American Board of Maritime Medicine

Dedicated to Maritime Physicians, Maritime Nurses and Maritime Public Health Specialists

Leadership

Executive Committee – American Board of Maritime Medicine

Thomas A. Gionis, MD JD MPH MBA MHA LLM FAIHQ

  • Chairman of the Board, American Board of Maritime Medicine (ABMM)
  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • United States Fulbright Scholar in Law, Global/Public Health
  • Fellow, American Institute for Healthcare Quality
  • Board Certified, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
  • Academie de’ Droit International de La Haye
  • The Hague Academy of International Law, Advanced Certificate in International Law
  • Former UCLA Visiting Scholar in Public Health, UCLA School of Public Health
  • General Surgery, Tulane-Charity Hospital and Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
  • Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tulane-Charity Hospital and Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Thomas A. Gionis, MD JD MPH MBA MHA LLM FAIHQ

Professor George Garcia, MD FACS

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Associate Professor of Surgery; University of Miami
  • Trauma Surgery and Surgery Critical Care
  • Board Certified, General Surgery, American College of Surgeons
  • Board Certified, Surgical Critical Care, American College of Surgeons
  • Outstanding Senior Attending, Department of Surgery
  • C Gillon Ward Resident Education Award, Department of Surgery
  • Chief Residents Appreciation Award, Department of Surgery
  • Duane G Hutson Lifetime Achievement in Education, Department of Surgery
  • Outstanding Senior Attending, Department of Surgery
  • C Gillon Ward Resident Education Award, Department of Surgery

William C. Heymann, MD FACEP

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Chief Medical Officer, Vikand Solutions
  • Medical Executive Director, Sarasota County Health Department
  • Fellow, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
  • Board Certified, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
  • Fellowship, Cardiovascular Diseases, Saint Louis University School of Medicine
  • Diplomate, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Co-Founder, Cruise Ship Medicine Section, ACEP
  • Former Chairman, Cruise Ship Medicine Section, ACEP
  • Former Member, CLIA Medical Facilities Working Group
  • Former Chairman, Critical care Cedars Medical Center (University of Miami)

Peter Hult

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Vikand Solutions
  • Honorary Counsel of Sweden to State of Florida

Bec Ware, RN

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Section Chief, Maritime Nursing, ABMM
  • Senior Vice-President, Medical Operations, Vikand
  • Senior Healthcare Leader Maritime Nursing
  • Internationally Ranked 28th in Top 100 Women in Shipping in 2024
  • Former, Medical Operations Manager, Holland America Group
  • Former, Senior Nursing Officer, Princess Cruises
  • Graduate, Latrobe University, Registered Nurse

Kaitlyn West, MPH

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Section Chief, Maritime Public Health, ABMM
  • Maritime Head of Public Health and Quality Assurance, Columbia signature
  • Graduate, University of Kansas, Anthropology and History
  • Graduate, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Public Health
  • Former University of Kansas Guest Lecturer
  • Former Vice Chair, Kansas Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS
  • Former Member, CLIA European Public Health Working Group
  • Contributing Author, Springer Bluebook "Smart Sustainable Costal Cities and Blue Growth Strategies for Marine and Maritime Environments"
  • Contributing Author, EU Manual for Hygiene Standards and Communicable Disease Surveillance on Passenger Ships, 2025
  • Certified Internal Auditor ISM-ISPS-MLC and Integrated Management Systems in Maritime

Nia M. Smyrniotis, MS MD

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Committee on Research and Education, Member
  • Physician and Surgeon
  • Chief Medical Officer, Florida Medical Specialty Group, PA
  • Board Certified, American Board of Anti-Aging / Regenerative Medicine
  • Fellow, American Academy of Anti-Aging, American Board of Anti-Aging / Regenerative Medicine
  • Board Member, American Board of Maritime Medicine, Inc
Nia M. Smyrniotis, MS MD

