Curriculum Vitae

Surgical Training

General Surgery Residency: Yale University-Bridgeport Hospital, 1972-76, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Completed residency and chief residency in General Surgery

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Residency: New York University Medical Center, 1976-78 New York, New York, USA under mentorship of Dr. John Marquis Converse, Dr. Thomas Rees, Dr. Joseph McCarthy, and Dr. Donald Wood-Smith

Includes affiliate hospitals:

  • New York University Hospital
  • Bellevue Hospital Center
  • Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital
  • Veterans Administration Hospital of New York

Membership in Professional Societies & Associations

  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Member, American Society of Plastic Surgeons
  • Member, International Society of Plastic Surgery
  • Fellow, Philippine College of Surgeons
  • Fellow, Philippine Associations of Plastic Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgeons
  • Fellow, Philippine Academy of Head & Neck Surgeons
  • Member, Cebu Medical Society
  • Diplomate, Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery
  • Life Member, Phi Kappa Phi International Honor Society
  • Life Member, Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society

Professional Offices Held

  • Chairman, Dept of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, 2010 to present
  • Chairman, Plastic Surgery Division, University of Cebu Medical Center - (present)
  • Chairman, Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery (1984-1990; 2005-2012)
  • President, Philippine College of Surgeons, Eastern Visayas Chapter 1987
  • Associate Editor, Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties, 1984-1985
  • Editorial Consultant, Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties, 1998
  • Clinical Instructor in Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 1976-1978
  • Board of Directors, Philippine Association of Plastic Surgeons, 1998-1999
  • Board Examiner, Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery 1998-1999

Publications

  • Subdermal Placement of Sutures in Double Eyelid Surgery, Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Vol. 33 No. 5, July 2013
  • Correction of the Oriental Eyelid, Clinics in Plastic Surgery, October 1981
  • A breast halving incision for subcutaneous mastectomy, Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Journal, vol 56 No 1 July 1975
  • Applications of myocutaneous flaps in reconstruction. Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties, Vol 37 No 3 July Sept 1982
  • The use of "Sandwich Flap" in reconstruction of full thickness cheek defect. Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties Vol 41 No 4 Oct-Dec 1986
  • An inexpensive local version of bi-phase external skeletal fixator. Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties Vol 41 No 4 Oct-Dec 1986
  • Vascularized pectoralis major osteomusculocutaneous flap for composite mandibular defect reconstruction. Philiipine Journal of Surgical Specialties Vol 43 No 2 April-June 1988
  • The use of teflon sheet prosthesis in the treatment of orbital blow-out fractures. Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties Vol. 45 No. 2 April -June 1990
  • The versatile pectoralis major myocutaneous flap - its role in head and neck reconstruction. Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties Vol. 42 No. 2 April-June 1987
  • Bilateral sliding gluteus maximus island musculocutaneous flaps with V-Y advancement for closure of sacral decubitus ulcer. Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties, Vol. 39 No. 3 July - Sept 1984