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Juan Manuel Montero Vázquez (29 December 1947 – 21 May 2012) was a Spanish military who held the rank of a General de División Médico and served as the surgeon general of the Spanish armed medical service, called the Inspector General de Sanidad de la Defensa.
Juan Manuel Montero Vázquez | |
|---|---|
| Born | 29 December 1947 Palencia, Spain |
| Died | 21 May 2012 (aged 64) Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Service/ | Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1972–2012 |
| Rank | General de División Médico |
| Commands held | Spanish medical corps |
Montero was born in Palencia. He joined the army in the rank of a Teniente (MC) in 1972 and held several assignments at the Gómez Ulla Military Hospital.[1]
He was president of the Asociación Española de Endoscopia Digestiva.[2]
In May 2012, while participating a special NATO medical officials conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Montero Vázquez died suddenly of heart failure.[3] He was 64.
References edit
- ^ Referencia del Consejo de Ministros Archived 2009-10-01 at the Wayback Machine (Spanish).
- ^ "'In memorian' del general Juan Manuel Montero - Ministerio de Defensa de España". Spain. Ministry of Defense (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "Fallece el inspector general de Sanidad de la Defensa durante un viaje en Israel". El Mundo. Retrieved 21 May 2012.