If you wish to make a donation to the "Pelegrí Casanova" Health Sciences Library, please read the rules of procedure that accompany the donation form beforehand. You can send the completed form to pasalud@uv.es or hand it in at the library information desk.
Donation form and procedure (in Spanish)
Main library donations
The library has a very large collection of volumes, among which there are those incorporated thanks to donations made by different personalities from the academic world.
The main donations received are:
- Rafael Báguena Candela
- María José Báguena Cervellera
- Fernando Bonilla-Musoles
- Wenceslao Calvo Garra
- José Cano Ivorra
- Vicente López Merino
- José Micó Catalán
- Sandalio Miguel Andreu
- José Zaragosí Moliner
Rafael Báguena Candela (1922-1990)
Rafael Báguena Candela graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Valencia in 1947 and obtained his doctorate in 1955. He was rector of the University of Valencia between 1972 and 1976. From 1979 until his retirement, he was Professor of Medical Pathology and Clinical Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of Valencia. Together with Dr. Jerónimo Forteza Bover, he was the founder of the Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas (Institute of Cytological Research) and pioneer in Spain of genetic cytology applied to medicine. Due to his special competence in the study of medical terminology, the Real Academia Española appointed him a corresponding member in 1985. The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
María José Báguena Cervellera (1956-2021)
With a degree and PhD in Medicine from the Universitat de València, she was a lecturer in the history of science at the same institution and director of the interuniversity doctoral programme in Historical and Social Studies on Science, Medicine and Scientific Communication. As a researcher, she specialised in the history of infectious diseases and vaccination, as well as in the history of Valencian medicine in the 19th and 20th centuries, and has been a member of the López Piñero Inter-University Institute since its beginnings. She was a member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Valencian Community and a populariser of the history of science, both through publications in the daily press and by participating in the organisation of various exhibitions. The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
Fernando María Bonilla-Musoles (1944- )
This obstetrician and gynaecologist from Valencia graduated in Medicine in 1967 and obtained his doctorate in 1970. He is considered to be the introducer of obstetric and gynaecological diagnostic ultrasound in Latin America in the 1970s. In 1982 he began to develop new in vitro reproduction techniques at the Hospital Clínico de Valencia, in contact with Robert Edwards, Nobel Prize winner in Medicine. He is professor emeritus of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Valencia, co-founder of the Valencian Infertility Institute (IVI) and one of the most internationally recognised Spanish scientists. In December 2015 he was appointed member of the Board of Trustees of the Valencia Fine Arts Museum. The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
Wenceslao Calvo Garra (1921-2003)
Dr. Calvo was born in Lalín (Pontevedra), but studied at the Universitat de València, where he worked as a trainee lecturer in pathological anatomy. With a grant from the CSIC, he continued his studies and research in Lisbon and, later, at the Montreal Neurological Institute with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation. In 1952 he directed the construction of the palencephalograph, an instrument that allowed the study of brain tumours by means of electrical impulses. In 1968 he moved to the University of Ulm. Over the years, his research on the effects of nuclear radiation on the blood system became his main task and brought him worldwide fame. His children donated his library to the Universitat de València. The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
José Cano Ivorra (1922-2015)
Born in the town of La Nucia in Alicante, José Cano studied medicine in Valencia and Madrid, specialising in general and digestive surgery. From 1954 he practised his profession at the Hospital General in Valencia, while at the same time teaching at the Faculty of Medicine. In 1972 he responded to a request for help from a former student and went to Uganda to set up a hospital. His stay awakened in him a passion for Africa and tropical medicine. He was one of the driving forces behind the first Tropical Medicine Institute in Spain. His publications include: "Manual de práctica operatoria" (with Juan Moral Torres and Idelfonso Ramos Fuentes). The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
Vicente López Merino (1930-2016)
This illustrious Valencian doctor graduated in Medicine from the Universitat de València in 1953. Subsequently, he continued his training in Cologne, Marseille and Groningen. He was assistant professor of Medical Pathology and associate professor of Cardiology. From 1981 he held the chair of Cardiology, the first in Spain, and at the same time was head of the Cardiology Department at the Hospital Clínico. His lines of research were: cardiac electrophysiology, ischaemic heart disease and the development of diagnostic techniques (angiography, electrocardiology). He chaired the Instituto Médico Valenciano (1978-86) and was a member of the National Cardiology Commission (1984-98). He was director of the School of Nursing (1981-84) and member of the dean's team of the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (1979-82). The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
José Micó Catalán (1922-2016)
He graduated in Medicine specialising in Paediatrics from the Universitat de València in 1946. As a councillor for Health in the Valencia City Council in the 1980s, he gave impetus to the Instituto Médico Valenciano, whose board of directors he was a member from 1978 to 1986, and created the Doctor Peset Research Grants. Together with Professor José Cano Ivorra, he promoted the creation in Spain of the first Institute of Tropical Medicine and its International Master. In 1996 he was appointed member of the Real Academia de Medicina de la Comunidad Valenciana (Royal Valencian Academy of Medicine of the Valencian Community). Dr. Micó donated part of his library to the Instituto Médico Valenciano. The more than 500 volumes were deposited in the "Pelegrí Casanova" Library of Health Sciences of the Universitat de València. The collections, which remain grouped together as a single collection, are identified in the Trobes catalogue and on the volumes themselves as coming from the Micó donation.
Sandalio Miguel Andreu (1912-19??)
Sandalio Miguel was an internal medicine doctor of great prestige in Valencia. In 1926 he entered the Faculty of Medicine in Valencia as a student. He completed his studies brilliantly in 1931, at the age of 19, for which he was awarded the Extraordinary Prize for his degree. He was a professor at the University School of Nursing "Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados" (currently attached as a faculty to the Catholic University of Valencia) and director of the Dispensary of the same name. Together with his wife, María Aparicio, he established the Domus Foundation, which since 2000 has awarded the "Sandalio Miguel - María Aparicio" prize for the promotion of research into the shortcomings and needs of the city of Valencia and their possible solutions. The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
José Zaragosí Moliner (1924-2017)
Remarkable professional career in the field of internal medicine, especially in the digestive system. He introduced the technique of laparoscopy in Valencia. He was president of the Valencian Society of Digestive Pathology between 1967 and 1974, from which he received the Gold Medal in 1992. In 2009, this society created the "Dr. José Zaragosí Moliner" scholarship for training in digestive pathology. Between 1981 and 1982, he also chaired the Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology. He published numerous articles in medical journals and with his children, Amparo and José Luis, coordinated the work "Ecografía de la pared del tubo digestivo". He was named favourite son of Catarroja in 2007. The donation can be consulted in the Trobes catalogue.
