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Louie Mar Gangcuangco
HIV research and the novel Orosa-Nakpil, Malate.
Orosa-Nakpil, Malate · Metro Manila HIV study
- Born
- 26 March 1987
- Birthplace
- Mandaluyong
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Louie Mar Gangcuangco
Filipino physician and novelist whose work spans medical research and fiction. His research has included HIV testing and care in the Philippines and the United States.
Early life
Medical education
Attended Manila Science High School and entered the University of the Philippines’ accelerated medical programme, graduating in medicine in 2010.
Career
- 2006
First novel
Published Orosa-Nakpil, Malate.
- 2010
HIV testing study
Led a Metro Manila project and presented findings internationally.
- 2011
Research fellowship
Moved to the Nagasaki Institute of Tropical Medicine.
Contributions
Orosa-Nakpil, Malate
A novel published while he was a medical student.
Metro Manila HIV study
Investigated prevalence and risk factors among participating men.
Beyond work
Community medicine
Has combined research and writing with clinical care in Hawaiʻi, including work with Waikiki Health's street-medicine programme for people experiencing homelessness.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
Photo: OutstandingPinoy. CC BY-SA 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.