About Rebecca Ong, M.D.
Dr. Rebecca Paras Ong studied medicine at University of Santo Tomas after graduating with honors in BS Biology at De La Salle University in the Philippines. She then proceeded to do her Internal Medicine Residency at St. Peter’s University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ, where she was awarded Best Resident of the year when she graduated. She completed her Nephrology fellowship training at University of South Florida in Tampa, Fl and moved to Ocala in 2015. Dr. Ong is board certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology.
Dr. Ong’s clinical interests include evaluating patients with chronic kidney disease, managing hypertension and glomerular diseases. She remains competitive in her field by staying up to date with the latest research or clinical trials in Nephrology presented in annual conferences.
Besides being a nephrologist, she holds a 4th dan blackbelt in taekwondo and participates in regional and national taekwondo tournaments with husband and son, who are both blackbelters in taekwondo.