The Association of Graduate Students of the Residential Center for Educational Opportunities of Mayagüez, known by its acronym CROIM ALUMNI has reported the death of pediatrician Dr. Nelson Valentín González, known among his patients as “the pediatrician of the village” and one of the most prominent members of this student group.
Dr. Valentí González, who was the director of the Pediatric Emergency Room at Mayagüez Medical Center, died as a result of a complication in a surgical process.
“The doctor specializing in medicine for children and adolescents is a graduate of the Residential Center for Educational Opportunities in Mayagüez, known by its acronym CROIM, where he had a perfect academic achievement when completing his studies in 1977 (4-point student) From there he entered the Mayagüez University Campus of the University of Puerto Rico (formerly College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts), where he completed a baccalaureate in biology “Magna Cum Laude”. He is a native of the town of Añasco where he studied in public school and obtained a doctorate in medicine with a concentration in pediatrics at the University of Guadalajara, Mexico, “said Wilson Nazario Torres, Executive Director of CROEM ALUMNI.
“It is important to note that our” croemita “died and was director of the Pediatric Room for 30 years at the well-known Doctors Perea Clinic in Mayagüez. At the time of his death, Dr. Nelson Valentín González held the title of Professor Associate of the Ponce School of Medicine in charge of the doctors who perform their residency in the pediatric area assigned to the Mayagüez Medical Center, Puerto Rico loses one of its best pediatricians, an extraordinary human being, who managed to his patients would call him “the pediatrician of the village”, for his kindness, care and attention to the most needy.We inform that there will be a vigil process next Saturday, January 30 at the Malavé Funeral Home of Añasco of 11 am at 5 pm It is important to remember that people attending must undergo temperature verification, the use of a mask is mandatory and the social distancing required in this pandemic will be observed, ”Nazario Torres concluded.
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