Fortunato M. Guerrero, M.D. ✝

1961: ACADEMIC STANDARDIZATION UNDER DR. FORTUNATO M. GUERRERO

With the membership base rapidly expanding, 1961 saw a shift toward aligning local operating standards with international guidelines.

• The Third Presidency of PATS: Fortunato M. Guerrero assumed office as president.
• Pioneering Resection Data: Guerrero focused heavily on standardizing surgical techniques for tuberculosis—the absolute scourge of public health in the 1960s. His term was marked by the collection of multi-hospital surgical logs to analyze morbidity rates following complex lung resections (lobectomies and pneumonectomies), establishing the first local peer-audit system.