• Birthplace : Philipppines
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• College : University of the Philippines Manila (1961)
• Course : Medicine

• Specialized in internal medicine at the Philippine General Hospital
• Specialized in Gastroenterology Hepatology at the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• Conducted investigations on liver organ particularly schistosome granuloma and its role in hepatosplenic disease and the epidemiology and control of Hepatitis B
• Organized and led the Liver Study Group (LSG) which has conducted major studies on viral hepatitis including hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and G
• Professor at the University of the Philippines (UP) College of Medicine in Manila
• Appointed as Director of the UP Postgraduate School of Medicine

1. 2010 - National Scientist Award

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