| LAUREL G. YAP, M.D. |
Dr. Laurel (Larry) G. Yap has been Director of
Pediatrics at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland since March 2003. Prior to this, he was
Interim Director of Pediatrics from November
2000 to February 2003. He has also been
Director of Nursery and Staff Neonatologist
since July 1991. He has been an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at
University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland since October 1998 and an Instructor
in the Department of Pediatrics at Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore since 1992. He
is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Board
Certified in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine by
the American Board of Pediatrics. He is a Fellow
of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Pediatrics at Harbor Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland since March 2003. Prior to this, he was
Interim Director of Pediatrics from November
2000 to February 2003. He has also been
Director of Nursery and Staff Neonatologist
since July 1991. He has been an Assistant
Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at
University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore,
Maryland since October 1998 and an Instructor
in the Department of Pediatrics at Johns
Hopkins University in Baltimore since 1992. He
is Board Certified in Pediatrics and Board
Certified in Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine by
the American Board of Pediatrics. He is a Fellow
of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Yap’s elementary education began at Espiritu Santo Parochial School in Manila where he
graduated as valedictorian in 1967. His high school years were spent at the Ateneo de Manila where
he graduated with honors in 1971. Dr. Yap received the Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine
degrees from the University of the Philippines (UP) in 1975 and in 1979 respectively. While at the UP
College of Medicine, he became Class President and was Captain of the Men’s Volleyball Team and
Coach of the Women’s Volleyball Team. He received the Florencio N. Quintos Memorial Award for
Most Outstanding Clinical Clerk in Pediatrics from the University of the Philippines – Philippine
General Hospital (UP-PGH) in 1979. He was also named One of the Ten Most Outstanding Clinical
Clerks by UP-PGH, and One of the Ten Most Outstanding Students in Leadership by the UP College
of Medicine in 1979.
Dr. Yap continued his graduate medical education by completing a residency in Pediatrics at the
University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore in 1984. He worked as an Associate Staff Pediatrician at
Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD (1983-1986), Prince George’s General Hospital in
Cheverly, MD (1984-1986), North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie, MD (January – July 1986). He also
worked as Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Hospital from July 1984 to
June 1985. From July 1985 to July 1986, he worked as a Staff Pediatrician at South Baltimore General
Hospital in Baltimore.
In late November 1986, Dr. Yap and his family immigrated to Canada and they became Canadian
citizens in 1990 prior to returning to Baltimore in 1991. From 1987 to 1988, he was a Senior Pediatric
Resident at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He then proceeded to do a Fellowship
in Neonatology at the University of Toronto from 1988 to 1991, spending one-year rotations at Mt. Sinai
Hospital, Women’s College Hospital, and the Hospital for Sick Children. While in Toronto, Dr. Yap
became involved with the Filipino community. He joined the Filipino-Canadian Medical Association in
1987 and the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Metro Toronto where he became Vice-
President and Member of the Board of Directors from 1989-1991.
At Harbor Hospital, Dr. Yap teaches neonatology and pediatrics. Students of the University of Maryland
School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine are taken on rounds to the Special
Care Nursery and the pediatric ward. In 2004, among Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s 1400 part-
time faculty, he was one of the half dozen finalists considered for a new prestigious award granted at
graduation to the member of the part-time faculty who has exhibited the school’s ideal of excellence in
education of their students.
Dr. Yap strongly believes in continued medical education for the doctors and nurses in his
department and encourages his staff to go to medical conferences so they can provide the best
quality care possible for Harbor Hospital’s pediatric patients. He has been Course Director for
numerous conferences held over the years including the Robert Irwin Lectureship held in November
2005 and November 2006, and all of the 3-P Conference: A Potpourri of Practical Pediatrics which has
been held semi-annually in Baltimore since November 1994, the most recent one being held in May
2007. In addition to teaching, he has conducted medical research and has authored several
publications.
The devotion Dr. Yap has for medical care has gone beyond the hospital setting and into his church
life. He is committed to ensuring that not only is his hospital staff well-educated, but also that the
members of his parish are well-informed about health topics and medically safe while at church.
Since 1998, he has been a very active parish council member at the Church of the Resurrection in
Ellicott City, Maryland. Since 1999, he has coordinated the church’s annual health care information
fairs. During these fairs, healthcare providers from various specialties are present to answer
questions from interested parishioners. About 450 people come every year, visiting display booths
that house brochures on a range of health issues such as prostate, colon and breast cancer
screenings, and booths where bone densitometry, blood pressure screening, and other simple tests
are offered free of charge. Dr. Yap also set up adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and
Automated External Defibrillation (AED) classes in coordination with the American Red Cross to train
church staff and parishioners. Once trained, the volunteers become part of the church’s medical alert
team that Dr. Yap established in 1999. “I do what I do because I think it’s very important for everyone to
have a basic understanding of medical issues,” Dr. Yap says.
