32.5 F
Artesia
Thursday, March 28, 2024

Labayen joins staff at Artesia General Hospital

Related stories

MARCHiversary celebration sees dedication of Peggy’s Placita

Over the weekend, the Artesia Public Library (APL) continued...

Martinez announces candidacy for county sheriff

Victor Martinez has officially declared his candidacy for the...

Sandra Johnson

A memorial reception is scheduled for 10 a.m. -...

By ROB LARSON
Daily Press Staff Writer
For Dr. Roberto Labayen, Artesia General Hospital’s newest doctor, being a urologist is “the perfect marriage” between the personal need to communicate with people and a desire to make those same individuals better off than when he found them.


“I’ve always been a people person,” Labayen said. “And I realized that urology has a lot of office work where I could speak and listen to people. For me, urology was the perfect marriage between my want to interact with people and my desire to be a surgeon.”

… For the rest of the story, subscribe in print and on the web.
Labayen first graduated from the University of Buenos Aires Medical School in Argentina. From there, he completed a residency in general surgery at the Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Md., before heading to the University of Pittsburgh to complete a residency in urology.
After finishing his last residency, Labayen stayed at the University of Pittsburgh as a clinical instructor for one year before returning to Argentina for two years to begin a urology residency program in a 1,000-bed, private hospital. Labayen then headed to San Francisco, where he practiced urology for many years.

Join the Artesia Daily Press Newsletter

Stay informed with the latest Artesia news and updates, directly in your inbox. Subscribe now!

Name

Latest stories