Professor William H Byrnes

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Executive Professor of Law
  • Texas A & M University, School of Law
  • Executive Board Member, American Board of Maritime Medicine (ABMM)
  • Former Associate Dean, Special Projects. Texas A & M University, School of Law
  • Former, Associate Dean, Graduate & Distance Ed. Thomas Jefferson School of Law
  • Former Professor of Law, St. Thomas University, School of Law
  • Former Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of Witwatersrand
  • Former Visiting Professor, Randse Afrikaanse Univiversiteit, South Africa
  • BA, Political Economics, Tulane University
  • JD, Loyola University School of Law
  • LLM, University of Amsterdam Law School
  • Fellowship, Transfer Pricing, IBFD & University of Amsterdam
  • J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FFSB) &
  • U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs (ECA) 2013-2018 Fulbright Specialist Roster for the areas of Comparative Law and Taxation
  • National Press Club (Washington, D.C.); Admitted journalist #19868
  • Author, 9 Court Decisions and Legal Brief Citations
  • Author, 3 Congressional Documents, Lexis Search
  • Author, 25 Government Papers, Books, and Media
  • Author, 195 Academic, Government, Association, Conference presentations
  • Author, 7 Law Review Articles
  • Author, 10 Government Commissions / Court Expert
  • Author, 72 Articles, Lexis Search
  • Author, 3 Tax Book Titles
  • Author, 4 Short Books
  • Author or Co-Author, 58 Book Chapters
  • Author or Co-Author, 12 Legal Treatises and Compendium titles, many multi-volumes, of 800 – 10,000 pages (Lexis, Kluwer).
  • Author or Co-Author or Edited, over 300 Quarterly, Bi-annual, and Annual Supplements of at least 150 pages each.
  • Author or Co-Author 39 annual authored or co-authored book editions of at least 200 pages of substantially revised or new content per edition (Lexis, Kluwer)
  • Author or Co-Author, over 1,500 media-length articles (500 words – 3,000 words) for financial or tax media (about 90 percent are 500-750 words, 10 percent are from 1,500 to 3,000 words for feature placements).
  • Author, 1,000+ journalism posts (50 – 100 words) for financial and tax newsletters (American Legal Media)
  • Lexis Tax Advisor, 1-1H:4 Lexis Tax Advisor — Federal Topical § 1H: (2020 – 2023) 1H
  • Quoted in 100+ Media articles (ALM; Bloomberg Law News, Wall Street Journal)

Executive Advisory Committee – American Board of Maritime Medicine

Captain Edward M. Morales

  • Executive Advisory Committee, Chairman
  • Executive Advisory Committee, Member
  • Recipient, Medal of Valor Award, Los Angeles County Fire Department
  • Recipient, Certificate of Commendation, Dedication and Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department
  • Former, Terrorism Liaison Officer Coordinator, Joint Regional Intelligence Center, Los Angeles Operational Area Terrorism Fusion Center.
  • Author, Emergency Operational Plans for Dignitary Protection and Special Events
  • Fire Instructor and Hazardous Materials Instructor
  • Urban Search and Rescue Instructor
  • Community Emergency Response Team-CERT Instructor
  • Terrorism First Responder Operational Instructor.
  • Urban Search and Rescue Captain, Level III, International Deployment Team
Captain Edward M. Morales

Randy Styner, BS

  • Executive Advisory Committee, Member
  • Emergency Management Professional
  • Director, Emergency Management, University of California, Irvine
  • Former, Deputy Regional Administrator, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
  • Former, Emergency Operations Officer, California State University, Los Angeles
  • Former, Orange County Environmental Health, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator and Radiologic Protection Officer
  • Graduate, Northwestern Military and Naval Academy
  • Graduate, Western Illinois University
  • Graduate, Emergency Management Institute and Center for Domestic Preparedness (Advanced radiological incident operations and radiological emergency preparedness)
  • Survivor, 1975 Airplane Crash; Father Dr. James K. Styner credited for creating the Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) system (1.5 certified professionals world-wide in 80 countries)

