1974 – 1977                  Samar National School                    High School

1977 -  1981                  University of Santo Tomas

                                          College of Science                     B.Sc. General

1981 – 1985                  University of Santo Tomas

                                          Faculty of Medicine & Surgery                    MD

1985 – 1986                  Makati Medical Center            Medical Internship   1988 – 1992                  St. Luke’s Medical Center

                                          Dept. of Surgery   General Surgery Residency

1994                              Santo Tomas University Hospital                                                          

                                          Plastic Surgery, Fellowship

2001                              Workshop, Essentials of Bariatric Surgery, ASBS

                                      Hands-On Training, Laparoscopic Bariatric 

                                          Surgery, ASBS   

2002                              Preceptorship, New York Presbyterian Hospital                                              

                                      Observation, Mount Sinai Medical Center, NY  

1994                                                          Fellow, Phil. College of Surgeons

1994                           Fellow, Phil. Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons

1999                               Charter Fellow, Phil. Soc. of General Surgeons

2002                                                           Affiliate Surgeon(Member), American Society of

                                                                         Bariatric Surgery

2002                              Fellow, American College of Surgeons                                      

Scope of Work & Interests

§     GENERAL & CANCER SURGERY

§     LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY

§     COMPLEX WOUND CARE

§     AESTHETIC & PLASTIC SURGERY

§     INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE

§     BARIATRIC (OBESITY) SURGERY

1993, 1995 up to present:

Active Consultant in Surgery:                          St. Luke’s Medical Center

Active Consultant in General Surgery:   Philippine Heart Center for Asia

Chairman, Dept of Surgery:,                          Calamba Doctors’ Hospital

Affiliate Surgeon :        UDMC, STGH, DLSMC, AFPMC  (Metro Manila)

Member, Residents Training Committee:            SLMC Dept. of Surgery

Vice-chief, Section of Complex Wound Care:      Dept. of Surgery SLMC

Surgical Director, Division of Bariatric Surgery :

                                                              Weight Management Center, SLMC

Chief, Section of Bariatric Surgery:                     SLMC Dept of  Surgery

Member, Residents Training Committee:         AFPMC Dept of Surgery                                                                  

Memberships

 Community

activities

Fellow,    Philippine College of Surgeons

Fellow,     Philippine Society of General Surgeons

Diplomate, Philippine Board of Surgery

Fellow,     Philippine Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons

Fellow,     Philippine Society for Burn Injuries

Member, (Affiliate Surgeon) American Society of Bariatric Surgery

Member,  Philippine Medical Association

Member,  Quezon City Medical Society

Member, TASS, USTMAA, SLMCMAA

Member, European Wound Management Association

Member, Australian Wound Management Association

President, Nuestra Sra. De Salvacion Charity Hospital Foundation, Inc.

     Northern Samar, Philippines

President, Sagip Bayan Foundation of SLMC, Quezon City Phils.

     (Medical Missions)

Member, Aloha Medical Mission, Hawaii, USA

Member, Rotary Club of Metro Sta. Mesa, District 3780

Member, Tzu Chi Foundation of Taiwan (Medical Missions)