Dr. Ramon Bautista Jr.

Dr. Ramon Bautista Jr. is a senior consultant internist and infectious disease specialist at Philippine General Hospital (PGH) in Manila, the Philippines' largest public teaching hospital. With 20 years of experience, he is one of PGH's most experienced general internists, with a subspecialty focus on infectious and tropical diseases endemic to the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Dr. Bautista trained entirely at the University of the Philippines — College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital — and has dedicated his career to academic public medicine. His clinical expertise in tropical infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, dengue, typhoid, leptospirosis, and parasitic infections, reflects the health burden of the Filipino population and makes him a valuable resource for patients with complex diagnostic challenges.

He serves as a clinical faculty member at the UP College of Medicine, supervising medical students, interns, and residents. His academic contributions include teaching evidence-based medicine and internal medicine to the next generation of Filipino physicians.

Dr. Bautista also consults at private clinics in Manila for patients seeking expert internal medicine assessments, including pre-travel consultations for Filipinos working abroad and post-travel evaluations for expatriates who have fallen ill in tropical regions.

Dr. Bautista earned his MD from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at Philippine General Hospital, where he subsequently obtained fellowship training in infectious diseases under the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases.

He is a Diplomate of the Philippine Board of Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the Philippine College of Physicians (FPCP). He has participated in international training programs in tropical medicine through the International Society of Travel Medicine and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO TROPMED) network.

Dr. Bautista's practice encompasses the full breadth of internal medicine, with particular depth in the diagnosis and management of infectious and tropical diseases. He is experienced in managing tuberculosis (including drug-resistant TB), dengue haemorrhagic fever, typhoid fever, leptospirosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and emerging infectious diseases.

His general internal medicine practice covers diabetes mellitus, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, chronic kidney disease, liver disease, and haematological conditions. He performs and supervises diagnostic procedures including thoracentesis, paracentesis, bone marrow aspiration, and lumbar puncture.

He also provides travel medicine consultations including pre-travel vaccines, prophylaxis, and post-travel evaluations for returned travellers with febrile illnesses.

Dr. Bautista has contributed to publications in the Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine and the Acta Medica Philippina. His research focuses on outcomes of dengue fever management, antibiotic stewardship in Philippine hospital settings, and drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in urban Manila.

He participates in the Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases' research working groups and contributes to national guidelines on infectious disease management in the Philippines.

Dr. Bautista sees international patients both at Philippine General Hospital and at private clinics in Manila. He is fully fluent in English and is well-positioned to consult expatriates and overseas visitors who have developed febrile illness or need internal medicine assessment in the Philippines.

His expertise in tropical and infectious diseases makes him a useful resource for international patients who may have been exposed to tropical pathogens not commonly encountered by physicians in their home countries. Video consultations are available for follow-up appointments and general internal medicine advice.

Dr. Bautista has received recognition from the University of the Philippines Manila for excellence in teaching and clinical supervision. He was awarded the Philippine College of Physicians' recognition for outstanding contributions to internal medicine education.

He has served as a resource speaker at national and regional internal medicine and infectious disease conferences, providing updates on tropical disease management and antimicrobial stewardship programs in the Philippines.