Norman Maldonado

Dr. Norman Maldonado, a native of the mountain town of Adjuntas, Puerto Rico, is one of Puerto Rico's top hematologists and served as President of the University of Puerto Rico. In 1992, he chaired the pro-statehood New Progressive Party's platform-drafting committee. Before becoming UPR President, he helped then Governor Pedro Rossello organize Puerto Rico's health reform system. For the past five years, he has published numerous columns for The San Juan Star newspaper, many of them documenting Puerto Rico's medical history.

The Puerto Rico Senate recently passed a bill naming the Puerto Rico Medical Center's University Hospital after Dr. Maldonado, the only medical doctor to have held the post of UPR President.

He is married to Mary Ann Maldonado, a well known feminist and social activist, and have several grown-up children.