EDUCATION:

Elementary:  June 1978 – March 1984, St. Theresa’s College, Cebu City

High School:  June 1984 – March 1989, St. Theresa’s College, Cebu City

College:  June 1989 – June 1993. University of the Philippines, Manila, INTARMED* program, B.S. Basic Medical Sciences

 * n.b. The INTARMED Program is an Integrated Arts and Medicine Course, which requires scholastic performance beyond the usual level to qualify for admission.  Applicants are selected from the first 100 out of the normally 5,000 qualifiers of the University of the Philippines College Admission Test (UPCAT).

More than 20,000 are taking this test annually.  From the 100 are selected the 60 who will undergo further interviews and psychological tests.  Finally, 40 are admitted annually to the program as certified by the Committee on Admissions of the College of Medicine of the University of the Philippines Manila.

Medicine:

• June 1989 – May 1996, University of the Philippines, Manila, College of Medicine INTARMED* Program

• Medical Internship: 
  • May 1995 – May 1996, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH)

• Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology: 
  • January 1997 – December 2000, UP-PGH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Fellowship Training in Reproductive Medicine: 
  • January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2002, Clinical Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, Menopause and Gynecologic Endoscopy, UP-PGH Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Section of Reproductive Endocrinology

• Post-fellowship Clinical Observership:
  • May 1, 2003 to July 31, 2003 – Clinical Observership in Reproductive Endocrinology, Infertility, and Gynecologic Endoscopy (under Prof. Takeshi Maruo) Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kobe, Japan

• Masters of Science Degree:
  • SY 2021-2023 – Masters of Science in the Biotechnology of Human Assisted Reproduction (MBHARE), University of Valencia, Spain
  • Thesis: Modelling In-vitro Gametogenesis Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

• Certification Courses:
  • Certificate of Achievement – Genetics – Essentials Course, HMX Pro, Harvard Medical School, completed July 2023

• • Certificate of Achievement – Genetics – Gene Therapy Course, HMX Pro, Harvard Medical School, completed July 2023

• • Certificate with Distinction – Global Clinical Scholars Research Training (GCSRT) 1 year program at Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Medical Education, batch 2024 (Graduated as First-placer in the Capstone Awards)

• • Certificate of Completion – Leading AI Innovation in Healthcare, inaugural batch 2025

Intensive Hands-on Certification Trainings:

• February 2003 – Hands-on Course in Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound

• June – July, 2004 – Intensive workshop in Assisted Reproductive Technology at the ART unit of TuDu Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

• March 2012 – Centre for Advanced Reproductive Endosurgery (CARE) Master Course in Hysterectomy, Myomectomy & Adnexal Surgery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

• April 2024 – Trophectoderm Biopsy and PGT-A workshop by Igenomix, Cebu City, Philippines

RESEARCH/LECTURES:

Researches and Publications:

“Modelling In-Vitro Gametogenesis (IVG)Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSCs)”, Cell Regen. 2023 Oct 16;12(1):33. Doi:10.1186/s13619-023-00176-5. PMID: 37843621;m PCID: PMC10579208.

“The efficacy of a fixed PPOS protocol using Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA) with combined Follitropin Delta (Rekovelle), flexible start Clomiphene, and hMG (The MARCH-D protocol)” – preparing for publication as of Jan 2024

Case Report: “First Pregnancy and Livebirth from Cryopreserved Oocyte in  the Philippines”, (published in the Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, April-June 2012, Vol 36, No. 2, 109-116).

“Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor Recurrence in Pregnancy: Case Report” (published in the Philippine Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol.25 No.2 p.61-72).

“The effect of syntocinon on intra-operative blood loss during completion curettage for uncomplicated first trimester abortion: A randomized controlled double-blind clinical trial”, November 2000, unpublished

“A survey on the reactions of UP-PGH Menopause Clinic patients on the Women’s Health Initiative Report of an increased incidence of breast cancer among hormone replacement therapy users”, December 2002 unpublished

“Tubal Reconstructive Surgery: The UP-PGH Experience”, co-authored with Drs. Ochoco-Sotto, Penolio and Villamayor, June 2001 unpublished

“Transient Thyrotoxicosis in Hyperemesis Gravidarum (TTHG) Resulting in Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructed Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)”, co-authored with Charla Mae Co, Ma. Asuncion Tremedal and Larisa Roa, (for publication; winner of Best in E-poster at RCOG Annual Meeting, June 2023

Presentor:

 “Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor Recurrence in Pregnancy”

• September 1998 – UP-PGH Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Staff Conference
• October 1998 – UP-PGH Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Residents’ Interesting Case Presentation – Third Prize Winner
• November 2000 – POGS Annual Convention Resident’s Interesting Case Contest, paper re-titled as “Ovarian Cancer In Pregnancy” – First Prize Winner

Co-presentor:

• “Transverse Vaginal Septum”, UP-PGH Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology Staff Conference, August 2002
• “First Pregnancy and Livebirth from Cryopreserved Oocyte in the Philippines” –First place, Interesting Case, Philippine Society of Reproductive Medicine (PSRM) 2011
• “Hyperemesis Gravidarum causing Myocardial Infarction with Non-obstructed Coronary Arteries (MINOCA)”, Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynecology (RCOG) poster presentation, June 2023 – Best in Poster Presentation