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HONORIA ACOSTA-SISON
30 December 1888 to 19 Jan 1970
Honoria Acosta-Sison is considered to be the first woman physician in the Philippines.
Dr Acosta-Sison is considered to be the first woman physician in the Philippines. She graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1909. In 1912 she started teaching at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine in 1912 and went on to become head and professor of obstetrics and gynecology.
She is referred to as the mother of Philippine Obstetrics.
First Woman Physician #1376, 15 Dec 1978
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