MARIE CARMELA M. LAPITAN, M.D.

Educational Attainment

medical degree from the College of Medicine of the University of the Philippines in 1991
residency training in Urologic Surgery from the Philippine General Hospital-University of the Philippines in 1997
clinical and research fellowship in Female Urology and Incontinence from Changi General Hospital, Singapore in 1999
diplomate in Urology, Philippine Board of Urology in 1999
masteral degree in Clinical Medicine specializing in Urology from the College of Medicine-University of the Philippines, April 2005
currently taking a Masteral degree in Health Informatics from the College of Medicine/College of Arts and Sciences of the University of the Philippines

Current Positions

Clinical Associate Professor in Surgery, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
Research Assistant Professor IV, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila
Assistant Chair for Research, Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital – College of Medicine University of the Philippines Manila
Consultant-Urologist, Philippine General Hospital, Manila Doctor’s Hospital
Editorial Board Member, Cochrane Incontinence Review Group
Member, Epidemiology Committee, 3^rd International Consultation on Incontinence
Council Member, Asia-Pacific Continence Advisory Board
Member, Asian Society for Female Urology
Vice President, Continence Foundation of the Philippines
Systems administrator and project manager, Integrated Surgical Information System, Department of Surgery, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital

Professional Memberships

Professional Activities

Author of numerous research works on urinary incontinence, andrology, general urology, and general surgery, published in international and local scientific peer-reviewed journals, and presented in several local and international conventions
participated in and led several research projects on general surgery and urology, male ageing and incontinence, including the APCAB Incontinence and Overactive Bladder Epidemiology Survey and Cochrane Systematic Reviews on Incontinence
delivered lectures on various general urology topics, and incontinence in local and international conferences
authored chapters on books on incontinence and the pelvic floor
edited manuals and primers on incontinence and prostatic disease
conducted workshops on evidence-based medicine and surgery in several professional societies and training hospitals
systems administrator and developer, Integrated Surgical Information System of the Department of Surgery, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital

Awards

Outstanding Young Man, 2004, Junior Chamber of the Philippines
Outstanding Young Scientist 2004, National Academy of Science and Technology
International Guest Scholarship 2003, American College of Surgeons
International Publication Award 2002,2003, and 2006 University of the Philippines