 dr. antonio fernÃ³s-isern  (may 10, 1895 &ndash; january 19, 1974) was the first puerto rican cardiologist and its longest serving resident commissioner. ==early years== fernos-isern 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 in the college of physicians and surgeons of the university of maryland and earned his doctor's degree in may 1915.fernÃs-isern, antonio, (1895 - 1974) fernos-isern returned to the island and settled in the city of caguas where he practiced medicine for two years. between the years 1918-1933, he held various administrative positions in the health services of puerto rico. in 1918, he was the director for the city of san juan; from 1919 to 1921, he was the under-secretary of health; from 1921-23 the director of health in city; from 1923-29 he was once again under-secretary of health and from 1930-33 the secretary of health of puerto rico.resident commissioner ==first puerto rican cardiologist== in 1933, fernos-isern resigned as health commissioner and went to new york, here he completed his residency in cardiology at [[columbia unive
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