PAUL GERARD VIGO, M. D.

Board Certified, Internal Medicine

EDUCATION & POST-GRADUATE TRAINING:

July 2003 – present Fellowship in Allergy and Immunology

Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, MO

 

July 1994-July 1997 Categorical Internal Medicine Program

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

 

June 1988-April 1993 Doctor of Medicine

June 1986- April 1990 B. S. Basic Medical Sciences

University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Manila

 

The Integrated Liberal Arts-Medicine (INTARMED), the only seven-year medical course in the Philippines, enrolls the top 40 applicants from more than 20,000 examinees annually. It entails two years of pre-medical courses followed by five years of combined didactics and clinical work and is culminated by a rotating internship which is pre-requisite for graduation.

 

EMPLOYMENT & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

Jan 2001-June 2003 Primary Care Department, City of Austin Clinics

211 Comal St., Austin, TX 78702

Practice included Internal Medicine, Women’s Health,

Office Gynecology and Basic Pediatric care.

Longitudinal care clinic preceptor for IM residents of

Austin Medical Educational Programs.

 

Dec 1997-Dec 2000 Shannon Medical Health System, San Angelo, Texas

302 N. 3rd St., Ballinger, TX 76821

Eighty-eight physician, multi-specialty group in West Texas.

Practice included out-patient/hospital/nursing home care,

medical consults and E.R. call shifts.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Rotating Internship; May 1992-April 1993

UP-PGH, Manila, Philippines

Outstanding Intern, Internal Medicine

Outstanding Intern, Pediatrics

Outstanding Intern, General Surgery

University of the Philippines-Manila, College of Medicine

Medical Scholastic Performance: Ranked in top 12%

Entrance scholar and College scholar for academic excellence.

National Gold Eagle Presidential Award for Leadership.

Office of the President, Republic of the Philippines. (Mar 86)

National Awardee, Ten Outstanding Young Scientists (TOYS)

Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines. (Sept 85)

Finalist, 1985 National Science Quiz; Manila, Philippines

 

PUBLICATIONS / SCHOLARLY WORKS:

Chapter on “Occupational Triggers of Asthma,” Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America, Aug 2004. In press.

Hyperhomocysteinemia Confers an Independent Increased Risk of Atherosclerosis in End-Stage Renal Disease and Is Closely Linked to Plasma Folate and Pyridoxine Concentrations.

Circulation Journal: Vol 94, No 11. Dec 1, 1996.

Manual for Rural Physicians, c1994. Contributor. Department of Health. Manila,

Republic of the Philippines.

Effect of Folic Acid on Thymidine Uptake as Index of Human Lymphocyte Proliferation.

Thesis. U.P. Department of Pharmacology, 1990. Co-author.

Assessment of (Pediatric) Growth Monitoring and Promotions by Governmental and

Non-Governmental Organizations in Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines.

Thesis. U.P. College of Public Health, 1990. Co-author.

Acute Effects of Nicardipine on Cerebral and Femoral Blood Flow in Felis domestica.

Thesis. U.P. Department of Physiology, 1989. Co-author.

Prototype Multipurpose Solar Energy Converter. Author/Inventor.

Winning entry to the 1983 Regional Science Exposition, Manila, Philippines.

Artocarpus blancoi: A Source of Rubber and Adhesive. Winning entry to the 1981 Regional Exposition on Energy Resources. Manila, Philippines.

Pongamia pinnata: An Indigenous Source of Food, Oil, Medicine and Fertilizer. Winning entry to the 1981 Regional Science Exposition. Manila, Philippines.

 

CURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT:

Outpatient Attending, Longitudinal Care Clinic for Internal Medicine Residency Program.Austin Medical Educational Programs, Austin, TX. FY2001-2003

Member. Peer Review and Medical Audit Committee. FY2001-2003

Primary Care Department, City of Austin Clinics.

Volunteer Physician. National Cancer Society-Prostate Screening Program.

Austin-Travis County Chapter. Oct. 2001.

Research Assistant. “Impact of AIDS in the Philippines,” by Tahil, F. and Pesigan, A.

Poster presentation at the 4th International Conference on AIDS Education. 1990.

Trainee. Philippine General Hospital Clinical Epidemiology Unit. FY 1992

Seminars on research protocol writing and basic epidemiology.

Seminars on critical appraisal of clinical evidence.

Delegate. Medicine Student Council- Committee on Medical Education, 1991-1992.

Presenter. Students’ Clinico-Pathologic Conference, July 1991.

Presenter. Students’ Seminars in Clinical Pharmacology (Diabetes series), November 1990.

 

LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION / MEMBERSHIP :

Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (1997-2007)

Outstanding scores in USMLE parts 1, 2 & 3

BLS, ACLS and ATLS Certified

FIT Member, AAAAI

FIT Member, ACAAI

Associate Member, American College of Physicians

Member, Texas Medical and Travis County Medical Associations

Chief of Staff, Ballinger Memorial Hospital, Ballinger, TX. FY 2000.

Active Priveleges, Ballinger Memorial Hospital. FY 1998-2000

CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION / SEMINARS:

Clinical Updates 2001. Las Vegas, Nevada. Oct. 11-13. by Mayo Clinic Scottsdale.

13th Annual Critical Care Cardiology. San Francisco, CA. Aug. 17-19, 2000. by American College of Cardiology.

New Horizons for Geriatric Psychiatry. Miami, FL. Mar 12-15, 2000. by American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry. Advanced Trauma Life Support Course. Dallas, TX. Feb. 28-29, 2000. by UT Southwestern Medical School. Primary Care in Paradise: Hawaii 1999. Mar.29-Apr.1, 1999. by Scripps Clinic, San Diego, CA.

The Female Patient. Temple, TX. June 16-21, 1997. by Scott & White Hospital

9th Annual Intensive Review of Internal Medicine. Cleveland, OH. June 1-6, 1997. by Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

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Dr. Vigo cycling in Aspen.

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