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assistant to Dr. Olavide in the Hospital of 

 San Juan de Dios. 



In December, 1878, he returned to Cuba 

 where he has occupied the following posi- 

 tions: Physician of San Felipe de San- 

 tiago Hospital; Physician of Mercedes 

 Hospital; Physician of ''Number One" 

 Hospital; of The Beneficencias, Francesa 

 and Montanesa; Emergency Surgeon of the 

 United Railways of Havana; Physician of 

 the Covadonga and Purisima Concepcion 

 sanatoriums; Head of the Therapeutic 

 Laboratory of the University. 



He has also taught in the University as 

 Professor of Therapeutics and Pharmacol- 

 ogy and as Professor of Therapeutics in 

 the Dental school. 



He is a member of the Society of Clin- 

 ical Studies of Havana and of the Society 

 of Cervantes of Valladolid (Spain). 



Dr. Miro is the inventor of the method in 

 Therapeutics of using topical application 

 of serum and microbinous vaccine to the 

 gastro-intestinal tract. His articles de- 

 scribing the method have been translated 

 into English and widely reproduced with 



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