Herbert Gaisano
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December 28, 1956
- Order of Ontario (2016)
- Canada Research Chair (Tier 1)
- Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences
- Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Herbert Gaisano | |
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| Born | Herbert Young Gaisano December 28, 1956 Cebu City, Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines, Mayo Clinic |
| Known for | Research in diabetes and pancreatitis |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Internal medicine, Gastroenterology |
| Institutions | University of Toronto, University Health Network |
Herbert Young Gaisano is a Filipino-Canadian physician-scientist, gastroenterologist, and cell biologist known for his research on diabetes and pancreatic diseases. He is a professor in the Departments of Medicine and Physiology at the University of Toronto and a senior scientist at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute and the Krembil Research Institute.[1][2]
Gaisano was born in Cebu City, Philippines, to John Sy Gaisano, Sr. and Helen Lee Young, members of a prominent Filipino-Chinese business family. He graduated magna cum laude in pre-medicine from the University of the Philippines (UP) in 1977 and earned his MD from the UP College of Medicine in 1981.[3] He completed his internship at the Philippine General Hospital before pursuing residency in internal medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.
