"Mother of Philippine Obstetrics"
Honoria Acosta-Sison
- 1st Filipina physician
- 1st Filipina graduate of an American Medical School, Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1905)
- 1st Filipina surgeon
- 1st Filipina obstetrician
- 1st Filipina to perform a low segment cesarean section
DATE OF BIRTH
1887
HUSBAND: Dr. Antonio G. Sison
YEAR OF DEATH
January 19, 1970
USEFUL LINKS
The First Ladies of Philippine Medicine
History of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
