Higinio Mappala
Professor and Dean
St. Paul University
Philippines
Biography
Higinio Mappala is distinguished physician and gifted medical researcher with 30 years of clinical experience, as well as a prolific communicator and lecturer in both academic and clinical fora. A board-certified specialist in Internal Medicine with board-certified subspecialties in Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Clinical Toxicology and Pharmacology, and Nutrition. Higinio Mappala is a University Professor and Former Dean of the School of Medicine, St. Paul University, Manilla, Philippines. Higinio Mappala is speaker and author of more than 50 scientific papers. He graduated at University of Santo Tomas (UST), College of Medicine. He is the member of Hepatology Society of the Philippines and Philippine Society of Enteral/Parenteral Nutrition. He has published numerous research papers and articles in reputed journals and has extended his valuable service towards the scientific community with his extensive research work. He is a natural leader, confident and articulate, a productive and prolific lecturer.
Research Interest
Gastroenterology, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, endoscopy