| Vicente O. Enciso, Jr. , M.D. Phoenix, Arizona His generosity and selfless service displays the Mercy Philosophy in every aspect of his life |
When St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center recognized Dr.
Vic Enciso as one of the awardees for the first Annual Mercy
Physicians Award, the following was said about him: “Dr. Enciso’
s application of the Mercy Philosophy is evident as a vital part of
not only his practice but his whole life. His compassion and
caring attitude he displays towards his patients is truly inspiring.
His quality of health care is not affected by race or financial status;
this very best is given to all his patients. His warm and sensitive
manner is appreciated not only by his patients, but also those
with whom he comes in contact with. In a society where common
courtesy is sometimes thrown aside in the workplace, it is truly a
pleasure and privilege to work with such a physician who puts
kindness patience and compassion into an everyday practice.
His unselfish contribution of time and funds is evident in his
active participation in the FilAm Lions Club of Phoenix and the
Filipino Club of Arizona. As chairman of the Fund Raising
Committee, he led the Filipino Club of Arizona in purchasing the
Philippine Community Center building that serves as a medical
clinic for the senior citizens; a location where free food program is
offered to the elderly, and where meeting of various Filipino
American organizations in the valley can be held. Dr. Enciso was
named the Phoenix Fil-Am Lions Club “Lion of the Year” in 1991.
Vic Enciso as one of the awardees for the first Annual Mercy
Physicians Award, the following was said about him: “Dr. Enciso’
s application of the Mercy Philosophy is evident as a vital part of
not only his practice but his whole life. His compassion and
caring attitude he displays towards his patients is truly inspiring.
His quality of health care is not affected by race or financial status;
this very best is given to all his patients. His warm and sensitive
manner is appreciated not only by his patients, but also those
with whom he comes in contact with. In a society where common
courtesy is sometimes thrown aside in the workplace, it is truly a
pleasure and privilege to work with such a physician who puts
kindness patience and compassion into an everyday practice.
His unselfish contribution of time and funds is evident in his
active participation in the FilAm Lions Club of Phoenix and the
Filipino Club of Arizona. As chairman of the Fund Raising
Committee, he led the Filipino Club of Arizona in purchasing the
Philippine Community Center building that serves as a medical
clinic for the senior citizens; a location where free food program is
offered to the elderly, and where meeting of various Filipino
American organizations in the valley can be held. Dr. Enciso was
named the Phoenix Fil-Am Lions Club “Lion of the Year” in 1991.
Through his generosity and selfless service to the community, he truly displays the Mercy Philosophy in every
aspect of his life and toward all.
Upon retiring from medical practice in 2002 with a decision to go back to the Philippines with his wife and stay
there for an extended period of time, the incumbent president of the Association of Philippine Practicing
Physicians of Arizona, Dr. Conrado Ballecer, made this comment: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank
all the retirees who have remained active in our association. Their experience and their willingness to share
it, helped rudder us into the right direction. One of the pillars of the APPPA decided to hang it all up and retire
from the practice of OB-GYN and go back to our motherland- the Philippines. I am singling out Vic Enciso, M.
D., our most recent retiree, because with his retirement and subsequent departure, we are losing in a semi-
permanent basis, the first recycled president of the APPPA. He accepted the job when nobody else wanted it
and did a good job. When Rene Valeros, M.D. sought relief from the chairmanship of the Continuing Medical
Education Committee, nobody wanted the job because no one can really fill the big shoes he left behind, but
Vic came to the rescue and with his usual quiet, but efficient demeanor went ahead and produced one of the
exciting and enjoyable out-of-town CME meetings. When the APPPA was selected to chair the Independence
Day Committee several years ago, the incumbent president, Rey Villalva, M.D. tapped on Vic to formulate the
mechanism and the minute details for the celebration and with characteristic efficiency proceeded to present
one of the most enjoyable and best attended Independence Day affair.
When I was first elected president several years ago, I tapped Vic to chair the committee that incorporated our
association. The articles of incorporation that he assembled have stood the test of time. As you can see now,
Vic has been a vibrant, active and effective member. His willingness to help out, his attention to details and
intense desire to serve are all etched deep in his character and he is a role model for the young leaders to
emulate and follow. Vic and Ching have been a fixture in the local Filipino community and then as a couple
and individually will surely be sorely missed. History will judge them very generously and it will clearly
enunciate that they have been a vital and pivotal driving force in the eventual acquisition of the Philippine
Community Center building. Their friendship, their generosity, their mere presence will undoubtedly be
missed.”
