Professional Overview

Dr. Maria Cecilia Fabro is a highly experienced physician with nearly three decades of practice in internal medicine, occupational health, and emergency medicine. She has provided medical leadership and patient care across the Philippines, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Pacific Islands, serving in roles ranging from consultant physician to medical director.
She previously practiced as an Internist Consultant at Praxis Medical Clinic in Makati City and worked as a locum physician with International SOS, most recently in Papua New Guinea. She has extensive international experience, including long-term assignments as an Emergency Physician in Madagascar, a Medical Officer at the Nauru Regional Processing Centre, and clinic physician roles in Vietnam.
Her work has also included medical directorship at Probe Polyclinic and Diagnostic Centre in Manila, where she oversaw clinical services, compliance, and operations for pre-employment and seafarer medical evaluations. Throughout her career, she has managed a wide spectrum of cases in general medicine, tropical diseases, emergency response, occupational health, and repatriation medicine, often serving multicultural communities and coordinating with embassies, NGOs, and international insurers.

Areas of Expertise

• Internal Medicine (acute & chronic disease management)
• Occupational & Maritime Health
• Emergency & Primary Care Medicine
• Tropical & Infectious Diseases
• Pre-employment & Seafarer Medical Examinations
• Medical Evacuation & Repatriation

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Affiliations & Roles
• Trusted Physician, Austrian Embassy Manila
• Trusted Physician, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Manila

Certifications
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• International Trauma Life Support (ITLS)
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Occupational Medicine Training (Philippine College of Occupational Medicine)