Philippine General Hospital
University of the Philippines
College of Medicine
NEUROSCIENCES
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
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
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
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: Stroke
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: Neurooncology
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: 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
Alvin Rae 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
Member, Dementia Council, Philippine Neurological Association
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
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: Epilpepsy
Affiliated Hospitals:
Philippine General Hospital
The Medical City
Manila Doctors Hospital
Metro Antipolo Hospital and Medical Center
Providence Hospital Quezon City
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
Maria Angelica Geronimo-Felipe, MD
Consultant, Division of Adult Neurology
Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Residency:
Adult Neurology,The Medical City
Fellowship:
Epilepsy and EEG, Philippine General Hospital
Interests: Epilpepsy
Affiliated Hospitals:
Salvador General Hospital
Señor Sto. Niño Hospital
Ramos General Hospital
Central Luzon Doctors' Hospital
Jecsons Medical Center
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: Epilpepsy
Affiliated Hospitals:
Makati Medical Center 892-4128
St. Lukes Medical Center Global City
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
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
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
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
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