Professor George Theocharidis, LLM PHD

  • Executive Advisory Committee, Member,
  • Professor of Maritime Law & Policy, World Maritime University
  • Member of the Piraeus Law Bar
  • Qualified Advocate, Areios Pagos (Supreme Court)
  • Full Member, Hellenic Maritime Law Association
  • Supporting Member, London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA).
  • Consultant, IMO E-Roaster
  • Member, Working Group, Legal Committee of IMO pertaining to “Measures to Prevent Unlawful Practices Associated with Fraudulent Registration and Fraudulent Registries of Ships”
  • Joint Rapporteur of the International Working Group of the Comité Maritime International (CMI) on “Liability for the Wrongful Arrest of Ships”
  • Ordinary Member of Law Commissions of the Government of Greece
  • Editor, Journal of International Maritime Law (JIML)
  • Co-author, book, "Maritime Law," 5th edition, 2024
  • Author, Tort Liability of the Sea Carrier under Hague-Visby Rules” (2000)
  • Author, “The Co-ownership on Vessel as legal form for the exercise of maritime commercial activity” (2008).
  • Author, "Some thoughts on the Functionality of the Beijing Convention"
  • Author, “”All About Freedom of Contract? Bunker Supply Arrangements Post-Res Cogitans in Global Context”
  • Author, “Mechanisms of Protection from Non-Contractual Modes of Recovery in Sea Carriage – A Comparison Between Common Law and Civil Law Systems”,
  • Author, “Relationship between forum shopping and flag in satisfaction of security rights on a ship”, Author, “Jurisdiction for Provisional Relief under the Brussels Convention in Maritime Context” et al.) Author with Numerous Citations, international referred periodicals (J.M.L.C., R.H.D.I.) and has received numerous citations from courts and legal theory (Heidelberg Report)
  • Co-author, Training Package on “Maritime Transport Policy”, instructed by IMO TCD
  • Holder, LL.M. degree, University of Cambridge (UK)
  • Holder, Ph.D. degree, Aristotle University (Greece)

Professor Anna Alongi M.S.PA-C, MPH

  • Committee on Research and Education, Member
    Executive Advisory Committee, Member
  • Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Education, Western University of Health Sciences
  • College of Health Science/PA Education
  • M.P.H. (Health Management), Aristotle University (California),
  • Emergency Medicine P.A. Fellowship, Aristotle University/ Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital
  • Master Physician Assistant Studies, Western University Health Sciences (California)
  • Teaching Credential, University of California, Irvine, California
  • B.A., Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine
  • State of California, Physician Assistant License, 2007-Current
  • National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), 2006-Current

Maritime Medicine Section - American Board of Maritime Medicine

Dr. Jorge Veyrand

  • Vice-Chairman, Maritime Medicine Section, ABMM
  • Executive Board Member – Maritime Medicine Section - ABMM
  • Maritime Medical Officer
  • Public Health Compliance Expert
  • Expert Cruise Ship Preventive Medicine
  • MSC Lead Maritime Physician
  • Ship Physician, Emerald Cruises
  • Ship Physician, Pullmantur Cruises
  • Founder, Diagnóstico Médico Preventivo; Non-Profit Organization; 2016
  • General Surgeon; Escuela Nacional de Medicina y Homeopatía – Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City
  • Plastic Surgery Internship (Estágio)
  • Hospital da Caridade São PauloBrazil
  • Master’s in Health and Hospital Management, IEU Universidad, Puebla Mexico
  • Bachelor of Applied Science, BASc, Residenciea en Medicina de Urgencias

Kevin Saliba, MD

  • Vice-Chairman, Maritime Medicine Section, ABMM
  • Executive Board Member, American Board of Maritime Medicine (ABMM)
  • Senior Cruise Ship Doctor
  • Faculty & Coordinator, Beirut Arab University – Surgical Training & Coordinator; Clinical Education
  • General Surgeon, Lebanese University–Affiliated Hospitals
  • Emergency Medicine Physician, Lebanese University–Affiliated Hospitals
  • Business developer and founder of precision medicine and medical tourism projects
  • MBA Candidate, Healthcare Management, Lebanese American University
  • Specialty Diploma in General Surgery, Lebanese University
  • Doctor of Medicine, Lebanese University
  • Author of Peer-Reviewed publications in bariatric and minimally invasive surgery
  • Presenter at international surgical and oncology conferences, including IFSO and the American College of Surgeons
  • Founder & President, Keen Sight Fund (Humanitarian Ophthalmology Initiative)
  • Former Head, Healthcare Committee, World Bank Youth Advisory Group
  • Former leader of several healthcare initiatives aiming to increase access to community healthcare facilities
  • Certified in Maritime and Acute Care Readiness
  • Additional Certifications: AI in Healthcare (RCSI); McKinsey Forward Program; eCornell Management Certificate

