Biography:

Professor Higinio T. Mappala is a Full-time Senior Medical Specialist and Administrator at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center, Manila, Philippines, A Board-certified Internist, Gastroenterologist, Endoscopist, Clinical Nutritionist and Clinical Toxicologist; has served as a University Professor and Dean of 2 Medical Schools; a highly-regarded Researcher, with more than 90 scientific papers, and more than 50 international publications, had more than 160 invites as Plenary Speaker in International Conventions since 2018 to 202, with 17 invites this year. A former Board Director of the Philippine Societies of Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy; Editorial Board member, American Journal of Biomedical Science and Research; Editorial Board, AS Journal of Gastroenterology, Online Research rater of McMaster, Canada; Awardee, One of Leading Physicians in Gastroenterology 2015 and A nominee as one of the Top 100 Leading Physicians 2018 by the American Institute of Sciences. He was conferred an honorary Doctorate degree in Philosophy by the same Institute in 2019, was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Disinction as Eminent Scientists of 2022 by INSO. He is currently the Dean of Mapua University International School of Medicine.