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OFFSHORE DOCTOR

Objective


A career position as Site Physician/Offshore Physician where my extensive experience will be of utmost value.


Experience


Site Doctor - International SOS

Bechtel (Punta Europa) Clinic

Equatorial Guinea Liquefied Natural Gas Train #1 Project

Bioko Island, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, West Africa

July 12, 2006 to August 19, 2006

• Diagnosed and treated day to day OPD cases (medical and surgical) including malaria

• Requested laboratory procedures such as ICT malaria combo test, and other tests

• Managed emergency and life threatening conditions including work related injuries and malaria

• Did retrieval and rescue of victims from scene of accidents

• Classified patients’ priorities by triage, and started appropriate managements

• Referred patients to more advanced facilities (Libreville, Gabon; Johannesburg, South Africa; Paris, France) whenever necessary



General Medical Practice / Visiting Consultant (Family Medicine)

Calingasan, Hornilla, & Manuel Clinics, Balagtas, Batangas City, and Golden Gate Hospital, Batangas City, Philippines

January 16, 2006 to present



Ilijan, Batangas City and Golden Gate Hospital, Batangas City, Philippines

April 1, 2000 to January 15, 2006, October 12, 2006 to present

• Diagnosed and treated OPD cases and life-threatening situations like myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, asthma, cerebro-vascular accidents, dengue fever and diabetes.

• Ordered diagnostic procedures such as X-ray, ultrasound, CT scan and MRI

• Aided in prophylaxis of diseases by advising on diet, hygiene and general health

• Prepared doctor’s order and arranged admission of patients into the hospital

• Referred patients to other medical specialists and exchanged relevant medical data

• Reported births, deaths and notifiable diseases to government authorities

• Did house calls in sedentary and difficult to transport patients (e.g. post CVA cases)

Golden Gate Hospital is a 100-bed secondary hospital located in the city-proper of Batangas.



Physician (Occupational and Community Health)

KEPCO Ilijan Corporation

1200 Megawatts Combined Cycle Power Plant, Ilijan, Batangas City, Philippines

July 1, 2002 to present

Includes the ff. companies: Raytheon Ebasco Overseas Ltd., Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Inc., Mirant (Phils), National Power Corporation and Korea Power Services.

• Rescued and immediately managed cases of electrocution, falls from height, drowning, burns, crushing injuries, and other emergency situations

• Carried out cardio-pulmonary resuscitations as needed

• Transported seriously ill and injured patients to hospitals aboard an ambulance or boat

• Identified and treated illnesses and disorders (out patient cases and outreach program)

• Surgically managed sebaceous and tendon cysts, lipomas, tendon damages, fractures and other injuries

• Also comprised of community medical service to Barangay Ilijan and suburbs, 5 days per week.



Project and Community Health Physician

Raytheon Ebasco Overseas Limited > Washington Group International

Ilijan 1200 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant Project, Ilijan, Batangas City, Philippines

(Main office) – 510 Carnegie Center, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 USA

April 1, 2000 to June 30, 2002

• Rescued and immediately managed cases of electrocution, falls from height, drowning, burns, crushing injuries, and other emergency situations

• Carried out cardio-pulmonary resuscitations as needed

• Transported seriously ill and injured patients to hospitals aboard an ambulance or boat

• Identified and treated illnesses and disorders (out patient cases and outreach program)

• Surgically managed sebaceous and tendon cysts, lipomas, tendon damages, fractures and other injuries

• Also comprised of community medical service to Barangay Ilijan and suburbs, 6 days per week.

Includes the ff sub-contractors: Daelim Philippines Incorporated, Engineering & Construction Corp. of Asia, Engineering Equipment Incorporated, Chicago Builders Inc., MOF Company (Subic) Inc., Asia Brown Bovery, KNC Cons. & Devt. Corp., Daijung Machinery & Industry Co., and others.



Resident Physician/ Resident Coordinator

Golden Gate Hospital (a 100-bed capacity secondary hospital)

P. Prieto St., Batangas City, Philippines

March 1, 1995 to March 31, 2000

(Emergency/Operating Room/ICU/Ward Duty)

• Urgently executed emergency procedures (diagnostic & therapeutic) such as in acute myocardial infarction, acute exacerbation of asthma, hypoglycemia, cerebro-vascular accident, seizure disorder, poisoning, and other critical situations

• Operated EKG, Holter monitor, and other cardiac monitors, defibrillator, and oximeter

• Diagnosed and evaluated diseases (including differential diagnosis) and/or pathologies

• Requested laboratory, radiological and other necessary diagnostic processes

• Accomplished surgical remedy of tumors and cysts, debridement and repair of injuries

• Carried out necessary procedures while transporting patients such as external chest compression, ambu-bagging and administration of drugs (epinephrine, nebulization, etc.)



Physician

Cape East (Philippines), Inc.,

Tolentino Road, Sitio Centro, Kumintang Ibaba, Batangas City, Philippines 4200

(Main office) – Cape House Exchange Road, Watford Hertfordshire WD1-7EG England

March 1, 1998 to March 31, 2000

Sites included: Caltex Refinery, Shell Refinery (Batangas & Pilillia sites) & Bataan Polyethylene Plant.

