Marc Evans Abat, MD, FPCP, FPCGM

Internal Medicine - Geriatric Medicine

Expert's Profile

Dr. Marc Evans Abat is the Consultant Director for the Center for Healthy Aging at the Medical City and is a renowned Internist Geriatrician. He also serves as a Clinical Associate Professor in the Section of Adult Medicine at the Philippine General Hospital and as a visiting consultant at Manila Doctors Hospital and Cardinal Santos Medical Center. 

Credentials & Highlights

EDUCATION

  • BS Biology

    University of the Philippines-Diliman

  • Doctor of Medicine

    Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila-College of Medicine

EXPERIENCES

  • Head

    Center for Healthy Aging, The Medical City

  • Section Head

    Section of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, The Medical City

  • Clinical Associate Professor and Department OPD coordinator

    Philippine General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Section of Adult Medicine

  • Visiting Consultant

    Cardinal Santos Medical Center

  • Visiting Consultant

    Manila Doctor’s Hospital

  • Co-chair

    PHEX-2 Mental Health and Substance Abuse Guideline Cluster

  • Internship

    Philippine General Hospital

  • Residency

    Philippine General Hospital, Department of Medicine

  • Fellowship

    St. Luke’s Medical Center-Geriatric Center

  • Faculty

    Asia-Pacific Evidence-Based Healthcare

AWARDS & ACCREDITATIONS

  • [Member] Philippine Medical Association

  • [Member] Manila Medical Society

  • [Diplomate and Fellow] Philippine College of Physicians

  • [Diplomate and Fellow] Philippine College of Geriatric Medicine

  • Member, National Adverse Effects Following Immunization Committee, DOH, 2021-2022

  • Member, Technical Review Board, Department of Medicine, PGH

  • Member, Fracture Liaison Service/Orthogeriatrics, PGH

  • Contributor, H.C (Health.Care Magazine)

  • Former Chair, Philippine Subspecialty Board of Geriatric Medicine (2014-2018)

  • Evidence Reviewer/Technical Expert for Philippine Cataract Guidelines (completed 2017), Philippine TB Guidelines (completed 2019), DOH Lung Cancer Guidelines (2020-21)

  • Author, Chapter on Literature Search, Painless EBM, 2nd edition, 2017
  • Author, Chapters on Polypharmacy and Medication Management in the Elderly, and Malnutrition in the Elderly, PCP Textbook in Internal Medicine, 2021
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