Consultant Staff of the Department of Neurosciences

Adult Neurology | Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurology

Maria Cristina Z. San Jose, MD

Chief, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Cerebrovascular Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City

Rotations in University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Stroke Institute Neurovascular Laboratory

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Interests: Stroke

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

St. Lukes Medical Center  7230101 Loc 6514

Philippine General Hospital 353-5518 loc 121

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Carissa Paz C. Dioquino-Maligaso MD

Chairperson of the Department of Neurosciences

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine

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Residency: Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Clinical Toxicology, National Poison Control and Information Service, Philippines

Observership, Nathan Kline Institute, New York

Visiting scholar, Occupation and Environmental Neurology Program, Boston University Medical Center

                                            

Interests: Neurotoxicology, Neuroschistosomiasis

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

St. Lukes Medical Center Quezon City; 725-8486

Manila Doctors Hospital; 558-0888

Philippine General Hospital

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Michelle M. Anlacan MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

 

Fellowship:

Dementia, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital
                                            

Interests: Dementia

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

The Medical City 359-0760

Cardinal Santos Medical Center 727-7662

Philippine General Hospital 708-0000 Loc 121

 

Mina N. Astejada, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Muscle Diseases, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan

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Interests: Stroke

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Chinese General hospital Medical Center; 7114141 loc 1709

Philippine General Hospital 09167988709

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Julette-Marie F. Batara MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center

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Residency: Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital 

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Fellowship:

Postdoctoral Fellowship in Neuro-oncology, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Training in Pain Management Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland

                                            

Interests: Neurooncology

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center, St. Luke’s Medical Center QC: 732-0101

Comprehensive Brain Tumor Center, St. Luke’s Medical Center BGC: 789-7700

    Room 1124 Mon/Tues 3-5 pm; Thurs/Sat 10am-12noon: 7897700 loc 7124

Philippine General Hospital: 554-8400 loc 2405

    Faculty Medical Arts Building Wed 11am-1pm 

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Marjorie Anne C. Bagnas, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

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Medical School: De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute College of Medicine

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Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Philippine General Hospital

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Interests: Clinical Neurophysiology, Neuromuscular and Peripheral Nerve Disorders

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Philippine General Hospital 353-5518 loc 121

Mary Mediatrix Medical Center, Lipa City

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Alvin Rae Cenina, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine

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Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Cognitive Neurology and Dementia, National Neuroscience Institute - Singapore
                                            

Interests: Dementia

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Clinical Associate Professor & Consultant, Department of Neurosciences, UP College of Medicine & Philippine General Hospital
Head, Memory Wellness Program, Brain Wellness Center, Asian Hospital & Medical 
Member, Dementia Council, Philippine Neurological Association 
Consultant Neurologist in several Rizal hospitals (Angono, Binangonan, Taytay)

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Leonor I. Cabral-Lim MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine

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Residency: Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital 

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Fellowship:

Electroencephalography and Evoked Potentials, Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Medical Center, Chicago Illinois 

 

Interests: Health care policy, Delivery and services, Women

and epilepsy, Clinical epileptology, Antiepileptic drug (AED) treatment and

pharmacology, Psychosocial issues and quality of life in epilepsy.

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Chinese General Hospital: (By appointment) 8066828 ; 09178296612 ; 09199952400

Philippine General Hospital

Manila Doctors Hospital

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Maria Epifania V. Collantes MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: Dona Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical Foundation- Medical School

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Residency: 

Internal Medicine, Manila Doctor's Hospital

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Visiting Fellowship in Neurologic Critical Care Washington University
Masters of Science in Clinical Epidemiology- UP Manila
European Masters in Stroke Medicine, Danube University, Krems, Austria
                                            

Interests: Stroke, Critical Care

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Manila Doctors Hospital 558-0888 loc 5220

Philippine General Hospital

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Ma. Geraldine B. Espiritu, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Clinical Neurophysiology, Philippine General Hospital

Clinical Neurophysiology, Prince of Wales Hospital,  University of South Wales,  Australia

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Interests: Neurophysiology​

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Affiliated Hospitals:

University of Perpetual Help Hospital Las Pinas; 8748515 loc 499

St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City; 7275426

Manila Doctors Hospital; 5243011 loc 4601

Philippine General Hospital; 5448400 loc 3156

Marc Laurence L. Fernandez, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

 

 

 

 

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Visiting Researcher in Clinical Epileptology, Department of Epileptology,

Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine

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Interests: Epilpepsy

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Affiliated Hospitals:

Philippine General Hospital

The Medical City

Manila Doctors Hospital

Metro Antipolo Hospital and Medical Center

Providence Hospital Quezon City

Katerina Tanya P. Gosiengfiao, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Makati Medial Center

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Fellowship:

Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Healthcare System, USA

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Epileptology, University of California Los Angeles, USA

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Interests: Epilpepsy

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Affiliated Hospitals:

Makati Medical Center 892-4128

St. Lukes Medical Center Global City

Philippine General Hospital

Josephine Casanova-Gutierrez, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Neuroimmunology Research, Kyushu University, Fukoka, Japan

Epilepsy, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia

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Interests: Epilepsy

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

De La Salle University Medical Center

Asian Hospital Medical Center; 771-9000

Philippine General Hospital

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Roland Dominic Jamora MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center​

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Residency: Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Movement Disorders, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore

                                            

Interests: Movement Disorders

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Philippine General Hospital; 2424939

St. Lukes Medical Center Quezon City and Global City 727-5552; 789-7700 loc 7724

Philippine Movement Disorder Surgery Center (Philmove), Cardinal Santos Medical Center 

727-7662

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Paul Matthew D. Pasco MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine

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Residency: Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Neurogenetics, La Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France 

Translational Research, Children's National Research, Children's National Medical Center, Washington DC

Masters in Clinical Epidemiology, University of The Philippines College of Medicine

                                            

Interests: Clinical Epidemiology, CNS infections

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Philippine General Hospital 242-4939

Philippine Children's Medical Center

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Jose Leonard R. Pascual, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Stroke, Philippine General Hospital

Stroke, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital

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Interests: Cerebrovascular diseases, Infections of the Central Nervous System, Medical Research Databases and Electronic Medical Records

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Manila Doctors Hospital

St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City

The Medical City

Philippine General Hospital

Jose Paciano B. Reyes, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

 

Fellowship:

Observership in Clinical Electrophysiology, Kansas Uiversity Medical Center, Kansas, USA

Electrophysiology, Philippine General Hospital

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Interests: Neurophysiology (EMG-NCV)

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Affiliated Hospitals:

Manila Doctors Hospital

The Medical City

Philippine General Hospital

Godfrey T. Robeniol, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Interests: General Neurology

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Affiliated Hospitals:

Cardinal Santos Medical Center 7270001 Loc 2272

Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center 531-4911 Loc. 111

Philippine General Hospital

Artemio Roxas, Jr., MD

Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

 

 

Fellowship:

Neuropathology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Neuropathology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York

Masters in Clinical Epidemiology, University of the Philippines- Manila

 

 

Interests: Cerebrovascular Diseases, Epidemiology, Neuromusicology

 

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

The Medical City 988-7000 Loc 5179

Philippine General Hospital

Gerardo D. Legaspi, MD

Director, Philippine General Hospital

Chief, Division of Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Masters in Neurovascular Diseases, Paris SUD University

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Interests: Skullbase surgery, Brain tumors, Functional neurosurgery

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Affiliated Hospitals:

Manila Doctors Hospital

St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City

The Medical City

Philippine General Hospital

 

Annabell E. Chua, MD

Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of the Philippines, College of Medicine​

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Residency: Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Neurotrauma Hartford Hospital University of Conneticut Medical Center

Epilepsy Surgery University of Cincinnati Medical Center

                                            

Interests: Neurotrauma, Epilepsy Surgery

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

St. Lukes Medical Center Quezon City and Global City: 723-0101 Loc. 5117

Manila Doctors Hospital: 558-0888 Loc. 4503

Philippine General Hospital

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Kathleen Joy Khu, MD

Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of the Philippines, College of Medicine​

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Residency: Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Neurosurgical Oncology, National Neuroscience Institute; Singapore

Neurosurgical Oncology, Toronto Western Hospital; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Foothills Medical Centre; Calgary, Alberta, Canada

                                            

Interests: Neuro-oncology, peripheral nerve surgery, general neurosurgery, qualitative research

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Philippine General Hospital; 524-2338; 708-0000 local 121

Manila Doctors Hospital; 558-0888 local 5070

Chinese General Hospital

St. Lukes Medical Center Global City

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Eric Dennis C. Legaspi MD

Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine

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Residency: 

Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
Spine Surgery, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
                                            

Interests: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Capitol Medical Center; 372-3825