Dr. Nektarios Nikolopoulos

  • Executive Board Member – Maritime Medicine Section - ABMM
  • Emergency Medicine and Maritime Medicine Specialist
  • Board Certified Family Medicine
  • Creator, Maritime Advanced Life Support (M.A.L.S.®) Program
  • Founder, Primary Care Associates, Greece
  • MD, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
  • Family Medicine Residency, Nikaia General Hospital, Greece.
  • Former NHS Attending Physician
  • Member, Stavros Niarchos Foundation -New York Hospital Queens Hellenic American Emergency Medicine Exchange (HAEME) Program.
  • New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) Fellowship Program ( A.T.L.S , A.C.L.S. & P.A.L.S)
  • Certified Petroleum Doctor, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway
  • Fleet Medical Advisor, Olympic Shipping and Management S.A/Onassis Group
  • Chief Maritime Medical Advisor, Health4Crew Ltd

Professor Pantelis Vassiliu

  • Executive Board Member – Maritime Medicine Section - ABMM
  • Professor of Surgery National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
  • Director MSc: Emergency Surgery & Trauma,
  • National & Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)
  • President of Hellenic Society for Trauma & Emergency Surgery (HSTES)
  • Editorial Board, Current Trauma Reports; Springer
  • General Secretary, Greek Chapter, American College of Surgeons
  • Prolific Author and Lecturer, Trauma and Emergency Surgery
  • Formerly, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
  • Formerly, Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Dr. Kameel Naidu

  • Executive Board Member – Maritime Medicine Section - ABMM
  • Cruise Ship Physician, Royal Caribbean Cruises
  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Master of Advanced Management, Yale School of Management
  • Medical Advisor, Clinical Policy & Management Experience
  • National Department of Health, Cape Town
  • Internship, Groote Schurr Hospital, Cape Town

Dr. Grace Escobar

  • Executive Board Member – Maritime Medicine Section - ABMM
  • Maritime Physician with Public Health Emphasis Army Doctor experience Health Administration Degree
  • Ship's Doctor - Marella Cruises, Rome
  • Medical Staff Recruiter, Maritime & Healthcare Group, Worldwide
  • Health and Wellness Capsules/News; Kirios Radio
  • Shipʼs Doctor, Vestland Maritime AS, Poland
  • Super Yacht’s Medical Officer, SunStone Ship Management, Unipessoal S.A. ·
  • ShipBoard Medical Surgeon Margaritaville at Sea
  • Senior Shipʼs Physician, Silversea Cruises Worldwide
  • Shipʼs Physician, Grupo Vidanta, Mexico
  • Medico Estetico, DHI Global Medical Group, Bogota, Colombia
  • Shipʼs Physician, Semester At Sea, ISE, World Odyssey - SAS
  • Ship´s Physician, Adventure Canada, Canada, Greenland, North Pole cruising
  • Shipʼs Physician, Antarpply Expeditions, Antarctica
  • Fundación Universitaria San Martín. MEDICO, Medicina 2002 - 2008
  • Politécnico Mayor de Colombia. DOCENCIA UNIVERSITARIA 2016
  • Politécnico Mayor de Colombia. ADMINISTRACION EN SALUD 2014 - 2014
  • SOCIETA COLOMBO ITALIANA DE MEDICINA ESTETICA, MEDICO ESTETICO
  • Universitat de Barcelona, Primeros Auxilios Psicologicos, Servicios sanitarios/Ciencias de la salud, general, 2021
  • Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks, Epidemics~Pandemics- the Dynamics of Infectious
  • Diseases, Infectology 2021
  • International Seafarersʼ Welfare and Assistance Network Mental Health
  • Universidad de La Sabana. Nutricion y Dietética Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

Dr. Mohamed Rabie

  • Executive Board Member – Maritime Medicine Section - ABMM
  • Maritime Physician Plastic Surgeon/ Emergency Physician/ Offshore Physician, Medical Doctor, Virgin Voyages – Full time
  • Medical Doctor, Maritime & Healthcare Group
  • Emergency Medicine Physician, Sharm International Hospital
  • MBBS, Mansoura University School of Medicine
  • Plastic Surgery Residency Program, Mansoura University School of Medicine ATLS, PHTLS, ACLS, PALS, POCUS, MS, BOSIET, OGUK, Norwegian Medical, PEME, Seaman book, C1D, B1/B2, Schengen, ICDL, TOEFL, Offshore Experience