At the Ninth Annual Convention of the Arizona Asian Association, Dr. Enciso was presented the Outstanding
Citizen Award because of his “being a civic spirited community leader. Having served as president of the
Filipino Club of Arizona, Phoenix Phil-Am Lions Club and the Association of Philippine Practicing Physicians
of Arizona, he was instrumental in bringing to reality the securing of the Philippine Community Center building,
purchased in 1986 and through his efforts and personal resources, has made the building a focal point for
the Filipinos. As a physician, he has continuously served as a medical care provider to the Filipino seniors.
Through his recommendations and influence, many needy Filipino patients have been treated and
hospitalized as a discounted rate at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
The history book of the Phoenix Phil-Am Lions Club contained the following: as president of the Phoenix Phil-
Am Lions Club, Dr. Enciso was credited for introducing several innovations geared on improving the
performance of the Club making it one of the finest Lions Club in Arizona. There was a consensus among
club members that his term as president was one characterized by skill and innovative leadership. It was
during his term that key activities were accomplished such as the sponsorship of a highly successful Raul
Sunico concert; attendance to the District Cabinet meeting where tow of our members were presented with
awards for highest number of recruits by a club; 100% attendance secretary award and the secretary of the
year award went to the secretary of the club; one club member was elected to the Board of Directors. It was
during this monumental year where more new and old members got more involved in the club and district
events, more recognitions received and above all, more effective participation came from the membership.
These are some of the testimonials attributed to Dr. Enciso that will reflect his ability to work with others an his
commitment to community service.
Dr. Enciso was born in Masinloc, Zambales, Philippines. He is the elsest of the six children of Vicente B.
Enciso, Sr. and Leadra Ortin Enciso. He finished his primary schooling at the Masinloc Elementary School.
He attended his high school at Saint Louis High School in Baguio City, following the assignment of his father
as the Project Engineer of the Ambuklao Hydroelectric Plant, which is now the major supplier of electrical
power in the northern part of the Philippines. Later on, his father became the Chairman of the Engineering
Department of the National Power Corporation (NaPoCor) before he retired from public service in 1975. Dr.
Enciso attended the University of Santo Tomas where he obtained his undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts
and also his Medical degree.
After graduating from Medicine, he took hi s residency training in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Hospital, the former North General Hospital. He and his wife decided to come to
Phoenix, Arizona in 1967 in order to further their medical training. Following his training and having been
given favorable choices and opportunities, he and his wife decided to stay in Phoenix where he started his
practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He had a successful practice for thirty years before he retired in 2002.
Now, he works to keep himself busy and doing Locum Tenens and medical missions in the Philippines.
Before retiring, he was a member of the medical staff of four hospitals in the Phoenix as well as a member of
different medical associations both locally and nationally. As a member, he took an active participation by
accepting leadership positions in most of the organizations he belonged. Dr. Enciso is certified by the
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists. He is also a Fellow of the Philippine Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, a fellowship he
earned by taking the examination after his residency training in Manila and before he came to the United
States.
He is married to Dr. Concepcion Dizon Enciso. In his career, he had many accomplishments, but the one that
he is most proud of is the opportunity to raise their four children with his wife Concepcion. They are Carolyn
Enciso Sieve, a lawyer , married to Mark Sieve; Josephine D. Enciso, M.D.; Christina D. Enciso, an architect
and Vicente D. Enciso III, a Physical Therapist. Included also are the two new addition to the family, their
lovely twin granddaughters, Olivia E. Sieve and Lauren E. Sieve. Needless to say, beyond anything else, they
are the most gratifying and wonderful reward a parent can ask for.#
aspect of his life and toward all.
Upon retiring from medical practice in 2002 with a decision to go back to the Philippines with his wife and stay
there for an extended period of time, the incumbent president of the Association of Philippine Practicing
Physicians of Arizona, Dr. Conrado Ballecer, made this comment: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank
all the retirees who have remained active in our association. Their experience and their willingness to share
it, helped rudder us into the right direction. One of the pillars of the APPPA decided to hang it all up and retire
from the practice of OB-GYN and go back to our motherland- the Philippines. I am singling out Vic Enciso, M.
D., our most recent retiree, because with his retirement and subsequent departure, we are losing in a semi-
permanent basis, the first recycled president of the APPPA. He accepted the job when nobody else wanted it
and did a good job. When Rene Valeros, M.D. sought relief from the chairmanship of the Continuing Medical
Education Committee, nobody wanted the job because no one can really fill the big shoes he left behind, but
Vic came to the rescue and with his usual quiet, but efficient demeanor went ahead and produced one of the
exciting and enjoyable out-of-town CME meetings. When the APPPA was selected to chair the Independence
Day Committee several years ago, the incumbent president, Rey Villalva, M.D. tapped on Vic to formulate the
mechanism and the minute details for the celebration and with characteristic efficiency proceeded to present
one of the most enjoyable and best attended Independence Day affair.
