NRCP scientists bestow honor to departed colleague

By Alex Villafania
INQUIRER.net

TO HONOR the services and achievements of the late scientist and educator Paulo Campos Members of the esteemed Governing Board of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP) have named the NRCP executive boardroom the Paulo C. Campos Conference Room on August 31.

Campos, who died last June 2 at the age of 86, was a medical doctor who was the Philippine pioneer in the field of nuclear medicine, a relatively unknown branch of medicine that delves into diagnosis and therapy using nuclear properties.

He took his medical degree at the University of the Philippines under full scholarship and practiced at the nearby Philippine General Hospital. Back then, he already conducted various researches in medicine and often offered his services to the poor for free.

One of the most prominent results of his work on nuclear medicine was the use of injected iodized oil into goiter patients. Some of his patients became doctors themselves. His own wife, Dr. Lourdes Espiritu-Campos, also became his patient.

Campos’ research and subsequent development of goiter treatment became the basic routine adopted by the World Health Organization for goiter patients worldwide. For this, he was identified as the Father of Nuclear Medicine in the Philippines.

Campos is survived by his wife and three children — Jose Paulo, Paulo Junior and Enrique Placido — all of whom are professionals in their own fields.

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