Dr. Chinkin Coruña, Youngest Outstanding Alumnus of UERMMMC

Congratulations to Dr. Chinkin Coruña for being awarded Outstanding Alumni in Medical Research by the University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, among 50 other recipients. Dr. Coruña is an orthopedic surgeon in Bacolod City, serving the Visayas. He has authored many publications in the last decade, invited and presented in the Philippines and abroad. The local data from his foot and ankle census are translated for a global audience, improving the treatment and outcomes for many patients.

From left: Dr. Benida Fontanilla (UERM-CMAAI Awards Committee Chair and Dean of the College of Allied Health Professions), Dr. Norbert Lingling Uy (UERM President and Chief Academic Officer, Dean of the College of Medicine), Dr. Chinkin, and Dr. Mario Panaligan (UERM-CMAAI President)