Eduardo Santiago Delpín

Dr. Eduardo Santiago Delpín is a physician, surgeon, educator and author who wrote the first book in Spanish about organ transplants. Dr. Santiago Delpín is the founder of the Latin American Transplant Register, The Pan-American Society of Dialysis and Transplants, plus the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Transplants.

Early years Santiago Delpín was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. There he received his primary and secondary education. After his graduation from high school, he enrolled in the University of Puerto Rico where he first earned a bachelor's degree in science and followed by a medical degree from that institution's school of medicine. There he joined the Alpha chapter of Phi Sigma Alpha fraternity. After gaining experience as a surgeon in Puerto Rico's Hospital Universitario, he continued his medical education at the University of Minnesota Medical School. In said university he studied and gained experience in the fields of organ transplants and immunology and earned a master's degree in Science.

Santiago Delpín founded the Latin American Transplant Register, The Pan-American Society of Dialysis and Transplants, plus the Latin American and Caribbean Society of Transplants.

Written works Among Santiago Delpín's written works are the following: "Exodo (Aqui y ahora)"; Publisher: La Editorial Universidad de Puerto Rico;. "Transplantes de Órganos"; by Eduardo A. Santiago-Delpín; Segunda Edición; Publisher: JGH Editores