Background
Mesola, Virginia V. Pato was born on July 12, 1940 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan, The Philippines. Daughter of Miguel Aguirre and Soledad Gacrama (Violango) Pato.
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Virginia V. Pato Mesola
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Virginia V. Pato Mesola, Philippine Microbiologist, educator. Certified family physician. Named Honorary Citizen, Morgantown (West Virginia) City Council, 1964; recipient 1st prize in research contest Department Science and Technology, Cebu City, 1990; Gold medalist in endocrinology Cebu Institute Technology, 1963.
Education
Associate of Arts with honors, U. San Carlos, Cebu City, The Philippines, 1958; Doctor of Medicine, Cebu Institute Technology, 1963; M.Microbiology, West Virginia University, 1966.
Career
From instructor to professor microbiology, Cebu Institute Medicine, since 1963; department chairman microbiology and parasitology, Cebu Institute Medicine, since 1978; medical coordinator, United States Agency for International Development/Notre Dame U. Health Project, Cebu City, 1967; consultant microbiologist, Leonard Wood Memorial Research for Leprosy, Mandaue City, 1967-1977; microbiologist, Cebu Velez General Hospital, Cebu City, since 1968; member infection control committee, Cebu Velez General Hospital, Cebu City, since 1990; microbiologist, member infection control committee, Perpetual Succour Hospital, Cebu City, since 1994. Advisory board American Board Tropical Mledicine, 1982. Professor Velez College, Cebu City, since 1967.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American College Tropical Medicine, Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (advisor), American Academy Microbiology (specialistmicrobiologist), Philippine Society Pathologists (associate pathologist).
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Married Roger RamosMesola, April 11, 1970. Children: Rovie Theresa, Rommel Paulo, RowenaChristine.
