Origins
Arias was born in Penonomé, main town of Coclé, a province in western Panama. He was the son of Antonio Arias and Carmen Madrid, and the brother of Harmodio Arias, who served as President of Panama from 1932-1936. He wrote his first letters with the French Christian Brothers in his native city. He studied medicine and surgery at Harvard University. Later, he specialized in psychiatry, obstetrics and endocrinology.
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