Background
Brigino-Buenaventura, Emerita was born on April 6, 1957 in Quezon City, Manila, The Philippines. Daughter of Delfin Santos and Fermina (Natividad) Brigino-Buenaventura.
Brigino-Buenaventura, Emerita was born on April 6, 1957 in Quezon City, Manila, The Philippines. Daughter of Delfin Santos and Fermina (Natividad) Brigino-Buenaventura.
Bachelor of Science in Zoology magna cum laude, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Manila, 1979. Doctor of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Manila, 1984.
Resident in pediatrics Montefiore Medical Center, New York City, 1991-1993. Fellow in allergy and immunology All Children's Hospital-U. South Florida, St. Petersburg, 1993-1995, fellow in clinical laboratory immunology, 1995-1996. Associate clinical professor pediatrics Philippine General Hospital-University of the Philippines, Manila, since 1998.
Member American Academy Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology, American College Allergy and Immunology, Philippine Pediatrics Society.
Married Joseph Verne Buenaventura, December 10, 1997.