(1961); the American College of Physicians Gold Medal (Atlantic City, 1963); and the Belisario Domínguez Medal awarded by the Senate of Mexico (October 9, 1975). His statue was uncovered on September 27, 1980 in the park named after him which is located in front of the National Medical Center. Writings He wrote, among other works: Lecciones de clínica cardiológica (Lessons on Clinical Cardiology) (1931); Enfermedades del corazón, cirugía y embarazo (Heart diseases, surgery and pregnancy) (1945); México en la cultura médica (Mexico in Medical Culture) (1947); and Diego Rivera, sus frescos en el Instituto Nacional de Cardiología (Diego Rivera, his murals in the National Institute of Cardiology) (1946). References External links Biography of Ignacio Chávez 1897 births 1979 deaths Mexican cardiologists Members of El Colegio Nacional (Mexico) Recipients of the Belisario Domínguez Medal of Honor People from Guerrero 20th-century Mexican physicians