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MDH Doctor Wins 1st Outstanding Pediatric Nephrologist of the Year Award

Former UP College of Medicine Professor and Manila Doctors Hospital Consultant Nephrologist was named as the first Natatanging Pediatric Nephrologist (Outstanding Pediatric Nephrologist of the Year Award)conferred by the Pediatric Nephrology Society of the Philippines (PNSP), a subspecialty society of the Philippine Pediatric Society, last November 16, 2022.

Dr. Dolores D. Bonzon, MD, a retired Professor 12   of Physiology and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM) received the award during  the Fellowship Night of PNSP at Marco Polo Hotel in Ortigas, Pasig City.  The award is specifically given to a PNSP fellow of good standing and moral character who has shown competence in clinical practice, actively participated in the organization’s activities, and has made significant contributions in the advancement of pediatric nephrology as a subspecialty in clinical practice, research, and/or medical education.

Dr. Bonzon who has been a consultant pediatric nephrologist at Manila Doctors Hospital for almost two decades is an Emeritus Fellow of the Philippine Pediatric Society, Philippine Society of Nephrology and  PNSP. She is also the current Vice President  of the Philippine Society of Hypertension and an attending pediatrician at the Philippine General Hospital. She finished her Fellowship in Pediatric Nephrology at The Children’s Hospital in Westmead, Sydney, Australia and also  trained in renal physiology at the Institute of Physiology in Munich, Germany. She was also a former Associate Dean for Faculty and Students in UPCM.

“This recognition embodies the society’s vision of advancing the science and  practice of pediatric nephrology in the country and promoting kidney health in the pediatric population.” Many kidney diseases in the young such as hypertension can track into adulthood and impact the  health and lifespan of the adult population.  PNSP envisions to have more pediatric nephrologists in the Philippines. Right now, most of us are found in Metro Manila, and we want to have our presence felt in many areas in the country, especially in far-flung areas. ” Bonzon said.

Pediatric Nephrology specializes in the diagnosis and management of children with a variety of acute and chronic kidney-related disorders. This specialization is a subspecialty of the Department of Pediatrics of  the Manila Doctors Hospital. It also houses the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). MDH is a breastfeeding advocate and an accredited “Mother-Baby-Friendly” Hospital in the Philippines.

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