| Personal Details Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Yong Larrazabal |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | As of 2025, he is around 55 years old. A February 2020 interview with the Cebu Daily News had mentioned his age as 51. |
| Wedding & Marriage / Wife / Engaged / Spouse / Partner | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Children / No. of Kids | 3 |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Asian |
| Nationality | Philippine |
| How did Donna and Yong meet? | Donna and Yong met on a blind date arranged by mutual friends. |
Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Dr. Yong Larrazabal is a Laser Eye Surgeon and Ophthalmologist from Cebu, Philippines.
- A good combination of being career-driven and family-oriented, Yong dedicates as much time to building his resume as he does to ensure his family is comfortable and happy but insists that family is his top priority.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Dr. Potenciano ‘Yong’ Larrazabal III was born and raised in Cebu, Philippines, and is the son of Dr Potenciano Veloso Larrazabal Jr. and Zenaida Sto. Domingo Larrazabal.
- Yong has a brother named Philipp Anthony and two sisters named Bettina and Marinella.
- His father was a renowned medical expert and doctor in the Philippines who used to take him to work often when he was a young boy.
- Yong married his wife, Donna Cruz Yrastoza, on September 19, 1998. The couple wed in Manila, Philippines, at the Quiapo Basilica de San Sebastian, and together, they have three children named Inigo Renato, Potenciano IV, and Ysabella.
- Donna is a singer and actress whose family is comprised of several showbiz legends.
Education : Qualifications, High School & College Info
- Yong is a former student of the Sacred Heart School-Ateneo de Cebu.
- In 1989, Yong graduated magna-cum-laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Cebu Doctors’ College of Arts and Sciences.
- He then went on to study at the Cebu Doctors’ College of Medicine and graduated in 1991.
- Yong also has a Medical Degree and a Master’s in Hospital Administration from the Cebu Doctors’ University.
- He interned for Charleston Area Medical Center in West Virginia, USA, before returning home to the Philippines to complete his Ophthalmology Internship and Residency at the Philippine General Hospital.
- Yong excelled at his Ophthalmology Diplomate Board Exams and spent several years studying pearls in refraction and laser surgery at the University of the East and the Manila Doctors’ Hospital.
- He was also chosen to be a part of Bausch and Lomb’s Zyoptix Surgeon team and was trained by Asia Medic Eye Center’s Dr. Low Cze.
- Yong then completed his Refractive Surgery studies in Singapore at the Tan Tok Seng Hospital and in Frankfurt, Germany, at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University.
Career, Job, Salary and Net Worth :
- Dr. Larrazabal received his Ophthalmology certification from the Philippine Ophthalmology Board in 1997 and has been an active member of the American and Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery as well as the American and Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology for years.
- He also worked at the CebuDocGroup of Hospitals and was University Corporate Secretary, in addition to being the Cebu Doctors’ University’s Ophthalmology Department Chairman.
- Yong also chairs the Run for Sight Foundation and the Cebu Cataract Foundation.
- In August of 2017, Dr. Larrazabal was officially elected the Cebu Doctors’ Group of Hospitals Chairman, becoming one of the youngest doctors to hold that position.
- Currently, Yong is the head laser eye surgeon and ophthalmologist at the Larrazabal Eye Center.
Interesting Facts, Height and Trivia :
- A passionate marathon runner, Yong has completed over 30 marathons across the globe and conquered the World Marathon Challenge record in 2020 after completing seven marathons across seven continents over the space of 7 days. He was the first Filipino to do this!
- His wife is also a marathon runner. Yong mentions that during the extra difficult part of the running challenges, he motivates himself by thinking happy thoughts and picturing his wife Donna cheering him on at the finish line.
- Yong and his wife, Donna, had first met on a blind date arranged by their mutual friends.