Dr. Marissa Bravo Garcia graduated in April 1997 from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) in Manila, Philippines with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. In the same year, she took and passed the nutritionist-dietitian licensure examination. In April 2002, she completed her medical school at the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery from the same university. She then finished a rotating postgraduate internship at the Makati Medical Center in April of 2003.