His involvement with the community at large is significant and varied. He is frequently invited as a
speaker or guest lecturer, not only at medical functions, but also in elementary schools and high
schools. He recently was a guest speaker at a seminar at Centennial High School in Ellicott City on
Getting Ready for College. His topic was about Immunizations and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in
the Adolescent. Since 2006, Dr. Yap has been Treasurer, International Medical Graduates Section of
MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society.
Dr. Yap is the President of the Association of Philippine Physicians in Maryland (APPM) for 2005-2007.
Prior to that, he served as President-Elect (2004-2005) and as Vice President for Scientific and
Educational Affairs (2001-2003). He was responsible for the establishment of the organization’s
website, www.appm-online.org, and played many key roles over the years in the APPM’s continuing
medical education (CME) activities. These roles include Course Director, organizer, moderator, and
speaker. He received the Award for Humanitarian Services (2001-2003), and the Award of Merit –
APPM Health Fair Outreach Program 2003-2005. He coordinated the APPM’s Health Care booth at the
Fiesta Filipiniana (Philippine Independence Day) celebrations held in Towson, Maryland annually for
the last few years.
Dr. Yap was the National Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee Chair of the University of
the Philippines Medical Alumni Society in America (UPMASA) from July 2003 to June 2005. He was
responsible for obtaining UPMASA’s initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) and obtaining a provider number, enabling UPMASA to grant category 1
CME hours to requesting organizations. In 2004, he received the Outstanding Educator Overseas
award given by the University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society. This award is given to an
alumnus or alumna who has devoted himself or herself largely to medical education and excelled in
this endeavor in a country outside the Philippines. Dr. Yap will be serving as President of the UPMASA
– Baltimore/Washington Chapter for 2007-2009. He has served as President-Elect (2005-2007),
Liaison to Residents and Fellows (2003-2007), and on the Board of Directors (1999-2003).
Dr. Yap is the son of Jose L. Yap and Helen G. Yap of San Felipe, Zambales. He is married to Nora
Monina (Nikki) Panlilio-Yap, who holds a B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from the University of the
Philippines, M.A. in Computer Science from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and M.S. in
Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park. Nikki works for IBM. They have one
daughter, Lani Roxanne, who is studying Neurobiology/Physiology at the University of Maryland at
College Park. Lani is an active member of the Filipino Cultural Association and served on its
Executive Board as Freshman Class Representative and as Recording Secretary. She is a Maryland
Distinguished Scholar for Talent in the Arts – Dance and has performed classical ballet and
Philippine folk dances at numerous functions of the Philippine community in the Baltimore-
Washington area. She has volunteered in several health fairs and assisted in fund-raising events of
several Philippine organizations. Following Daddy’s footsteps, eh?
graduated as valedictorian in 1967. His high school years were spent at the Ateneo de Manila where
he graduated with honors in 1971. Dr. Yap received the Bachelor of Science and Doctor of Medicine
degrees from the University of the Philippines (UP) in 1975 and in 1979 respectively. While at the UP
College of Medicine, he became Class President and was Captain of the Men’s Volleyball Team and
Coach of the Women’s Volleyball Team. He received the Florencio N. Quintos Memorial Award for
Most Outstanding Clinical Clerk in Pediatrics from the University of the Philippines – Philippine
General Hospital (UP-PGH) in 1979. He was also named One of the Ten Most Outstanding Clinical
Clerks by UP-PGH, and One of the Ten Most Outstanding Students in Leadership by the UP College
of Medicine in 1979.
Dr. Yap continued his graduate medical education by completing a residency in Pediatrics at the
University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore in 1984. He worked as an Associate Staff Pediatrician at
Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, MD (1983-1986), Prince George’s General Hospital in
Cheverly, MD (1984-1986), North Arundel Hospital in Glen Burnie, MD (January – July 1986). He also
worked as Instructor in the Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland Hospital from July 1984 to
June 1985. From July 1985 to July 1986, he worked as a Staff Pediatrician at South Baltimore General
Hospital in Baltimore.
In late November 1986, Dr. Yap and his family immigrated to Canada and they became Canadian
citizens in 1990 prior to returning to Baltimore in 1991. From 1987 to 1988, he was a Senior Pediatric
Resident at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. He then proceeded to do a Fellowship
in Neonatology at the University of Toronto from 1988 to 1991, spending one-year rotations at Mt. Sinai
Hospital, Women’s College Hospital, and the Hospital for Sick Children. While in Toronto, Dr. Yap
became involved with the Filipino community. He joined the Filipino-Canadian Medical Association in
1987 and the University of the Philippines Alumni Association of Metro Toronto where he became Vice-
President and Member of the Board of Directors from 1989-1991.
