DR. JOSÉ CABANILLAS, M.D.
Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION:

  • University Xochicalco Baja California, Mexico, M.D. degree
  • Medical Internship in Lima, Peru
  • Colegio Union Incaica, Lima Peru, Undergraduate studies

  • Medical Licence Lima Peru, #38273

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
José Cabanillas spent his formative years in Peru, learning from his family of healers. After completing medical school, José returned to complete the research on his formulas. His specialty has inspired a global list of patients in and outside Peru.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1993 to present Co-Founder and Director of the Isula Biological Preserve & Research Station, Amazon River District, Peru.
2001 to present Medical Advisor and Consultant to Sabell Corporation.
1996 to 2000 Executive Vice President & Director of Medicinal Plant Products Inc.
1986 to present Private practice including natural healing methods, with patients in and outside of Peru.
ETHNOBOTANICAL RESEARCH - 1994 to present
"Evaluation of Natural Products in the Endocrine and Spermatogenesis Responses in Males Suffering from Oligoastenospermia" -- Ongoing research with Dr. Fernando Zegers H., Director of the Unidad de Medicina Reproductiva Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
"An Ethnobotanical Study of the Traditional Medicine of the Mestizo people of Suni Mirano, Loeto, Peru" -- Published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, V53, 1996, p. 149-156 in conjunction with E.M. Jovel, and G.H.N. Towers of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
Coordinator and consultant for graduate studies in ethno-pharmacology, ethno-botany and healing practices in Peru -- Department of Botany, University of British Columbia (UBC) as part of a joint research effort with Dr. H.N. Towers of the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

LECTURES, WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

  • "Medicines From Around the World" -- Plenary speaker at the Science World International Forum, British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. Distributed worldwide by the Commonwealth of Learning.
  • "Medicine, Ecology" -- Lecturer for the Regional Conference for Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Hosted by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee Wild Campaign.
  • "Health Matters in the Year 2000" -- Plenary speaker at the First Nations Congress, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. Sponsored by the Canadian First Nations Tribal Council.
  • "Educational Knowledge Network" -- Interviewed for the scientific documentary discussing Ethnopharmacology, sponsored by the CBC Canada and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
  • "Alimentos Andnos en la Nutricion Humana Ano 2000" -- Plenary speaker, First International Symposium, ICABB-FAO, Lima, Peru.
  • "Therapeutic Action of Microbiological Ingredients" -- Speaker for the Calgary Rainforest Action Group, Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • "Medicines From Plants That We Eat" -- Speaker for the Traditional Healing Conference, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
  • "Traditional Medicines of the Amazon" -- Plenary speaker and work-shop presenter at "The Healing of Our Spirit Worldwide Conference", hosted by the National Native Association of Addictive Disorders, the NECHI Institute on Alcohol and Drug Education, and the National Association for Native American Children of Alcoholics, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
  • "Tropical Rainforest Institute for Educators" -- Plenary speaker and workshop presenter for the conference sponsored by the Science Museum of Minnesota, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
  • "Health Programs for Indigenous Populations" -- Lecture series at the Perth-Fremantle-Clagouli. Hosted by IKON International Institute for Healing Arts and Sciences, Health Ministry of Australia.
  • "The Body: Science and Technology" -- Television series produced by the Discovery Channel, Canada.
  • "Pharmacy from the Rainforest" -- Workshop presenter, sponsored by the American Botanical Council and the Texas Pharmacy Foundation, Iquitos, Amazon River, Peru.
  • "Quarto Encreurnto Panamericano de las Diciplinas de Apertura" -- Plenary speaker and workshop presenter, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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