| Camilo A. Gopez, M.D. Greenville, Delaware Filipino-American National Leader With Dignity and Compassion |
For nearly two decades, Dr. Camilo Alonso Gopez of Greenville,
Delaware, had somehow managed to quietly garner a lot of
achievements in highlighting positive Filipino-American image.
As one of the highest ranking Filipino military officers in the
United States Armed Forces, with the rank of a full colonel, Dr.
Gopez has the distinct honor as the Commander of the 2289th
U.S. Army Hospital. In the Desert Shield - Desert Storm
operations during Middle East crisis, he played a vital role as
Section Chief of Neurosurgery at Walston Army Hospital in Fort
Dix, New Jersey. His exemplary performances in the service are
evidenced by various military awards and decorations, such as;
the Army Reserve Medal, the Achievement Medal, the
Commendation Medal, the National Defense Medal, the U.S. Army
Service Medal, the Reserve Component Achievment Medal, the
Certificate of Recognition and the Meritorious Service Component
Ribbon.
The leadership and organizational abilities of Dr. Gopez are not
limited to his military activities. Inspite of his busy schedule in his
practice,he finds time to participate inthe Filipino community as
well as with the mainstream community. In 1975, he founded the
Philippine Medical Society of Delaware. As a founding president,
he networks closely with non-Filipino groups in the Delaware
Delaware, had somehow managed to quietly garner a lot of
achievements in highlighting positive Filipino-American image.
As one of the highest ranking Filipino military officers in the
United States Armed Forces, with the rank of a full colonel, Dr.
Gopez has the distinct honor as the Commander of the 2289th
U.S. Army Hospital. In the Desert Shield - Desert Storm
operations during Middle East crisis, he played a vital role as
Section Chief of Neurosurgery at Walston Army Hospital in Fort
Dix, New Jersey. His exemplary performances in the service are
evidenced by various military awards and decorations, such as;
the Army Reserve Medal, the Achievement Medal, the
Commendation Medal, the National Defense Medal, the U.S. Army
Service Medal, the Reserve Component Achievment Medal, the
Certificate of Recognition and the Meritorious Service Component
Ribbon.
The leadership and organizational abilities of Dr. Gopez are not
limited to his military activities. Inspite of his busy schedule in his
practice,he finds time to participate inthe Filipino community as
well as with the mainstream community. In 1975, he founded the
Philippine Medical Society of Delaware. As a founding president,
he networks closely with non-Filipino groups in the Delaware
region. A founding president of the Ding Kapampangan Medical Mission Foundation, for over seven years,
he spearheads the Foundation's annual medical missions to depressed rural areas in Pampanga --
performing free surgeries, free consultations and dispensing free medicines and supplies to the needy. The
Foundation also donates surgical medical supplies and equipment to various hospitals and treatment
facilities in the rural areas of the Philippines, particularly in the Province of Pampanga.
Dr. Gopez' dedicated efforts to highlight Filipino-American image are fully recognized by his peers. Aware of
his great abilities in asserting leadership and organizational skills, his expertise was always sought for when
they need someone with high caliber to lead their organization. He was former president of the University of
Santo Thomas Medical Alumni Association of the Tri-States of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania;
former president of Delaware Association of Neurological Surgeons; member of the Board of Governors of
the Association of Philippine Physicians in America (APPA); former president of the Pilipino American
Association of Delaware; founding member and current president of the Society of Philippine Neurological
Surgeons in America.
"In spite of Dr. Gopez' social and military stature, he still manages to maintain to exercise the virtues of
humility, meekness and charity. He is someone who can easily make you feel comfortable and easy to
approach, commented Danny Caliolio, a former awardee of T.O.F.A. who aggressively and successfully
lobbied for Dr. Gopez' selection as one of the awardees for 1994-1995. "Dr. Gopez is well-deserving to be
included among the illustrious group of Twenty Outstanding Filipinos in the United States and Canada."
