“Merecido, Dr. Arguelles. Mi gratitud eterna.”
It happened again Wednesday. The 15th comment, this one by “Caridad,” was posted cheering on Mayo Clinic Dr. Guillermo Ruiz-Arguelles for his place as the 42nd greatest Mayo Clinic doctor of all time. Nearly half of the comments are in Spanish. The first appeared a day after the story appeared, and they haven’t stopped coming since.
“Congratulations to Dr. Guillermo Ruiz Argüelles and his family,” read a comment from Eduardo Garza de la Peña M.D. “I’m very proud to be part of the Clínica Ruiz alumni. I’m glad I had the opportunity to work with him, his father Dr. Guilllermo Ruiz Reyes, his brother Dr. Alejandro Ruiz Argüelles and his son Dr. Guillermo Ruiz Delgado. All of them excellent professors, prominent physicians and devoted researchers. A great example for many young Mexicans.”
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A reader who signed his name Alfredo Ulloa-Aguirre M.D., D.Sc., commented: “Congratulations Guillermo. You deserve this honor for your efforts and breakthrough contributions to the treatment of hematologic malignancies. Incidentally, I am also sure that you will agree with me in that our late teacher and friend Donato Alarcón-Segovia should also be in this list.
Proud to be your friend!”
Ruiz-Arguelles, the current president of the International Society of Hematology, is noted for his contribution to how leukemia, lymphoma and aplastic anemia can be managed. He is also the director, hematology and internal medicine, and teaching division head, Clinica Ruiz in Puebla, Mexico.
Ruiz-Arguelles says, via e-mail, that he was unaware of being selected among such an elite group of physicians, and only found out when a friend who happens to be a physician at Mayo passed on the link to the story. He has personally thanked all who sent their congratulations to him.
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