| Honoria Acosta-Sison | |
|---|---|
 Acosta-Sison on a 1978 Filipino stamp | |
| Born | (1888-12-30)30 December 1888 Calasiao, Pangasinan, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | 19 January 1970(1970-01-19) (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | First assistant in obstetrics, Philippine General Hospital Faculty member, University of the Philippines |
| Known for | First Filipino woman to become a medical doctor Research on trophoblastic diseases and toxemias of pregnancy |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Merit, 1955
Gold Medal, Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania 1959 Most Outstanding Woman Physician, Philippine Women’s Medical Association 1959 |
| Honours | Stamp with her image, 1978 |
Honoria Acosta-Sison (30 December 1888–19 January 1970) was the first Filipino woman to become a medical doctor.
Biography
She was born in Calasiao, Pangasinan in the Philippines and graduated from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1909. In 1910 she married the director of the Philippine General Hospital of Manila, where she first worked as assistant in obstetrics. She later was first assistant in obstetrics in St. Paul's Hospital in Manila, and in 1914 she became a faculty member at the University of the Philippines. By 1940 she was professor of obstetrics and gynecology and head of the department of obstetrics there.
She was known internationally for her research on trophoblastic diseases and pre-eclampsia in pregnancy.
Awards and honours
- Presidential Medal in 1955
- Gold Medal from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1959
- Most Outstanding Woman Physician from the Philippine Women's Medical Association in 1959.
- In 1978, the Philippines issued a commemorative stamp with her name and likeness.
References
- ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2000). "Acosta-Sison, Honoria". Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. Routledge. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-135-96343-9.
- Beltran-Gonzalez, Michaela (1984). Filipino Women in Nation Building: A Compilation of Brief Biographies. Phoenix Publishing House.
- ^ Lee-Chua, Queena (2010-03-28). "First Filipino woman doctor". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- Aragon, Gloria T. (2005). The Road I Travelled: A Memoir. UP Press. pp. 7–8. ISBN 9789715424912.
- "Philippines - Postage stamps - 1854-2013: 1978 Dr. Honoria Acosta Sison (First Filipino Woman Physician) Commemoration". Stampworld.com. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
Further reading
- Windsor, Laura (2002). Women in medicine : an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 1576073939.