Antonio fernos isern biography books

Puerto Rican cardiologist and politician (1895–1974)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernós and the second or maternal surname is Isern.

Antonio Fernós Isern (May 10, 1895 – January 19, 1974) was the first Puerto Rican cardiologist and the longest serving Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico in the United States Congress.^[1]

Early years

Fernós Isern was born in San Lorenzo, Puerto Rico, and attended primary and intermediate schools in Caguas.

His family moved to Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, during his mid-year in high school. He finished his high school education in the Pennsylvania State Normal School. After completing his pre-medical training, he applied and was accepted to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of the University of Maryland, College Park and earned his doctor's degree in May 1915.^[2]

Fernós Isern returned to the island and settled in the city of Caguas where he practiced medicin