January Velasco, MD

General Practitioner

Expert's Profile

Dr. January Velasco has been a licensed Physician for over 10 years.

After obtaining her BS Biology degree from De La Salle University in Manila, she proceeded to complete her medical degree at the University of Santo Tomas.

She completed her Orthopedic Surgery Residency Training at the Philippine Orthopedic Center. Aside from serving as Chief Orthopedic Surgery Hospitalist at Cardinal Santos Medical Center, she also worked as Orthopedic House Staff at the prestigious Asian Hospital and Medical Center in Muntinlupa City.

Credentials & Highlights

EDUCATION

Doctor of Medicine
University of Santo Tomas
Bachelor of Science in Biology
De La Salle University

EXPERIENCES

Medical Writer/Editor
Asian Hospital & Medical Center
Chief Orthopedic Surgery Hospitalist
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
Orthopedic Surgery Hospitalist
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
Medical Officer III
Philippine Orthopedic Center
Pre-resident
Philippine Orthopedic Center
Junior House Staff Physician
Orthopedics Department, Asian Hospital & Medical Center

AWARDS & ACCREDITATIONS

[2005] Philippine Heart Association, Third Runner-Up: Speech writing and declamation contest—The Time For Preventive Cardiology Has Come, and Act We Must Now
[2005] Delegate, International Health Medical Education Consortium, 14th Annual Conference: Training the Global Health Work Force; San Francisco, California, USA

[2002] Screening of Enterobacteriaceae samples from the Philippine General Hospital for extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) activity.
[2004] Contact dermatitis. An occupational health video and research paper
[2004] Hospice Care
[2005] Yosi—Mitsa ng Buhay. An educational video and research paper on smoking cessation programs in the Philippine setting
[2005] Geriatrics in the Philippine setting