Education:
Medical School:
University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, 1971-1975
Internship:
University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, 1975
Assistant Resident in Internal Medicine (PGY-1), New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital, New York, 1992-1993
Residency:
Residency in Orthopedics, University of the Philippines, Philippine General Hospital, 1976-1980
Resident in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Mount Sinai School of Medicine of the City University of New York, 1993-1996
Fellowship:
Orthopaedic Surgery, (Spinal Deformities and Pediatric Orthopaedics), University of Hong Kong, 1982
Clinical Orthopaedics, (Occupational and Industrial Orthopedics), New York University School of Medicine, Hospital for Joint Diseases Orthopaedic Institute, 1986-1987
Certifications:
Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), 1983
Board Certifications:
- American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 1997
- American Board of Pain Medicine, 2004
- Philippine Board of Orthopedics, 1983
- American Board of Disability Analysts, 2010
Professional Background:
June 2002 – present: Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostics, PA (a group practice). Currently serves on the Board of Directors of this multi-physician practice with three locations in Tampa, Florida. Practice focus is inpatient rehabilitation, pain management, musculoskeletal medicine and electro-diagnostics.
February 1997- May 2002: Florida Knee and Orthopedic Center, St Petersburg, Florida
July 1996 – January 1997: Roberto Dominguez, MD (private practice), Bergen County, New Jersey
1987 – 1992: Private practice, (Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine), New York City
1980 – 1985: Medical Center Manila, (private practice) Orthopaedic Surgery, Manila, Philippines
Current Hospital and Outpatient Surgery Center Affiliations:
2002 – present: Florida Hospital of Tampa, Tampa, Florida
- 2008-present, Medical Director, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit.
2002 – present: Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida
- 2006-2007, Medical Director, Brain Injury Program, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit.
2002 – present: St Joseph’s Hospital, Tampa, Florida
2003 – present: Tampa Bay Surgery Center
Previous Hospital Affiliations:
2003 – 2012: Brandon Regional Hospital
2002 – 2013: Memorial Hospital, Tampa, Florida
Professional Affiliations:
- American Academy Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
- American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
- American Academy Of Pain Medicine
- Southern Society Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
- Florida Society Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation
- Florida Medical Association
- Hillsborough County Medical Assoc
- Philippine Association of Physiatrists in America, 1996 – present
- Philippine Medical Society of Florida, West Coast Chapter, 2002 – present
- University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society in America, Southeast Chapter, 2002 – present
Languages:
Fluent: English and Tagalog
Conversational: Spanish