At Harbor Hospital, Dr. Yap teaches neonatology and pediatrics. Students of the University of Maryland
School of Medicine and the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine are taken on rounds to the Special
Care Nursery and the pediatric ward. In 2004, among Johns Hopkins School of Medicine’s 1400 part-
time faculty, he was one of the half dozen finalists considered for a new prestigious award granted at
graduation to the member of the part-time faculty who has exhibited the school’s ideal of excellence in
education of their students.
Dr. Yap strongly believes in continued medical education for the doctors and nurses in his
department and encourages his staff to go to medical conferences so they can provide the best
quality care possible for Harbor Hospital’s pediatric patients. He has been Course Director for
numerous conferences held over the years including the Robert Irwin Lectureship held in November
2005 and November 2006, and all of the 3-P Conference: A Potpourri of Practical Pediatrics which has
been held semi-annually in Baltimore since November 1994, the most recent one being held in May
2007. In addition to teaching, he has conducted medical research and has authored several
publications.
The devotion Dr. Yap has for medical care has gone beyond the hospital setting and into his church
life. He is committed to ensuring that not only is his hospital staff well-educated, but also that the
members of his parish are well-informed about health topics and medically safe while at church.
Since 1998, he has been a very active parish council member at the Church of the Resurrection in
Ellicott City, Maryland. Since 1999, he has coordinated the church’s annual health care information
fairs. During these fairs, healthcare providers from various specialties are present to answer
questions from interested parishioners. About 450 people come every year, visiting display booths
that house brochures on a range of health issues such as prostate, colon and breast cancer
screenings, and booths where bone densitometry, blood pressure screening, and other simple tests
are offered free of charge. Dr. Yap also set up adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and
Automated External Defibrillation (AED) classes in coordination with the American Red Cross to train
church staff and parishioners. Once trained, the volunteers become part of the church’s medical alert
team that Dr. Yap established in 1999. “I do what I do because I think it’s very important for everyone to
have a basic understanding of medical issues,” Dr. Yap says.
His involvement with the community at large is significant and varied. He is frequently invited as a
speaker or guest lecturer, not only at medical functions, but also in elementary schools and high
schools. He recently was a guest speaker at a seminar at Centennial High School in Ellicott City on
Getting Ready for College. His topic was about Immunizations and Sexually Transmitted Diseases in
the Adolescent. Since 2006, Dr. Yap has been Treasurer, International Medical Graduates Section of
MedChi, The Maryland State Medical Society.
Dr. Yap is the President of the Association of Philippine Physicians in Maryland (APPM) for 2005-2007.
Prior to that, he served as President-Elect (2004-2005) and as Vice President for Scientific and
Educational Affairs (2001-2003). He was responsible for the establishment of the organization’s
website, www.appm-online.org, and played many key roles over the years in the APPM’s continuing
medical education (CME) activities. These roles include Course Director, organizer, moderator, and
speaker. He received the Award for Humanitarian Services (2001-2003), and the Award of Merit –
APPM Health Fair Outreach Program 2003-2005. He coordinated the APPM’s Health Care booth at the
Fiesta Filipiniana (Philippine Independence Day) celebrations held in Towson, Maryland annually for
the last few years.
Dr. Yap was the National Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee Chair of the University of
the Philippines Medical Alumni Society in America (UPMASA) from July 2003 to June 2005. He was
responsible for obtaining UPMASA’s initial accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) and obtaining a provider number, enabling UPMASA to grant category 1
CME hours to requesting organizations. In 2004, he received the Outstanding Educator Overseas
award given by the University of the Philippines Medical Alumni Society. This award is given to an
alumnus or alumna who has devoted himself or herself largely to medical education and excelled in
this endeavor in a country outside the Philippines. Dr. Yap will be serving as President of the UPMASA
– Baltimore/Washington Chapter for 2007-2009. He has served as President-Elect (2005-2007),
Liaison to Residents and Fellows (2003-2007), and on the Board of Directors (1999-2003).
Dr. Yap is the son of Jose L. Yap and Helen G. Yap of San Felipe, Zambales. He is married to Nora
Monina (Nikki) Panlilio-Yap, who holds a B.S. Chemical Engineering degree from the University of the
Philippines, M.A. in Computer Science from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and M.S. in
Computer Science from the University of Maryland at College Park. Nikki works for IBM. They have one
daughter, Lani Roxanne, who is studying Neurobiology/Physiology at the University of Maryland at
College Park. Lani is an active member of the Filipino Cultural Association and served on its
Executive Board as Freshman Class Representative and as Recording Secretary. She is a Maryland
Distinguished Scholar for Talent in the Arts – Dance and has performed classical ballet and
Philippine folk dances at numerous functions of the Philippine community in the Baltimore-
Washington area. She has volunteered in several health fairs and assisted in fund-raising events of
several Philippine organizations. Following Daddy’s footsteps, eh?
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