Hayden Kho

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Hayden Kho
Portrait of Kho in December 2017
Born	Hayden dela Santa Kho Jr. (1980-05-20) May 20, 1980 (age 44) Manila, Philippines
Other names	Doc H
Education	University of Santo Tomas (B.S. and M.D.)
Occupations	Aesthetic medicine physician media personality entrepreneur model
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Spouse	Vicki Belo ​ (m. 2017)​
Children	1

Hayden Dela Santa Kho Jr. (born May 20, 1980) is a Filipino aesthetic medicine doctor, media personality, and entrepreneur.^[2][3][4]

Hayden dela Santa Kho Jr. was born in the Philippines to parents Hayden Kho Sr., a Chinese doctor, and Irene dela Santa, a Spanish-Filipina businesswoman, on May 20, 1980.^{[citation needed]}

He spent his early years at Grace Christian High School (now Grace Christian College) in Quezon City.^[1] Kho pursued his education at the University of Santo Tomas, where he earned his bachelor's degree in medical technology in 2001, and then his medical degree in 2005.^[5] He completed his internship at the Makati Medical Center where he also served as president of the interns' association.^[6] He earned his medical license in 2007.^[7]

At the age of 16, Kho began his career in modeling, participating in runway shows both local and abroad, including in New York City, Singapore, South Korea, and Japan.^{[citation needed]} In 2007, he entered Philippine television as an actor, appearing on Celebrity Duets, and taking on supporting roles for GMA Network.^{[citation needed]}

Kho was caught in a public controversy in 2009, involving his participation in a sex scandal that garnered widespread attention and became a subject of national interest. The scandal resulted in criminal and civil cases filed against him by one of the involved parties, Filipina actress Katrina Halili, with whom he had partnered on Celebrity Duets. This caused him to face the Senate for a public trial on national television, affecting his show business career.^[8]

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Kho was trained in cosmetic medicine at the Belo Medical Group.^[9] He also continued on to pursue training in anti-aging medicine through the European Anti-Aging Medicine Society.^{[citation needed]}

Kho oversaw the distribution of ZO Skin Health medical-grade cosmeceuticals in the Philippines^[10][11] and introduced "Hayden Fragrances", his namesake perfume brand.^[12]

Kho serves as both Managing Director for Belo Medical Group and President of Venn Intelligent Aesthetics.^[13] He established Venn Intelligent Aesthetics in 2017, a venture focused on marketing and distributing cosmetic medicine and surgery cosmeceuticals, instruments, injectables, and devices.^[14]

In 2021, Kho expanded his business portfolio by making an investment in the Swiss-based watch brand, Vanguart.^[15]

Kho is a board member for the non-profit RightStart Foundation^[16] and supports various other philanthropic causes.^[17]

Kho converted to Christianity in 2013. Kho met Christian apologist Ravi Zacharias at an event hosted by the Christ's Commission Fellowship (CCF) in Manila.^[18] Kho became a believer and an active member of the church.^[19] To further his knowledge on Christianity, Kho attended the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics to study Christian apologetics, where he was tutored by Christian sociologist and author Os Guinness; scientist, mathematician and philosopher John Lennox; theologian and author Alister McGrath; and Jay Smith.

In September 2017, Kho married his long-time partner Vicki Belo in Paris.^[20] In 2018, he continued his studies in Christian apologetics.^[21]

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