Philippine General Hospital
University of the Philippines
College of Medicine
NEUROSCIENCES
Consultant Staff of the Department of Neurosciences
Adult Neurology | Neurosurgery | Pediatric Neurology
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
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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
Division of Adult Neurology
Maria Cristina Z. San Jose, MD
Chief, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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
Interests:
Stroke
Affiliated Hospitals:
St. Lukes Medical Center 7230101 Loc 6514
Philippine General Hospital 353-5518 loc 121
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
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship:
Muscle Diseases, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan
Interests:
Neuromuscular Disease
Affiliated Hospitals:
Chinese General hospital Medical Center; 7114141 loc 1709
Philippine General Hospital 09167988709
Ranhel De Roxas-Bernardino, MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship:
Clinical Fellowship in Neuro-Oncology, University of Alberta
Interests:
Neuro-oncology
Affiliated Hospitals:
Bernardino General Hospital
Diliman Doctors Hospital
Julette-Marie F. Batara, MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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:
Neuro-oncology
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
Alvin Rae F. Cenina, MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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
Consultant Neurologist in several Rizal hospitals (Angono, Binangonan, Taytay)
Leonor I. Cabral-Lim MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School: University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency: Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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
Maria Epifania V. Collantes MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School: Dona Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical Foundation- Medical School
Residency:
Internal Medicine, Manila Doctor's Hospital
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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
Lennie Lyn C. De Castillo, MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship:
Stroke, Philippine General Hospital
Interests:
Stroke
Affiliated Hospitals:
ManilaMed
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
VRP Medical Center
Pasig Doctors Medical Center
Manila Doctors Hospital
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
Fellowship:
Visiting Researcher in Clinical Epileptology, Department of Epileptology,
Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine
Interests:
Epilepsy
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
Fellowship:
Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology, Greater Los Angeles Veterans Administration Healthcare System, USA
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Epileptology, University of California Los Angeles, USA
Interests:
Epilepsy
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
Fellowship:
Neuroimmunology Research, Kyushu University, Fukoka, Japan
Epilepsy, Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Interests:
Epilepsy
Affiliated Hospitals:
De La Salle University Medical Center
Asian Hospital Medical Center; 771-9000
Philippine General Hospital
Roland Dominic Jamora MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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
Paul Matthew D. Pasco MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
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
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
Fellowship:
Stroke, Philippine General Hospital
Stroke, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore General Hospital
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
Maria Carissa Pineda-Franks, MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of The Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship:
Stroke, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Neurocritical Care, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Interests:
Cerebrovascular diseases, Neurocritical Care
Affiliated Hospitals:
St Luke's Medical Center
Capitol Medical Center
Philippine General Hospital
Mario Prado Jr., MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School:
University of The Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship:
Clinical and Diagnostic Neurophysiology, Chiba University, Japan
Interests:
Peripheral NS disorders
Affiliated Hospitals:
Philippine General Hospital
Tarlac Provincial Hospital
Señor Sto. Niño 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
Interests:
Neurophysiology (EMG-NCV)
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
Interests:
General Neurology
Affiliated Hospitals:
Cardinal Santos Medical Center 7270001 Loc 2272
Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center 531-4911 Loc. 111
Philippine General Hospital
Christian Wilson R. Turalde, MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School: UP College of Medicine
Residency:
Adult Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
Further Training:
Doctor of Health Professions Education - February 2022 to present
Teaching Fellowship in Neurosciences (under UP Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Teaching Assistantship Program) - August 2022 to January 2023
Interests: General Neurology
Affiliated Institutions:
PGH FMAB Qualimed Surgery Manila (Saturdays 10AM-12NN)
South Imus Specialist Hospital (Mondays 10AM-12NN)
Binakayan Hospital and Medical Center (Tuesdays and Fridays 8AM-10AM)
Division of Neurosurgery
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
Fellowship:
Masters in Neurovascular Diseases, Paris SUD University
Interests:
Skullbase surgery, Brain tumors, Functional neurosurgery
Affiliated Hospitals:
Manila Doctors Hospital
St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City
The Medical City
Philippine General Hospital
Ronnie E. Baticulon, MD
Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery
Medical School:
University of The Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship:
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Neuroscience Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida, Cure Children's Hospital - Uganda, Mbale, Uganda
Interests:
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Affiliated Hospitals:
Philippine General Hospital
St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City
Pasig City Children's Hospital
Asian Hospital and Medical Center
Perpetual Help Medical Center - Las Piñas
Annabell E. Chua, MD
Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery
Medical School:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital
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
Kathleen Joy Khu, MD
Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery
Medical School:
University of the Philippines, College of Medicine
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital
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
Eric Dennis C. Legaspi MD
Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery
Medical School:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital
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
Willy G. Lopez MD
Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery
Medical School:
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital
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
Peter Paul D. Rivera, MD
Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery
Medical School:
University of The Philippines College of Medicine
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship:
Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Interests:
Vascular neurosurgery
Affiliated Hospitals:
St. Lukes Medical Center Global City 635-6789 Loc 5068
The Medical City
Philippine General Hospital
Cardinal Santos Medical Center
Kenny S. Seng, MD
Consultant, Division of Neurosurgery
Medical School:
University of Santo Tomas
Residency:
Neurosurgery, Philippine General Hospital
Fellowship:
Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore
Interests:
Spine Surgery, Endoscopic Pituitary and Skullbase Surgery
Affiliated Hospitals:
Philippine General Hospital
Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center
Manila Doctors Hospital
Makati Medical Center
Asian Hospital and 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
Fellowship:
Spine surgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
Interests:
Spine Neurosurgery
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
Fellowship:
Pediatric Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology (EEG and Epilepsy), State University of New York - Health Science Center at Brooklyn, NY, USA
Interests:
EEG and Epilepsy
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
Fellowship:
Pediatric Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
Interests:
Headache, Cranial Ultrasonography, Epilepsy
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
Division of Pediatric Neurology
Marissa B. Lukban, 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
Fellowship training in Clinical Neurology and Neurophysiology, Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children, New South Wales, Australia
Observership in Neurosonology, University of Padova, Italy
Interests:
Neurophysiology, Cranial Ultrasonography
Affiliated Hospitals:
Capitol Medical Center, 372-3825 local 5005
UP-PGH FMAB Pediatrics Complex 708-0000 loc 162
Manila Doctors Hospital, 524-3011
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
Fellowship:
Pediatric Neurology, Philippine General Hospital
Neuromuscular Fellowship, Children's Neuroscience Center, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne Australia
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