St. Lukes Medical Center Quezon City; 723-0101

Philippine General Hospital 242-4939 Loc 121

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Willy G. Lopez MD

Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine

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Residency: 

Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
                                            

Interests: Aneurysm surgery, Surgical options in the treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia and Stereotactic Radiosurgery

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

The Medical City 631-7780

Cardinal Santos Medical Center 727-7662

Makati Medical Center 888-8999 Loc 2239

Philippine General Hospital

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Peter Paul D. Rivera, MD

Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital​

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Fellowship:

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada

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Interests: Vascular neurosurgery

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Affiliated Hospitals:

St. Lukes Medical Center Global City 635-6789 Loc 5068

The Medical City

Philippine General Hospital

Cardinal Santos Medical Center

Ibet Marie Y. Sih, MD

Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery

Medical School: University of The Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital​

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Fellowship:

Spine surgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore

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Interests: Spine Neurosurgery​

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Affiliated Hospitals:

St. Lukes Medical Center Global City 789-7700 Loc 7109

St. Lukes Medical Center Quezon City 723-0101 Loc 5146

Metropolitan Medical Center 254-7432

Philippine Children Medical Center 924-6604 Loc 704

Philippine General Hospital 242-4939

The Medical City

Manila Doctors Hospital

Benilda C. Sanchez-Gan, MD

Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital​

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Fellowship:

Pediatric Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG and Epilepsy), State University of New York - Health Science Center at Brooklyn, NY, USA

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Interests: EEG and Epilepsy

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Affiliated Hospitals:

St. Lukes Medical Center, MAB Rm 524 723-0101 loc 6524

UP-PGH FMAB Pediatrics Complex 708-0000 loc 162

Manila Doctors Hospital, Child Neuroscience Center 524-3011

Philippine General Hospital, 554-8400

 

Martha Lu-Bolaños, MD

Consultant, Division of Adult and Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center

 

Residency: 

Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital​

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Fellowship:

Pediatric Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

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Interests: Headache, Cranial Ultrasonography, Epilepsy

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Affiliated Hospitals:

Metropolitan Medical Center, 254-1111 local 2019

Chinese General Hospital, 711-4141

Philippine Children's Medical Center, 924-6601

Manila Doctors Hospital, 524-3011

Philippine General Hospital, 554-8400

Marissa B. Lukban, MD

Consultant, Division of Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippine College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital​

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Fellowship:

Pediatric Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

Fellowship training in Clinical Neurology and Neurophysiology, Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children, New South Wales, Australia

Observership in Neurosonology, University of Padova, Italy

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Interests: Neurophysiology, Cranial Ultrasonography

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Affiliated Hospitals:

Capitol Medical Center, 372-3825 local 5005

UP-PGH FMAB Pediatrics Complex 708-0000 loc 162

Manila Doctors Hospital, 524-3011

Cheryl Anne P. Lubaton-Sacro, MD

Consultant, Division of Pediatric Neurology

Marilyn Tan, MD

Consultant, Division of Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippine College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital

 

Fellowship:

Pediatric Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

Clinical Fellow, Children's Stroke Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada

 

Interests: General Pediatric Neurology

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

UP-PGH FMAB Pediatrics Complex, 708-0000 local 162

Manila Doctors Hospital, 524-3011 local 4526

Rhea Angela M. Salonga-Quimpo, MD

Consultant, Divisions of Adult Neurology and Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: University of the Philippine College of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Pediatrics, Monmouth Medical Center, New Jersey

Pediatric Neurology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois

 

Fellowship:

Clinical Physiology, EEG and Epilepsy, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio

 

Interests: Neurophysiology and Epilepsy

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Medical Center Manila (Manila Med)

Manila Doctors Hospital

University of Perpetual Help DALTA Medical Center

Makati Medical Center (Visiting Consultant)

Loudella V. Calotes- Castillo, MD

Consultant, Division of Pediatric Neurology

Medical School: Xavier University School of Medicine

 

Residency: 

Pediatrics, Philippine General Hospital

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Fellowship:

Pediatric Neurology, Philippine General Hospital

Neuromuscular Fellowship, Children's Neuroscience Center, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Australia

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Interests: Neurophysiology and Epilepsy

 

Affiliated Hospitals:

Philippine General Hospital

The Medical City

Manila Cenbter Manila (Manila Med)

St Luke's Medical Center- Global City

Marikina Valley Medical Center

St. Anthony Medical Center of Manila