Dr. Ernesto Contreras, Sr. | |
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| Born | Ernesto Contreras, Sr June 1, 1915 Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico |
| Died | October 3, 2003 (aged 88) |
| Citizenship | Mexico |
| Education | Military Medical School, Mexico City General Practitioner, 1939 |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, researcher, hospital director, military, professor |
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| Medical career | |
| Profession | Medical Doctor |
| Field | Cancer research |
| Institutions | Oasis of Hope Hospital |
| Sub-specialties | Pediatric pathology |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Mexico |
| Service | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Logo_of_the_Mexican_Army.svg){kind=small} Mexican Army |
| Years of service | 1939–43 |
| Rank | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Mayr_ejer.gif){kind=small} Major |
| Unit | 18th Army Air Forces Base Unit |
Ernesto Contreras (1915–2003) served as a Mexican medical doctor. He operated the Oasis of Hope Hospital in Tijuana for over 30 years, claiming to "treat" cancer patients with amygdalin (also called "laetrile" or, erroneously, "vitamin B17") which has been found completely ineffective. His practices have been widely condemned.
Contreras received post-graduate training at the Children's Hospital Boston in Boston. He served as the chief pathologist at the Army Hospital in Mexico City and was Professor of Histology and Pathology at the Mexican Army Medical School.