When I was first elected president several years ago, I tapped Vic to chair the committee that incorporated our
association. The articles of incorporation that he assembled have stood the test of time. As you can see now,
Vic has been a vibrant, active and effective member. His willingness to help out, his attention to details and
intense desire to serve are all etched deep in his character and he is a role model for the young leaders to
emulate and follow. Vic and Ching have been a fixture in the local Filipino community and then as a couple
and individually will surely be sorely missed. History will judge them very generously and it will clearly
enunciate that they have been a vital and pivotal driving force in the eventual acquisition of the Philippine
Community Center building. Their friendship, their generosity, their mere presence will undoubtedly be
missed.”
At the Ninth Annual Convention of the Arizona Asian Association, Dr. Enciso was presented the Outstanding
Citizen Award because of his “being a civic spirited community leader. Having served as president of the
Filipino Club of Arizona, Phoenix Phil-Am Lions Club and the Association of Philippine Practicing Physicians
of Arizona, he was instrumental in bringing to reality the securing of the Philippine Community Center building,
purchased in 1986 and through his efforts and personal resources, has made the building a focal point for
the Filipinos. As a physician, he has continuously served as a medical care provider to the Filipino seniors.
Through his recommendations and influence, many needy Filipino patients have been treated and
hospitalized as a discounted rate at St. Joseph’s Hospital.
The history book of the Phoenix Phil-Am Lions Club contained the following: as president of the Phoenix Phil-
Am Lions Club, Dr. Enciso was credited for introducing several innovations geared on improving the
performance of the Club making it one of the finest Lions Club in Arizona. There was a consensus among
club members that his term as president was one characterized by skill and innovative leadership. It was
during his term that key activities were accomplished such as the sponsorship of a highly successful Raul
Sunico concert; attendance to the District Cabinet meeting where tow of our members were presented with
awards for highest number of recruits by a club; 100% attendance secretary award and the secretary of the
year award went to the secretary of the club; one club member was elected to the Board of Directors. It was
during this monumental year where more new and old members got more involved in the club and district
events, more recognitions received and above all, more effective participation came from the membership.
These are some of the testimonials attributed to Dr. Enciso that will reflect his ability to work with others an his
commitment to community service.
Dr. Enciso was born in Masinloc, Zambales, Philippines. He is the elsest of the six children of Vicente B.
Enciso, Sr. and Leadra Ortin Enciso. He finished his primary schooling at the Masinloc Elementary School.
He attended his high school at Saint Louis High School in Baguio City, following the assignment of his father
as the Project Engineer of the Ambuklao Hydroelectric Plant, which is now the major supplier of electrical
power in the northern part of the Philippines. Later on, his father became the Chairman of the Engineering
Department of the National Power Corporation (NaPoCor) before he retired from public service in 1975. Dr.
Enciso attended the University of Santo Tomas where he obtained his undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts
and also his Medical degree.
After graduating from Medicine, he took hi s residency training in the specialty of Obstetrics and Gynecology at
the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Hospital, the former North General Hospital. He and his wife decided to come to
Phoenix, Arizona in 1967 in order to further their medical training. Following his training and having been
given favorable choices and opportunities, he and his wife decided to stay in Phoenix where he started his
practice in Obstetrics and Gynecology. He had a successful practice for thirty years before he retired in 2002.
Now, he works to keep himself busy and doing Locum Tenens and medical missions in the Philippines.
Before retiring, he was a member of the medical staff of four hospitals in the Phoenix as well as a member of
different medical associations both locally and nationally. As a member, he took an active participation by
accepting leadership positions in most of the organizations he belonged. Dr. Enciso is certified by the
American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists. He is also a Fellow of the Philippine Obstetrics and Gynecology Society, a fellowship he
earned by taking the examination after his residency training in Manila and before he came to the United
States.
He is married to Dr. Concepcion Dizon Enciso. In his career, he had many accomplishments, but the one that
he is most proud of is the opportunity to raise their four children with his wife Concepcion. They are Carolyn
Enciso Sieve, a lawyer , married to Mark Sieve; Josephine D. Enciso, M.D.; Christina D. Enciso, an architect
and Vicente D. Enciso III, a Physical Therapist. Included also are the two new addition to the family, their
lovely twin granddaughters, Olivia E. Sieve and Lauren E. Sieve. Needless to say, beyond anything else, they
are the most gratifying and wonderful reward a parent can ask for.#
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