He is the Vice Chair for Training of the Department of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Endosurgery. He earned undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of the Philippines and has a Masters Degree in Hospital Administration from the same University. He completed residency training in General Surgery in the Philippine General Hospital and did a Visiting Fellowship at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Research interests include Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Hernia and Minimally Invasive Surgery.