Dr. Kabongo is an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California at San Diego and Assistant Clinical Professor, Surf*Net Director

Bachelor's: Eastern Mennonite University
 

Dr. Kabongo practices within the UCSD Healthcare Scripps Ranch medical practice.

Drawn to medicine at an early age by a fascination with the complexity of the human body, I enjoy melding the science of medicine with the art of healing. Knowing that I can make a difference in people’s lives, especially when they are at their most vulnerable, is extremely rewarding. I am the director of Surf*Net, an organization in which community physicians work with the faculty of academic Family Medicine programs to conduct research in office practice. Surf*Net’s goal is to develop a vital body of knowledge in the field of family medicine by combining research and clinical practice. Committed to Family Practice, I maintain special interests in maternity care, including prenatal care. I also teach and conduct workshops in dermatology for Family Practice residents and students.

With Dr. Lawrence A. Palinkas, Dr. Kabongo is co-author of “The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Primary Care Patients,” Journal of Family Practice, Dec, 2000.  With Dr. Daniel L. Meltzer, he is the co-author of "Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Diagnostic Challenge." American Family Physician 56 (Jan. 1997): 145.  Necrotizing fasciitis, a rare condition in which bacteria destroy tissues underlying the skin, is also known as necrosis or gangrene.

Within the San Diego County Medical Society, Dr. Kabongo is a former president of the San Diego Academy Of Family Physicians and a current member of their Executive Committee.  Dr. Kabongo is a recipient of the IMG Leadership Program Scholarship of the American Medical Association Foundation.  Dr. Kabongo, a resident of Bonita, CA, Dr. Kabongo enjoys biking, the flute, soccer and computers, and is the father of two boys.

Internationally, Dr. Kabongo is among the leadership of Leja Bulela, a non-profit, non-political organization registered under the laws of the State of Iowa since 1995, comprised of women, men, children of the Kasai Oriental diaspora in North America (United States and Canada) as well as anyone willing to join hands with us, and concerned about the welfare of the Luba people of this province of the Democratic Republic of Congo and others related to us.

Ph.D, University of Cincinnati, St. Thomas Institute, Ph.D.
M.D.: Universidad Autonoma, School of Medicine, Chihuaha, Mexico
Residency: Bon Secours Hospital, Michigan Family Practice Residency

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