Dr. Merita Kalender

  • Executive Board Member – Maritime Medicine Section - ABMM
  • Senior Maritime Medical Officer
  • Medi-Spa Physician; OneSpaWorld
  • Senior Medical Doctor, Azamara
  • Resident Doctor, Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Sarajevo
  • Medical Doctor, Royal Caribbean Cruises
  • Chief Doctor, MSC Cruises
  • Doctor of Medicine, Univerzitet u Tuzli
  • ACLS, PALS, PHTLS

Thomas A. Gionis, MD JD MPH MBA MHA LLM FAIHQ

  • Chairman of the Board, American Board of Maritime Medicine (ABMM)
  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • United States Fulbright Scholar in Law, Global/Public Health
  • Fellow, American Institute for Healthcare Quality
  • Board Certified, American Board of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Physicians
  • Academie de’ Droit International de La Haye
  • The Hague Academy of International Law, Advanced Certificate in International Law
  • Former UCLA Visiting Scholar in Public Health, UCLA School of Public Health
  • General Surgery, Tulane-Charity Hospital and Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
  • Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Tulane-Charity Hospital and Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
Thomas A. Gionis, MD JD MPH MBA MHA LLM FAIHQ

Committee on Research and Education – American Board of Maritime Medicine

Commissioner George S. Mentz JD MBA CILS

  • Chairman, Committee of Research and Education, (CORE), ABMM
  • Executive Committee Member, ABMM
  • Internationally known award-winning Author, Lawyer, and Speaker
  • Ranked as #2 as World Influencer, Wealth Management, 2020
  • Former Federal Commissioner and White House Commissioner for the Presidential Scholars Program
  • Associate of St. George's House, Windsor Castle
  • Member of the Order of St. Georg Habsburg Lorraine and the SMOTJ charities( http://www.statsglobe.com/commissioner-george-mentz-becomes-associate-of-st-george-house-windsor-castle)
  • Ranked top 50 as Influencer and Thought Leader; B2B, Management, FinTech, Project Management and Human Resources according the Thinkers360 Ranking.
  • Counselor Mentz has visited and worked in over 40 nations
  • Government Commissioner (2022-2025), and Chair, Transportation (Airport Commission), and the Police and Fire Commission for Civil Service and Uniformed Officers
  • Awarded the Noble title of Datuk Seri by the Sultan of Kampar for his charitable work in education and interfaith harmony; the title came with the status of "YBHG" "Yang Berhormat Haji" which means "The Honorable"
  • Commissioner Mentz received the highest civilian award from the Commonwealth of Colonel from the Governor who award the Kentucky Colonel titles for incredible acts of service to humanity; a lifetime status Colonel and "Honorable".
  • Appointed to several college boards, business school boards, and advisory boards for colleges and universities in the EU, USA, Africa, Asia, Russia, and was awarded an honorary professorship from a distinguished college in Brazil.
  • Professor Mentz holds a professorial faculty appointment at Graduate LLM Law Programs and has held Faculty Status with several business schools globally.
  • Mentz holds and earned (Dr./Jur) Doctor of Jurisprudence latin/JD in International Law and an MBA in International Business & Finance
  • One of the few in the USA to hold a Graduate International Law Cert/Diploma/Diplomé
  • Professor Mentz has written books on diplomacy, international law, ethics, tax policy, human performance and economic policy
  • First person in United States to be multi credentialed as a Lawyer with an MBA, a QFP/RFP Qualified & Registered Financial Planner, Chartered Management Consultant, Certified Financial Consultant
  • Professor Mentz's educational and training institutes have been SIS Sanctioned and accredited by: TUV, ESQ, ISO 29990, ISO 21001, and ISO 9001
  • First-in-the-World to create legal articulation agreements direct with the CHEA and ACBSP on credentialing standards.
  • Published over 100 books and Audio Books
  • Taught over 300 law, business, & graduate level courses around the world
  • Prof. Mentz is one for the first professors in the USA to be credentialed throughout the United States to teach law and business
  • Professor Mentz developed one of the most well respected Ethics and Philosophy courses for a New York Stock Exchange Traded Educational Company along with creating the 1st Graduate Wealth Management Program for an accredited law school in the USA.
  • Professor Mentz is a Chief Economist and Founder of the ACCE Association for Certified Chartered Economists of Africa/EU/USA/India.

