Jose Rodolfo V. Dimaano, Jr.

DR. DIMAANO is the Area Medical Director for Pacific Asia at Abbott. He leads the medical affairs team who provides technical and scientific support to the nutrition business and facilitates engagements with healthcare professionals and customers across Pacific-Asia. He joined Abbott in 2011 as the Head of the Medical, Regulatory Affairs, and Quality Assurance Department of its pharmaceutical business in the Philippines before assuming his current role.

Dr. Dimaano has more than 20 years’ experience working in the field of public health, pharmaceutical medicine, and food and nutrition, spanning government, academic and industry settings. Prior to Abbott, Dr. Dimaano held medical affairs roles at various multinational pharmaceutical companies since 2002. Before moving to the industry, he served the Philippine public health system through his participation in health education initiatives. He was part of the team that implemented the food fortification program under the Early Childhood Development Project of the Department of Health to address micronutrient deficiencies in Filipino children.

Dr. Dimaano was a contributing writer and editor for modules developed for the University of the Philippines College of Public Health (Health Emergency Management) and the Institute of Human Genetics (Newborn Screening Program) of the National Institutes of Health. He has written and contributed articles on health and nutrition in medical and trade publications. He served as a board member of the Philippine College of Pharmaceutical Medicine for more than 10 years. He has also practiced as a primary care physician for a few years after obtaining his medical degree.

Dr. Dimaano completed his BS Basic Medical Sciences degree under the Integrated Arts & Medicine Program (an accelerated medical course) at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine and earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the same university.