Complementary Educational Work
• Participation in educational activities planned by the School of Medicine.

Teaching Organizational Work
• Participation in School meetings for the control of Teaching at Calixto García.
• Participation in meetings scheduled by the Department of Medicine.
• Member of the Working Commission for the preparation of cardiac auscultation course for the teaching of propaedeutics.
• Elaboration of individual PTU and monthly report on compliance of professors at Hospital Calixto García.
• Coordination for the distribution of classrooms for medicine, dentistry, nursing degree students classes, as well as for exams.
• President of the Commission for the selection of interns at hospital level 1976-1980
• President of the Commission for the selection of the most outstanding interns 1976-1980
• President of the Commission for the selection of student assistants of the School of Medicine No.1 at Hospitals Calixto García, América Arias Maternity and Pediatric Hospital of Centro Havana 1980.
• Worked as head of Basic Working Group in the Lower Clinic Service at Calixto García
• Three months as a professor working at the Provincial Hospital of Santiago de Cuba, at the beginning of teaching in Clinical Areas.
• Worked in the Department of Medicine at Hospital Carlos J. Finlay 1966-1967.

7.1 Hospital Career
• Resident Physician (competition) University Hospital Calixto García 1961-1963
• Specialist of First Degree in Internal Medicine 1964
• Instructor of Internal Medicine at the School of Medicine of the University of Havana 1962-1969
• Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine (competition). School of Medicine of the University of Havana 1969- 1977
• Full Professor of Internal Medicine of the ISCM-H from 1977 to the present
• Chief of Department of Medicine H. Calixto García.

7.2 Positions and Responsibilities Held by Appointment of the University, the ISCMH- Minsap
• President of the Disciplinary Councils of School No 1
• Head of Student Scientific Conferences. H. Calixto García.
• Member of the National Group of Internal Medicine since its founding
• Member of the Evaluation Commission for teaching categories.
• Member of the Commission for Accreditation of Teaching Areas. 1979
• Participation in the preparation of the Residency Program in Internal Medicine. 1977
• Member of a tribunal to assess the application for Candidate to Dr. in Sciences of a Victoria de Girón professor.
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Minister of Public Health 1980
• Coordinator of Rural Medical Service in the old Province of Las Villas 1960
• Collaborating Physician at the Surgical Medical Unit of Personal Security, MININT
• Member of the Editorial Commission of the Cuban Journal of Medicine 1970-1985 and director of said Journal from this year.
Member of the Commission of Scientific Degrees of the University of Medical Sciences
Secretary of the National Commission of Medical Ethics.
7.3 State Tribunals
• Participation as president or secretary of numerous state tribunals that examined dozens of specialists in Internal Medicine, ophthalmology and psychiatry.
President of Tribunals for Doctorate in Medical Sciences
President of Tribunals for Categories of Full and Assistant Professors.

Activities in Different Organizations of the Revolution.
• Founding member of the CDR holding positions within them
• Member of the Revolutionary National Militias since 1961
• Officer of Medical Reserves promoted to officer on two occasions.
• Member of Special Military Unit DAME (Department of Specialized Medical Assistance)
• Member of the Health Union since its founding.
• Advanced Worker since its creation
• Exemplary Worker on two occasions 1969 and 1970
• Member of the PCC since 1971
• Proposed for the XX Anniversary medal 1975
• Participation in guard duty and combat preparations of the UM No. 5275
• Combat Preparation Course (diploma) 1980 UM 5275

Orders of Merit, Diplomas and Certifications.
• Order of Merit, Distinction 10 years in Education
• Diploma and medal awarded by the Government of Syria for internationalist assistance provided to Arab countries during the last Zionist war 1975.
• Certificate for medical support work at the VI Summit. Department of Personal Security, MININT
• Recognition for medical support work during the 1st Congress of the PCC.
• Diploma awarded by the MINSAP and the National Union of Health Workers upon completing 50 years of the initiation of Rural Medical Service, 1980.
• Various diplomas as organizer of Student Scientific Conferences at Hospital Level.
• Medal 250th Anniversary of the University of Havana 1979
• Diplomas for participation in Congresses, Conferences (National International and Provincial) for activities carried out during them
• Diploma for 10 years in the Revolutionary National Militias
• Diploma for participation in three international scientific events
• Diploma as member of the Cuban Society of Internal Medicine
• Various diplomas for voluntary work carried out at Calixto García
• Certificate as an Advanced Worker since its founding
• Medal of 10 years of Collaboration at the MININT
• Recognition for internationalist medical work to the people of Chile during the 1972 earthquake.
• Diploma for internationalist work assisting the people of Honduras during Hurricane Fifi 1974.
• Diploma awarded by the MINSAP
• Manuel Fajardo Medal SNTS
• Frank País Medal II Degree State Council.
• Distinction for Cuban Education. Ministry of Higher Education
• Medal for Cuban Education. MES
• Distinction for service rendered to the MININT for 19 and 25 years.
• Decorative Seal for 30 years of State Security
• Medal for the 250th Anniversary of the University of Havana.
• Carlos J Finlay Medal. State Council.
• Internationalist Worker. State Council.

Research Activity and Publications
His fundamental contribution to medical teaching is valued in the preparation of the study plan of the School of Medicine of the University of Havana. He stands out for his participation as an expert in the new study plan initiated in 1978 and in the Methodological Seminar. He visited several foreign universities with the purpose of improving the study plan and the methodological process in Cuban centers.

He has tutored completion theses for the Residency and for Doctorates in Medical Sciences. He participated in multiple national and international congresses with different presentations. He has more than twenty scientific works published in national and international journals; as well as, he has the merit of having published as author or co-author eight books linked largely with his specialty: Internal Medicine.

He is a member of the International Society of Internal Medicine, the Latin American Society of Internal Medicine and the Cuban Society of Internal Medicine. Director of the Cuban Journal of Medicine. President of Doctoral Tribunals of Medical Sciences. Member of the Commission of Scientific Degree of the Institute of Higher Medical Sciences.