Joselito Pascual

Joselito Pascual

MD, MSc, FPSCOT, FRSAP

Division Chief

Clinical ToxicologyAddiction MedicineAcute Withdrawal Management

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Bio

Dr. Joselito Pascual is a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of the Philippines College of Medicine. He currently serves as Head of the Division of Addiction and Recovery Medicine and Head of the National Poison Management and Control Center (NPMCC) at the University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital, as well as Head of the Section of Toxicology in the Department of Emergency Medical Services at Makati Medical Center. He completed his residency in General Adult Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital in 1995, followed by a Fellowship in Clinical and Occupational Toxicology through the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine, and the University of the Philippines–National Poison Management and Control Center, Philippine General Hospital in 1997. He held a Research Fellowship with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development in 1998, and later earned a Master of Science in Clinical and Public Health Aspects of Addiction, with merit, from King's College London, University of London in 2005. He is a Fellow of the Philippine Academy of Addiction and Recovery Medicine (PAARM), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Addiction Psychiatry, and a Diplomate & Fellow in Clinical and Occupational Toxicology of the Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology (PSCOT).

Education

  • General Adult Psychiatry, Residency in General Adult Psychiatry, University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital - 1995
  • Clinical and Occupational Toxicology, Fellowship in Clinical and Occupational Toxicology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine - 1997
  • Research Fellowship, Philippine Council for Health Research and Development - 1998
  • Clinical and Public Health Aspects of Addiction, Master of Science, King's College London, University of London - 2005

Board Certifications

  • Head, Division of Addiction and Recovery Medicine - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital - 2026
  • Head, National Poison Management and Control Center (NPMCC) - University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital - 2026
  • Head, Section of Toxicology - Department of Emergency Medical Services, Makati Medical Center - 2026
  • Clinical Associate Professor - Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, University of the Philippines College of Medicine
  • Fellow - Philippine Academy of Addiction and Recovery Medicine (PAARM) - 2026
  • Fellow - Royal Society of Addiction Psychiatry - 2006
  • Diplomate & Fellow, Clinical and Occupational Toxicology - Philippine Society of Clinical and Occupational Toxicology (PSCOT) - 1997

Selected Publications

  • Profile of Acute Poisoning Cases Admitted at the Philippine General Hospital, Acta Medica Philippina - 2018
  • Management of Methamphetamine (Shabu) Intoxication and Withdrawal, PGH Clinical Protocols - 2016
  • Suicide Trends and Poisoning Agents in Metro Manila, NPMCC Annual Report - 2019