Jose Joven V. Cruz, M.D., MPH, FPCS, FPAPRAS
- Birthdate: 10 May 1966
- Profession: Plastic, Cosmetic, Reconstructive, and Burn Surgeon
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
PRIMARY
- La Salle Greenhills (1972-1979)
- Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines
- Top Ten Graduate
SECONDARY
- La Salle Greenhills (1979-1983)
- TopTwenty Graduate
COLLEGE
- UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (Diliman)
- Bachelor of Science in Biology (1983-1987)
- Cum Laude
MEDICINE
- UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES (Manila)
- Doctor of Medicine (1987-1992)
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING/EDUCATION
ROTATING INTERNSHIP
- (Medical) UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL (1991-1992)
RESIDENCY
- PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL 1993-1997)
POST-RESIDENCY FELLOWSHIP
- PLASTICS, BURN SURGERY AND SURGICAL CRITICAL CARE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK (1999-2000)
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES MASTERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
- UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA (2001-2004)
LICENSURE
- Philippine Physician Licensure Examination. Passed August 1992
- United States Medical Licensure Examination. Passed September 1992
- Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery Examination. Passed (Written Exam) February 2001
- Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery Examination. Passed (Oral Exam) February 2002
- Diplomate, Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery
- Fellow, Philippine Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons
- Fellow, Philippine College of Surgeons
HONORS RECEIVED
- PRIMARY EDUCATION: Top Ten Graduate
- SECONDARY EDUCATION: Top Twenty Graduate
- COLLEGE: Cum Laude Graduate Member, Phi Kappa Phi
- MEDICINE: Outstanding Intern in Surgery
MEMBERSHIPS
- PHI KAPPA PHI HONOR SOCIETY
- PHI KAPPA MU FRATERNITY
- PHILIPPINE SOCIETY FOR BURN INJURIES
- PHILIPPINE MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
- UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
- PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF PLASTIC, RECONSTRUCTIVE AND AESTHETIC SURGEONS
- PHILIPPINE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS
POSITIONS (PAST AND CURRENT)
CHIEF, SECTION OF PLASTIC SURGERY
- Department of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Asian Hospital and Medical Center (2006)
ASSISTANT DEPARTMENT CHAIRMAN
- Department of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Asian Hospital and Medical Center (2006)
CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PLASTIC SURGERY
- Department of Surgery, College of Medicine University of the Philippines (1998-present)
ATTENDING PLASTIC SURGEON
- University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (1998-present)
RESEARCH ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
- National Institutes of Health-University of the Philippines (2004-present)
TRAINING OFFICER
- Division of Burns and Division of Plastic Surgery, UP-PGH Medical Center (2001-present)
ATTENDING PLASTIC SURGEON AND CONSULTANT
- Ospital Ng Maynila Medical Center (2002-present)
ATTENDING PLASTIC SURGEON AND CONSULTANT
- Asian Hospital and Medical Center (2002-present)
VISITING CONSULTANT
- Manila Doctors Hospital (1998-present)
DIRECTOR
- Philippine Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, Inc. (2005-2008)
DIRECTOR
- Philippine Society for Burn Injuries (2001-present)
SURGICAL FELLOW
- Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Stony Brook (1999-2000)
CHIEF RESIDENT
- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, UP-PGH (1997)
CHIEF RESIDENT
- Burn Unit, UP-PGH (1996)
EDITOR IN CHIEF
- NEWSTELLER, the monthly publication of the Department of Surgery, UP-PGH Medical Center (1995-1996)
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
- ANG KALATAS, the quarterly publication of the UP-PGH (1996-1997)
ACADEMIC COMMITTEE MEMBER
- Department of Surgery, UP-PGH Medical Center (1994-1996)
VENERABLE PRECEPTOR
- PHI KAPPA MU FRATERNITY, UP College of Medicine (1989-1990)
PUBLICATIONS
- CHAPTER ON BURNS (Chapter 16), IN THE BOOK ACUTE WOUNDS AND LACERATIONS: AN EVIDENCE BASED GUIDE, EDITED BY SINGER , PUBLISHED BY F.A. DAVIS IN PHILADELPHIA (2003)
- COMPARISON OF HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING VS. TRADITIONAL DRESSING ON DONOR SITES FOR SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFTING: A PRELIMINARY REPORT, Published in the Philippine Journal of Trauma , 1997.
- PRIMARY MYXOID LIPOSARCOMA OF THE SHOULDER REGION: A CASE REPORT. Published in the Philippine Journal of TCVS, 1995.
- PEDIATRIC BURN MORTALITIES IN A TERTIARY GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL. Presented and 1st place winner in the Annual Research Paper Contest of the Philippine Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons, 2002.
- INHALATION INJURY: AN ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING OUTCOME- THE PGH BURN CENTER EXPERIENCE. For publication in the Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties. 2006