Vicki Belo

Victoria Belo (born January 25, 1957) is a Filipina doctor, entrepreneur, and media personality.

Early life and education 

Victoria G. Belo was born on January 25, 1957, in Cebu, Philippines. She was adopted by the family of Attorney Enrique Belo. Vicki spent her formative years in Manila.

Dr. Vicki Belo initiated her journey in the field of medicine by pursuing a pre-med degree in Psychology from the University of the Philippines. After completing her pre-med, she pursued a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santo Tomas. She further obtained her Dermatology Diploma from the Institute of Dermatology in Bangkok, Thailand.

Career
Belo began her medical practice in 1990.

Alongside this work, she is also a frequent speaker and guest lecturer in organizations in the Philippines and internationally, such as the International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons in Washington, D.C.; the American Society of Dermatologic Surgery in Portland, Oregon; and the World Congress on Liposuction Surgery in Pasadena, California..

Belo is a member of the following organizations: American Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS), American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS), American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M), International Society of Cosmetic Laser Surgeons (ISCLS), International Society of Dermatologic Surgery (ISDS), and Philippine Society of Liposuction Surgery.

Belo Medical Group 
Belo is the CEO and medical director of the Belo Medical Group, which owns and operates 15 medical clinics and surgicenters in the Philippines, in Metro Manila, Cebu City, Pampanga, and Davao City. The Belo Medical Group is the first accredited ambulatory cosmetic surgi-centre in the Philippines, certified by the Philippine Department of Health (DOH) and endorsed by the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT).

Awards and Recognitions 
 2009: Belo received awards in Thermage and Fraxel.
 2010: Vicki Belo received Reader's Digest Platinum award as the Most Trusted Beauty Center in the Philippines.
 2014: Vicki Belo won the ASEAN Business Awards Philippines (SME Category) by the ASEAN Business Council.
 2015: Belo was awarded the World Picosure Award for achieving one million pulses in a single machine in one month.
 2016: Belo received the Black Diamond Award as the Top expert for Thermage and Fraxel in the Philippines for 10 consecutive years.
 2017: She was awarded the Top User of the World award for Hydrafacial treatment.
 2019: The Belo Medical Group was chosen as the Center for Excellence for Botox and Fillers in the Singapore-Malaysia-Philippines region by Juvederm.
 2022: On January 25, Dr. Vicki Belo and the Belo Medical Group were awarded the "Beauty Industry Pioneer of the Year Award 2021" at the Global Health & Pharma’s Healthcare & Pharmaceutical (GHP) Awards.
 2022: Dr. Vicki Belo received the Diamond Award at "The Future of Aesthetics" by Allergan Aesthetics on September 21.

Filmography
 Boy Pick-Up: The Movie (2012)
 Sosy Problems (2012)
 Kung Fu Divas (2013)
 Beauty in a Bottle (2014) as herself
 The Last Pinoy Action King (2015)                       
 Belo Beauty 101 (2008-2009)

Personal life 
Belo was married to businessman and NU 107 founder Atom Henares, but the couple divorced. They had two children: Quark Henares, film and music video director, and Cristalle Henares-Pitt, managing director of Belo Essentials. She is the adopted daughter of former Philippine Congressman and 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention delegate Enrique Belo. She married Hayden Kho in Paris in 2017. The couple had a daughter in 2016.

References

External links 
 Belo Medical Group

Filipino dermatologists
University of the Philippines alumni
University of Santo Tomas alumni
Living people
People from Cebu
20th-century Filipino businesspeople
21st-century Filipino businesspeople
20th-century Filipino medical doctors
21st-century Filipino medical doctors 
20th-century Filipino women medical doctors
21st-century Filipino women medical doctors 
20th-century American women physicians
20th-century American physicians
21st-century American women physicians
21st-century American physicians
Filipino women in business
University of the Philippines Diliman alumni
Harvard Medical School alumni
1956 births
Filipino adoptees
Filipino people of Chinese descent
Filipino people of Spanish descent
Filipino television personalities
People from Capiz
Visayan people
Filipino women medical doctors