Professional of the Year for 2011 in Ophthalmology and Philanthropy: Felipe I. Tolentino, M.D., President

	Felipe I. Tolentino, M.D., President
Industry	Healthcare
Title	M.D.
Expertise	Ophthalmology and philanthropy
Current Organization	Ophthalmological Foundation of the Philippines (OFPHIL), Co-founder and President since 1989; Restoring Sight International (RSI), Co-founder and President since 1995; Asian Eye Institute (AEI), Co-founder, President and Medical Director, 2001-2007
Type of Organization	International vision care and research
Major Product	Patient care
Area of Distribution	International
University/Degree	M.D., University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines; D.Sc., Honoris Causa, Far Eastern University, Manila, Philippines
Born	Philippines
Honors & Awards	Merit Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1980; Outstanding Alumnus, University of the Philippines during its 75th year jubilee in Manila, Philippines, 1982; First Jose Memorial Lecturer, XXIV Biennial Congress of International College of Surgeons in Manila, Philippines, 1984; voted most outstanding alumnus by the University of the Philippines Alumni Association in America, 1988; received the Gusi International Peace Prize in Manila, Philippines, 2007
Published Works	Authored and co-authored three ophthalmology books published in seven foreign languages; published over 111 peer reviewed scientific papers in ophthalmology, and obtained a US patent for a medical device used in eye surgery
Affiliations	American Medical Association; American Academy of Ophthalmology; New England Ophthalmological Society; Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons; Massachusetts Medical Society, Retina Society, Vitreous Society; Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, New England Eye Center
Hobbies & Sports	World travel, golf, visiting grandchildren
Career Accomplishments	Made a big difference in the lives of the visually impaired poor in the Philippines and other countries through the charitable eye organizations founded to pursue their mission that "no person should be needlessly blind"; has the distinction of being the eye physician of several prominent heads of state; raised large amounts of funds through the charitable organizations that were founded to help the visually impaired poor.
Work History	Through these organizations, over a hundred thousand patients have had their vision restored; in addition, these organizations have supported educational training programs for doctors coming from the Philippines, Israel, Chile, and Brazil in prestigious Boston hospitals; as a faculty member of the Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School and the New England Eye Center, a large number of eye doctors from the United States and other countries have been trained in vitreous and retinal surgery
Children	Lourdes Tolentino-Percentie, MBA; Phillip Robert Tolentino, MD; Michael John Tolentino, MD
Spouse	Flora Limcaco
Married	May 8, 1958
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