Joined Staff: Founding Member

Subspecialty: Total Joint Replacement / Traumatology

College: University of the Philippines, 1975

Med School: College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, 1979

Residency: Department of Orthopaedics, UP-PGH Medical Center, 1985

Fellowship: Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 1985-1986

Licensure: Medical Board Examination, Philippines, 1980 Fellow in Orthopaedics, Philippine Orthopaedic Association, 1988

Current Hospital Affiliations:

• Treasurer, Philippine Orthopedic Institute, Inc., Makati Philippines • Executive Director, Philippine Orthopedic Institute Foundation, Inc., Makati Philippines • Active Associate, Department of Orthopaedics, Makati Medical Center, Makati, Philippines • Active Staff, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan, Philippines • Active Staff, UP-PGH Medical Center, Manila, Philippines • Active Staff, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Muntinlupa, Philippines • Active Staff, Medical City, Pasig, Philippines

Teaching Positions:

• Executive Officer, Department of Orthopaedics, Makati Medical Center, Makati, Philippines • Associate Professor VI., Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines • Chief, Section of Trauma, Department of Orthopaedics, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital Medical Center, Manila, Philippines

Orthopaedic Societies:

• Founding Member, Philippine Orthopaedic Trauma Society • Member, Philippine Hip and Knee Society • Founding Member, Philippine Society for Sports Medicine • Member, Tissue Banking Society of the Philippines • Fellow, Philippine Orthopaedic Association • Member, Philippine College of Surgeons • Fellow, Societe Internatinal de Chirurgie Orthopaedique et De Traumatologia • International Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons • Fellow, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Hip Section • Fellow, Asian Association of Dynamic Osteosynthesis

Other:

• Fractures of the Fifth Metatarsal Base • Books/Manuals Published Editor in Chief, Manual of Orthopaedic Emergencies First Edition, 1989 Second Edition, 1998 Editor in Chief, Trauma Primer First Edition, 2000 Second Edition, 2004 • Contributions to books or manuals Pelvic Fractures. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD, Chapter 5. Manual of Orthopedic Emergencies. Guaranty Press. Manila, 1989. Management of Infected Total Hip Replacement. RB Gustilo, MD, LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD, Chapter 22. Orthopedic Infections, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1989. Leg and Ankle Injuries in the Athlete. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD. Manual of Sports Injuries, Makati City, September 5, 1996. Open Fractures. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD, RS Recto, Jr., MD. Chapter 7, p. 56-69. Manual of Orthopedic Emergencies, 2nd edition. Information, Publication and Public Affairs Office. University of the Philippines, July, 1998. Pelvic Fractures. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD. Chapter 5, p. 39-48. Manual of Orthopedic Emergencies, 2nd edition. Information, Publication, and Public Affairs Office. University of the Philippines, July, 1998. • Four co-author papers published in Makati Medical Center (MMC) Proceedings in 1991, 1994, 2000, and 2003. • Seven (2 as main author, 5 as co-author) papers published in Philippine Journal of Orthopedics in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, and twice in 2003. • Twenty-eight lectures/papers presented on trauma, total hip replacement, total knee replacement, and basic researches. • Eight papers won awards in local and regional orthopedic research competitions.