Dr. Juan Javier Lichauco obtained his medical degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. He pursued his fellowship training in rheumatology at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He then joined St Luke’s Medical Center, where he has progressed through several positions including Assistant Professor at St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine and Past Chair of the Department of Medicine at the same institution. He is currently the Section Chief of the Section of Rheumatology at St. Luke’s Medical Center and the Immediate Past President of the Philippine Rheumatology Association.