THREE medical doctors have taken their oath as the newest members of the Board of Directors of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.
Drs. Celestina Ma. Jude P. De la Serna, Joan Cristine Reina Liban-Lareza and Hildegardes C. Dineros were sworn into office Friday by Health Secretary Paulyn Jean B. Rosell-Ubial, who also chairs the PhilHealth Board.
The oathtaking was held at the PhilHealth Head Office in Pasig City.
De la Serna, who replaces Jane M.N. Sta. Ana as the appointive member representing overseas Filipino migrant workers, obtained her doctor of medicine degree from the De la Salle University in Dasmariñas, Cavite in 1989.
She worked at the De la Serna Clinic, a private health clinic based in Bohol from 2002-2003, before becoming the Chief of Hospital of Maribojoc Community Hospital for two years.
Lareza, a doctor of medicine graduate of the Far Eastern University–Nicanor Reyes Foundation’s Institute of Medicine, chaired the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Qualimed in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan.
A consultant at Nuvotek, Inc.; consultant and sonologist of Qualimed Trinoma and MyHealth Clinic; and sonologist at Klinika ng Bata at Matanda, all in Quezon City, she is an appointive member representing health care providers.
Dineros, a surgeon who finished his medical degree from the University of Sto. Tomas, performs basic and advanced laparoscopic procedures, surgical endoscopy and general surgical procedures, and is also into bariatric, metabolic, general and cancer surgery.
He is an active consultant in surgery at St. Lukes Medical Center-Quezon City, STI-De los Santos Megaclinic and University of Perpetual Help Dalta Medical Center.