HONOREES PROFILE
Benito Calderon
MEDICAL PRACTICE
Partner
Desert Valley Medical Group
Las Vegas, Nevada
2501 West Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 (July 2002 – Present)
Medical Director
Desert Valley Medical Center/West Charleston Medical Center
3009 West Charleston Blvd.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 (June 2007 – Present)
LICENSURE
Internal Medicine Boards
Indiana and Virginia (October 1999)
Nevada (May 2002)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Medical Association
American College of Physicians
Philippine Medical Association – Las Vegas Chapter
AWARDS & COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
2008 Awardee
Asian American Group
Treasure Island, Las Vegas, May 31, 2008
Member, Advisory Board
Philippine Medical Association – Las Vegas Chapter
Professional organization of Filipino physicians in Las Vegas, Nevada
Head, Filipino Doctors’ Directory Project
Project to create a directory for Filipino Physicians in Las Vegas, Nevada
Host
Philippine Scenes: An Interpretation on Canvas Exhibit
Art Show of a prominent Filipino artist, with Special Guest Philippine Ambassador to the United States Willy Gaa
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Founder / Honorary Chairman
DBC Foundation
A non-profit, non-government organization providing research facilities and training to indigent farmers, women and youth organizations in Isabela, Philippines
Director
Bahaginan sa Roxas
A non-profit, non-government organization providing livelihood projects to indigent people in Roxas, Isabela, Philippines
President
Filipino Med Connect
Website Project to assist Filipinos all over the world for their medical/health concerns