Enrique Ona

Enrique Ona
28th Secretary of Health
In office
June 30, 2010 – December 19, 2014[1]
PresidentBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byEsperanza Cabral
Succeeded byJanette Garin
Executive Director of National Kidney and Transplant Institute
In office
1999–2010
PresidentJoseph Estrada
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Succeeded byAileen Riego-Javier
Personal details
Born
Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.

(1939-06-04) June 4, 1939 (age 85)
Sagay, Negros Occidental, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines Manila
OccupationSurgeon
Government official
ProfessionDoctor

Enrique Tangonan Ona Jr.[2] (born June 4, 1939) is a Filipino surgeon and public servant. He was the Secretary of the Department of Health from 2010 to 2014, succeeding Dr. Esperanza Cabral. Recognized as one of the top surgeons in the field of vascular surgery and organ transplantation, he earned his Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine at the University of the Philippines Manila.

  1. ^ "It's final; Ona quits". 19 December 2014.
  2. ^ "PHI brods headline UPMAS Homecoming Ball 2013". Phi Kappa Mu. December 20, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2016.