Dr. Jose Carlos Dominguez Sr.
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Jose Carlos Dominguez MD, known to his friends as Jose Carlos, was born on Feb 17, 1929 in Cuba. Jose Carlos attended Belen for primary school through medical school. Jose Carlos was an exceptional student, and an excellent soccer player. His excellence as a physician was evident early in his career when he traveled from Cuba to Boston for Cardiac Catheterization studies in the 1950s! Jose Carlos was also given the title, "Head of the Cardiology Clinic in Havana" at 29 years of age. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio in 1961 with his pregnant wife and first born child to escape communism. He spent 4 years there before moving to Tampa, Florida to repeat his medical training. Jose Carlos practiced medicine in Tampa until he was 85 years old. Along with medicine, Jose Carlos passions included his race horses and family. He received many honors over the course of his life, including teaching at TGH and he was a Knight of the Krewe of Sant Yago. Jose Carlos is survived by his wife of 64 years, Edith and his two sons Dr Jose Carlos Dominguez Jr. and Peter Louis Dominguez. He is also survived by Tina, Jose's wife of 32 years, and three grandchildren; Chaz , Sasha, and Shelbi.