• Did pre-employment medical/annual check-ups

• Carried out pre-planned site visits

• Treated work and non-work related illnesses and injuries

• Instituted immediate management of emergency cases

• Covered employee referrals (includes dependents)



Physician

Cocochem (Unichem) Plant Site,

Bauan Aplaya, Batangas, Philippines

March 1, 1995 to February 28, 1998

• Duties and responsibilities same as in Cape East (Phils) Inc.



Resident Physician

Mary Mediatrix Medical Center and Lipa Medix Medical Center,

Lipa City, Philippines

January 1 to February 28, 1995

• Took history and did physical examination of patients

• Ordered relevant diagnostic procedures (radiography, laboratory, and ultrasonography)

• Diagnosed illnesses and instituted necessary treatments (OPD/Emergency cases)

• Admitted patients to specialists of choice

• Referred patients to proper specializations for further evaluation and management

• Responded to patient referrals from the ICU, NICU and Ward



Physician (Full time)

Fluor Daniel Pacific, Inc.

STAR Project – Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Tabangao, Batangas City, Phil. 4200

(Main office) – 3333 Mickelson Drive, Irvine, California 92730 USA

November 12, 1992 to December 17, 1994

Mega project – over 800 million dollars (new refinery of 135,000 barrels/day output)

Large-scale industrial work (almost 6,000 workforce)

Hazardous workplace / construction grassroots

Includes the ff. subcontractors: Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific, David M. Consunji Inc., Engineering Equipment Inc., Meralco Industrial Engineering Services Corp., & Van Seumeren Heavy Lift.



* Conducted pre-employment examinations for the proper selection and placement of staff workers.

* Developed and implemented a comprehensive occupational health program integrated with safety.

* Monitored the work environment for health and safety hazards through weekly inspection.

* Conserved the fitness of workers through health education and weekly meetings.

* Conducted seminars on “Emergency Procedures and Life Support.”

* Provided medical and surgical management for work related injuries or illnesses including expatriates.

* Performed annual and special physical examinations.

* Maintained records of accidents and instituted necessary training in accident-prone areas.

* Acted as adviser to management on health related matters.



Physician

Served at the following companies prior to transfer to Shell Tabangao Asset Renewal Project: Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation, Pacific Flour Mills, General Milling Corporation, Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific, Engineering Equipment Inc., Keppel Phils. Shipyard (now Kepphil), and Western Philippine Colleges (now University of Batangas).

October 19 to November 11, 1992



Resident Physician

Santo Rosario Hospital,

Rosario, Batangas, Philippines

March 1 to October 18, 1992

• Evaluated and managed patients in the field of Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics-Gynecology and Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.

• Performed diagnostic procedures such as Electrocardiogram, Doppler monitoring and simple neurological evaluation.



Resident Physician

Lasig General Hospital,

Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines

August 16 to December 31, 1991

• Examined and treated sick individuals, majority of them under Surgery, Obstetrics-Gynecology and Medicine.

• Performed surgical excision of cysts and tumors, suturing of wounds, did Pap’s smear,

pre-natal check-up and normal delivery.



College Instructor

Lyceum of Batangas,

Batangas City, Philippines

1986-1988

• Ranked no. 2 of 16 – department; 8/108 – over-all faculty evaluation (1st semester –1986)

• Taught Zoology, Histology, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology and Parasitology.

• Co-authored “Laboratory Manual in Zoology” – Department of Technology


Education


Doctorate in Medicine – Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation, San Carlos City, Philippines, 1990.



BS-General Course (Preparatory Medicine), University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 1982.


Certification


FR2 Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Training Program (Certificate ID: 30203)

Heartstream Online Institute, 2401 4th Ave., Suite 500, Seattle, WA 98121-1436 USA



Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardio-pulmonary-cerebro-renal Resuscitation Course

Philippine Heart Center for Asia, East Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines

2nd placer – written examination



Basic Offshore Safety Induction & Emergency Training with Personal Safety & Social Resp.

(BOSIET/PSSR); Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (Cert. No. 01 / HUET-007-006)

Consolidated Training Systems, Inc., 4/F S&L Bldg., 1500 Roxas Blvd., Manila, Philippines



Advanced Courses in Industrial Hygiene, Safety and Environment; Occupational Epidemiology

and Biostatistics; Applied Occupational Ergonomics; Administration of Health Services; and Occupational Medicine Practice.

Philippine College of Occupational Medicine



Postgraduate Course in Occupational Health and Safety

University of the Philippines – College of Public Health, Manila, Philippines



Hazard Communication (Certificate ID: 27322)

AdvanceOnline Online Institute, 5305 Shilshole Ave., NW, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98107 USA


Skils


AED Operation

ECG Operation



Knowledgeable with Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe.

Internet Professional – Systems Technology Institute (STI), Batangas City, October 8, 1999


 


Summary of Qualifications:



* Clinical competence backed by more than 15 years of medical practice

* Certified Family Physician / Occupational Health Practitioner with Advanced Course

* Emergency experience as in myocardial infarction, asthma and cardio-respiratory arrest

* Competent in Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Support & acute airway management

* Extensive background in lifesaving procedures and use of medical equipments/apparatuses

* Minor surgical , neurologic and orthopedic skills; trauma life support and rescue operations

* Trained in Basic Offshore Safety and Emergency, and Helicopter Underwater Escape

* Know-how in triage, retrieval and rescue, patient emergency transport via air ambulance

* Experience with Shell Safety set-up, petrochemical, liquefied natural gas and power plants

Batangas City, Batangas,
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