Education and Training:
-Residency in Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, 2004
-Doctor of Medicine, University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, College of Medicine, Aurora Blvd., Quezon City
-BSc in Biology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City
-Fellowship and scholarship grantee in Dermatopathology,
Dermatologikum Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, 2006
-Fellowship in Dermatopathology, St. Johns Institute of Dermatology, St. ThomasHospital, London,UK , 2005
-Fellowship and scholarship grantee in clinical dermatology, National Skin Centre,Singapore ,2004
Current Positions (Local)
-Associate Professor 2 and Consultant in Dermatology, De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute, Cavite, Philippines
-Consultantin Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Section of Dermatology, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, Manila, Philippines
-PRO, Dermatopathology Society of the Philippines (PDS)
-Member, Philippine Dermatological Society
-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of the Philippine Dermatological Society(2017-2020)
-Peer reviewer, British Journal of Dermatology (2008-present)
-Editorial board, Journal of Asia Pacific Aesthetic Sciences (2021)
-Editorial board, CosmoDerma Online Journal (2021)
Current Positions (International)
-Member, Board of Directors, International Society of Dermatology (ISD)
-Member, Committee on climate change, ISD
-Member, Policies and By-laws task force, ISD
-Council member, Asian Society of Pigment Cell Research
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Memberships/Affiliations:
-Voting member, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
–Member, International Dermoscopy Society
– Member, International Trichoscopy Society
–Member, Philippine Academy of Dermatologic Surgery Foundation Inc.
Publications:
1.International journals (22)
2.Local journals (21)
3.Book chapters (7)
Awards and Scholarships:
1.Galadari Awardee, Treatment Challenges, Continental Congress of Dermatology, Dubai, UAE, April 13,2016
2.Fellowship grantee, European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology congress, Vienna, Austria, September 28-October 2, 2016
3.ISD Scholarship grantee- World Congress of Dermatology, Argentina 2007
4.ISD Scholarship grantee- International Congress of Dermatology, May 20-24, Prague, Czech Republic 2009
5.Outstanding Alumni Award for Medical Research (2.18.2000, UERMMMC, Quezon City)
