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Lifesaving neurosurgeon gets citizenship in Fla.
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| Neurosurgeon Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo |
Reposted from NewsOK.com
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An otherwise routine citizenship ceremony was extra special Wednesday for a Florida immigration officer who presented a naturalization certificate to a doctor from Peru who saved her life with an emergency brain surgery.
In front of 450 people from 75 countries gathered in the Tampa Convention Center, immigration services officer Melissa Wingerd presented Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo his naturalization certificate. The new citizens clapped, cheered and waved U.S. flags.
Last year, Wingerd suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage the day after her daughter's fifth birthday party. She was taken to St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa — and the neurosurgeon on call was Gonzales-Portillo.
The doctor told Wingerd that a vein in her brain that was malformed at birth had burst, and that she needed surgery immediately or she would die. Gonzales-Portillo performed the surgery, and within two weeks Wingerd's life was nearly back to normal. However, she still deals with some effects, such as a loss of smell and losing hearing in one ear.
On Wednesday, Wingerd told her story to the hundreds of new citizens.
"I wanted these people to see a different side of immigration officers. I wanted them to know that we see every day the value that they bring, not like the general public. We see it every day," she said after the ceremony. "Immigrants bring a lot to this country on so many different levels. They bring a lot of value. They are this country."
Wingerd, 32, has worked for the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services since 2008, processing permanent resident and citizenship applications.
Wingerd did not process Gonzales-Portillo's citizenship application.
Gonzales-Portillo, 48, has been in the U.S. for about 20 years. He previously worked as an assistant professor at the University of Arizona's department of neurosurgery in Tucson. He's lived in Tampa for almost seven years with his wife and three children. His children all were born in the U.S.
"I'm very happy, very excited. It was a long road to become a citizen," Gonzales-Portillo said. "I'm happy to know that I'm going to be able to exercise my right to vote."
After singing the national anthem, taking the citizenship oath and then hugging Wingerd, Gonzales-Portillo had to leave. He had brain surgeries to perform.
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Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo
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| Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo, MD is a neurosurgeon in Tampa, Florida. |
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| Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo, MD of Tampa, FL |
BayCare Medical Group
BayCare Physician Partners
St. Joseph's Children's Hospital
St. Joseph's Hospital
St. Joseph's Women's Hospital
Gender
Male
Language(s)
English
Spanish
Specialties
Neurological Surgery
Board Certifications
AB Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery
Fellowship
University Of Miami - Broward County Office
Residencies
University Of Illinois At Chicago
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo, Neurosurgeon in Tampa, FL
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| Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo, MD of Tampa, FL |
Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo is a neurosurgeon in Tampa, Florida and is affiliated with St. Joseph's Hospital. He received his medical degree from National University of San Marcos and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Gonzales-Portillo accepts several types of health insurance, listed below. He is one of 10 doctors at St. Joseph's Hospital who specialize in Neurological Surgery.
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo
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| Dr. Gabriel A Gonzales Portillo is a Neurosurgery Specialist in Tampa, Florida. |
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo practices at BayCare Medical Group
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| Dr. Gabriel A Gonzales Portillo is a Neurosurgery Specialist in Tampa, Florida. |
He treats such conditions as aneurysms, trigeminal neuralgia, and cervical disk and lumbar herniations, among others. Along with his role at BayCare, Dr. Gabriel Gonzales-Portillo serves as an affiliate member at the H. Lee Moffit Cancer Center and Research Institute.
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