Domingo Liotta Author of the Law 20748, The National System of Public Health. 1991-94: Surgeon-in-Chief, Cardiovascular Clinic Institute, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1994-96: Secretary of State for Science and Technology and President of the National Council of Scientific and Technological Research (CONICET), Argentina. 1997–present: Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Morón, Argentina Member of numerous Medical Societies around the world. Owner of 12 patent inventions in USA, Argentina and France. Author of hundreds of scientific publications and scientific books. Author of medical humanism books in English and Spanish. Recently published his autobiography,"Amazing Adventures of a Heart Surgeon. The Artificial Heart: The
Domingo Liotta Shared with Jesús Zerbini (Brazil). 1970: Decoration, Great Cross of Alphonse The Wise (Gran Cruz de Alfonso el Sabio), the highest Spanish civil decoration. Shared with Denton A. Cooley. 1971: Decoration, Order Legion of Merit, Government of the Province of Entre Rios, Argentina. 1973: Professor of Surgery (Honorary), National University of Córdoba, Argentina. 1973: Decoration, Attending Cardiovascular Surgeon of Chinese Hospitals and Consultant of the Ministry of Public Health. Designated by the National State Council of the People's Republic of China. The Council was presided by Premier Chu En-lai. 1974: Decoration, Gran Cavallieri d'Onore for Humanitarian Services, Rome, Italy, the