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Winter 2016 • Kentucky
Analia Castellanos, M.D., is a member of the nephrology faculty at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Her father is a nephrologist in Honduras.
Cleveland Clinic before returning to Honduras. In the
1980s, Plutarco was involved in the establishment and
development of a knowledge base for nephrology in
Latin America through the Central American Society
of Neurology. However, over time, this society has
dwindled through attrition, and he is hoping to be of
assistance in building interest in the development of a
nephrology society for Central America again.
Outside of medicine, Analia is currently very
involved with her daughters who are pursuing dance
studies. The day of my interview, her daughters had just
completed a ballet performance in Richmond, Ky. She
and some of her siblings are very accomplished athletes.
Analia remains a Honduran record-holder in swimming, and her two brothers swam for Honduras in the
Olympics.
Analia and her father have obviously built a significant medical bridge between the Department of
Nephrology at the University Of Kentucky College Of
Medicine and their home country of Honduras. They
plan to continue strengthening and building this bridge
in hopes of improving medical care for renal patients
in Honduras, and also they hope to build a stronger
knowledge and training relationship between their
country and the University of Kentucky College of
Medicine.
It was a remarkable
experience to engage with
father and daughter in
the daughter’s home and
learn of the significant
contributions of this family
to medical care in Honduras.
– Robert P. Granacher, Jr., M.D., M.B.A
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