Professor Anna Alongi M.S.PA-C, MPH

  • Committee on Research and Education, Member
  • Executive Advisory Committee, Member
  • Assistant Professor of Physician Assistant Education, Western University of Health Sciences
  • College of Health Science/PA Education
  • M.P.H. (Health Management), Aristotle University (California),
  • Emergency Medicine P.A. Fellowship, Aristotle University/ Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital
  • Master Physician Assistant Studies, Western University Health Sciences (California)
  • Teaching Credential, University of California, Irvine, California
  • B.A., Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine
  • State of California, Physician Assistant License, 2007-Current
  • National Commission of Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA), 2006-Current

Nia M. Smyrniotis, MS MD

  • Executive Board Member, ABMM
  • Committee on Research and Education, Member
  • Physician and Surgeon
  • Chief Medical Officer, Florida Medical Specialty Group, PA
  • Board Certified, American Board of Anti-Aging / Regenerative Medicine
  • Fellow, American Academy of Anti-Aging, American Board of Anti-Aging / Regenerative Medicine
  • Board Member, American Board of Maritime Medicine, Inc
Nia M. Smyrniotis, MS MD

Cleavon Sertz Moleno, RN, MD, MPA, MMCMDR, PhDBMIHS(cand)

  • Member, Committee on Research and Education (CORE) – ABMM
  • General Surgeon
  • Lead Doctor MSC Cruises
  • Maritime Medicine & Public Health Physician
  • Occupational Health Physician
  • Prehospital Trauma and Emergency Medical Care
  • Telemedicine Physician
  • Former General Surgery Specialist, Chain of Provincial Hospitals of Palawan Province, Philippines
  • Former Occupational Health Physician, Construction firm, Guimaras Province, Philippines
  • Clinic Medical Affairs Advisor, Island Clinic, Guimaras Province, Philippines
  • Clinic Physician (Surgery, Community Emergency Care, General Medicine) – Rural Health Setting
  • Bachelor in Science of Nursing, Iloilo Doctors’ College of Nursing, Philippines
  • Doctor of Medicine- Iloilo Doctors’ College of Medicine, Philippines
  • Masters of Public Administration, Isabela State University. Philippines
  • Masters of Management major in Crisis Management and Disaster Resilience, Philippine Christian University
  • PhD candidate, Business Management major, International Healthcare Systems, Philippine Christian University
  • Registered Nurse, Professional Regulation Commission
  • Registered Physician, Professional Regulation Commission
  • Member- Philippine Medical Association
  • General Surgery Residency, Philippine College of General Surgeons, Western Visayas Medical Center
  • Post Graduate Internship, Iloilo Doctors Hospital Philippines
  • Certification: Occupational Health Medicine – Philippine College of Occupation Medicine
  • Certification: BLS, ACLS, PALS, American Heart Association
  • Certification: International Trauma Life Support
  • Certification: Emergency Neurological Life Support, Neurological Care Society
  • Certification: Basic Ultrasound for Surgeons, Philippine Society of Ultrasound for Surgeons
  • Certification Sexual Assault Medical Forensic Examination, End Violence Against Women International
  • Certification: Emergency Medicine Leaders Course, Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Catherine Arthur-Hirschenfang, M.BA

  • Committee on Research and Education, Member
  • Globally recognized educator and professional development practitioner
  • Longstanding record of influence in cruise line public health training and the Vessel Sanitation Program, including foundational workshop contributions dating to 1990.
  • Globally recognized deep expertise in operational leadership, regulatory compliance, and organizational performance across complex, highly regulated environments.
  • Trusted Advisor to Senior Leadership
  • Globally recognized for directing high-impact training initiatives, strengthening compliance outcomes, and delivering measurable results through disciplined execution, strategic insight, and professional rigor.
  • Bachelor of Science, Summa Cum Laude, Valedictorian, Howard University, Washington D.C.
  • Master of Business Administration, Nova Southeastern University, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.