Dr. Joel R. Tayo

Dr. Joel R. Tayo is an internist and medical oncologist with over 29 years of clinical experience and more than two decades of focused practice in hematology-oncology. He earned his Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Santo Tomas in 1993, then completed further training in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology at the University of the Philippines–Philippine General Hospital. He subsequently pursued subspecialty training in Hematology-Oncology at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Since 2005, Dr. Tayo has served as a consultant hematologist-oncologist at Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Garcia Medical Center, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Medical Center, Sacred Heart Medical Center, and Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center. He was also involved in medical education, having served as a substitute professor at the UST College of Medicine (Department of Biochemistry) and as an Assistant Professor at Angeles University’s College of Medicine (Department of Biochemistry).

Dr. Tayo is a Fellow of the Philippine College of Physicians, the Philippine Society of Medical Oncology (PSMO), and the Philippine Society of Oncologists (PSO). He is a member of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

His practice encompasses both solid tumors and hematologic malignancies, with a long-standing commitment to patient care and multidisciplinary collaboration.