RESUMEN
En este artículo se profundizó sobre la vida del médico Gerardo Ignacio Acosta Peñalver que laboró en el poblado de San José de los Ramos y en el Hospital Dr. Mario Muñoz Monroy de Colón, con el objetivo de destacar su entrega y consagración a la medicina; y de esta manera, rendirle un merecido homenaje. Se abordaron aspectos de su vida y obra; se destacó su superación constante principalmente en la especialidad de Medicina interna y el ejemplo inolvidable en sus familiares (AU).
The life of the doctor Gerardo Ignacio Acosta Peñalver Hospital was treated in this article. He worked in the village of San Jose de los Ramos and in the Hospital ¨Mario Muñoz Monroy¨ of Colon. The aim was highlighting his devotion and consecration to medicine, and that way rendering him a well-deserved homage. Several aspects of his life and work were approached: his constant upgrading mainly in the specialty of Internal Medicine and his unforgettable example to his relatives (AU).