As a Filipino, Dr. Gopez exemplifies excellence among his non-Filipino peers in the medical and military
fields. He belongs to several prestigious organizations such as: International College of Surgeons,
Association of Military Surgeons, Joint Committee of Military Surgeons, American Congress of Neurological
Surgeons, American Medical Association, and the American College of International Physicians.
In 1963 he completed his medical degree from the famous University of Santo Thomas College of Medicine.
Then he took his Preceptorship in Neurosurgery from UST, and in 1964, he was awarded fellowship in
Neurosurgery to study at the University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Upon completion, he journeyed to
the United States in the winter of '64 to take up Straight Surgical Internship at the Episcopal Hospital in
Philadelphia, PA. From the same institution, he pursued his four-year residency in Neurosurgery which was
approved by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He started his current lucrative private practice in
1971. His amiable wife, Marisol, assists him in his clinic whenever she is free from her volunteer
commitments with various humanitarian institutions.
Mr. Gopez was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga.He is married to the charming former Maria
Soledad "Marisol" San Agustin of Manila and Cavite.
Dr. and Mrs. Gopez reside in fashionable Greenville, Delaware. They have four children: Melissa, 25; Jonas,
24; Carlo, 21; and, Camino Jose, 17.
he spearheads the Foundation's annual medical missions to depressed rural areas in Pampanga --
performing free surgeries, free consultations and dispensing free medicines and supplies to the needy. The
Foundation also donates surgical medical supplies and equipment to various hospitals and treatment
facilities in the rural areas of the Philippines, particularly in the Province of Pampanga.
Dr. Gopez' dedicated efforts to highlight Filipino-American image are fully recognized by his peers. Aware of
his great abilities in asserting leadership and organizational skills, his expertise was always sought for when
they need someone with high caliber to lead their organization. He was former president of the University of
Santo Thomas Medical Alumni Association of the Tri-States of Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania;
former president of Delaware Association of Neurological Surgeons; member of the Board of Governors of
the Association of Philippine Physicians in America (APPA); former president of the Pilipino American
Association of Delaware; founding member and current president of the Society of Philippine Neurological
Surgeons in America.
"In spite of Dr. Gopez' social and military stature, he still manages to maintain to exercise the virtues of
humility, meekness and charity. He is someone who can easily make you feel comfortable and easy to
approach, commented Danny Caliolio, a former awardee of T.O.F.A. who aggressively and successfully
lobbied for Dr. Gopez' selection as one of the awardees for 1994-1995. "Dr. Gopez is well-deserving to be
included among the illustrious group of Twenty Outstanding Filipinos in the United States and Canada."
As a Filipino, Dr. Gopez exemplifies excellence among his non-Filipino peers in the medical and military
fields. He belongs to several prestigious organizations such as: International College of Surgeons,
Association of Military Surgeons, Joint Committee of Military Surgeons, American Congress of Neurological
Surgeons, American Medical Association, and the American College of International Physicians.
In 1963 he completed his medical degree from the famous University of Santo Thomas College of Medicine.
Then he took his Preceptorship in Neurosurgery from UST, and in 1964, he was awarded fellowship in
Neurosurgery to study at the University of Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. Upon completion, he journeyed to
the United States in the winter of '64 to take up Straight Surgical Internship at the Episcopal Hospital in
Philadelphia, PA. From the same institution, he pursued his four-year residency in Neurosurgery which was
approved by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. He started his current lucrative private practice in
1971. His amiable wife, Marisol, assists him in his clinic whenever she is free from her volunteer
commitments with various humanitarian institutions.
Mr. Gopez was born and raised in San Fernando, Pampanga.He is married to the charming former Maria
Soledad "Marisol" San Agustin of Manila and Cavite.
Dr. and Mrs. Gopez reside in fashionable Greenville, Delaware. They have four children: Melissa, 25; Jonas,
24; Carlo, 21; and, Camino Jose, 17.
Washington D.C. Since 1987
Washington D.C. Since 1987
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