CONGRESS FACULTY

Cyril Mitchel T. Agan, MD

Napoleon B. Alcedo, Jr., MD, FPCS

Cenon R. Alfonso, MD, FPCS

• Professor and Dean of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH).

• Joined the faculty of the ASMPH in 2010, became a full professor in 2014, and was appointed Associate Dean in 2018.

• A Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary surgeon and a member of the International Hepatopancreatobiliary Association

• Currently serves as the head of the Pancreas Cancer Unit and the subsection of Hepatopancreatobiliary in The Medical City hospital.

Domingo T. Alvear, MD, FACS, FICS, FAAP

Crisostomo E. Arcilla Jr., MD, FPCS

• Chairman, Department of Surgery at University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital (Jan. 01, 2019-Dec. 31, 2021)

• Professor Department of Surgery University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital

• Chairman of Department of Surgery- Manila Doctors Hospital

• Fellow Asian College of Surgeons

• Surgical Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery- St. Lukes Medical Center-Global City

Eric E. Arcilla, MD, FPCS

Sir Emmanuel S. Astudillo, MD, FPCS

• Specialty: Minimally Invasive and Laparoscopic Surgery

• Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

• Training Officer, Department of Surgery, Angeles University Foundation Medical Center

• Former Head, Diabetes, Weight Loss and Nutrition Center, The Medical City Clark

• Chair, Research Ethics Committee, Jose B. Lingad Memorial Medical Center

Rouel Mateo M. Azores, MD, FPCS

Robert B. Bandolon, MD, FPCS

Aldine Astrid A. Basa, MD, FPCS

Clementine A. Bautista, MD

Eduardo R. Bautista, MD, FPCS

A'Ericson B. Berberabe, MD, FPCS

Lucas Riel B. Bersamin, MD

• Diplomate, Philippine Board of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery

• Assistant Chair and Section Chief of Advanced MIS, Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

• Training Officer, Consortium of Advanced Minimally Invasive Surgery (Manila Med, OMMC, Manila Doctors Hospital, Capitol Medical Center, Amosup-Seaman’s Hospital

• Member, Residents and Fellows Training Committee (Medical Center Manila, Bulacan Medical Center, Asian Hospital and Medical Center)

Orlino C. Bisquera Jr., MD, FPCS

Marcus Jose B. Brillantes, MD, FPCS

Alfred Allen E. Buenafe, MD, FPCS

Rafael C. Bundoc, MD, FPOA, FPCS

• Professor, Department of Anatomy/Orthopedics College of Medicine University of the Philippines

• Head, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Division, Philippine General Hospital

• Fellow, Philippine Orthopedic Association Diplomate, Philippine Board of Orthopedics

Romulo R. Cabantac III, MD, FPCS

Dindo J. Cajucom, MD, FPCS

Lutgardo C. Caparas Jr., MD, FPCS

Maria Millicent P. Cariño, MD, FPCS

Michael T. Catiwala-an, MD, FPCS

Atty. Domingo Cayosa

• Filipino Lawyer and Educator

• National President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) from 2019-2021

• Legal Councel of University of Saint Louis (USL), an autonomous university in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Province in Region 2

Prof. Yiu-Che Chan, MBBS, BSC, FRCS(GS), FCSHK

• Graduated from Charing Cross & Westminster Medical School, University of London in 1993

• Trained on the higher surgical training program in South-East Thames Deanery, with awarded of Doctor of Medicine (MD) by the University of London in 2004 for research into immunological aspects of atherosclerosis.

• Associate Professor in Division of Vascular Surgery at the University of Hong Kong, based at Queen Mary Hospital.

• Secretary General for the Asian Surgical Association from 2011-2018.

Stuart Clark, BDS, MBChB, FDSRCSEd

• A Council Memeber of RCSEd (The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

• A full time NHS Consultant in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Central Manchester

• He was elected Council in 2016

• He is actively involved in examinations, education, the Regional Advisory Network and International Medical Graduates

Edgardo R. Cortez, MD, FPCS

Jose Y. Cueto Jr., MD, FPCS

Alejandro C. Dizon, MD, FPCS

Rodney B. Dofitas, MD, FPCS

• Professor 6, University of the Philippines, College of Medicine

• Executive Vice Chair, Department of Surgery, Philippine General Hospital

• Executive Committee, Asia Pacific Society for Thyroid Surgery

• Vice Chair, Philippine Board of Surgery

• Regent, Philippine College of Surgeons

Jeffrey Jeronimo P. Domino, MD, FPCS

• Assistant Professor, St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine

• Associate Director for Medical Affairs, St. Luke’s Medical Center Quezon City

• Treasurer, Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons and Philippine Society of General Surgeons Metro Manila Chapter

• Past President, Telemedicine Network of the Philippines

Enrico Micael G. Donato, MD, FPSO-HNS

• Residency Training, Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, East Avenue Medical Center

• Fellowship Training, Maxillofacial and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

• Head of Section, Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, East Avenue Medical Center

• Assistant Professor, Manila Central University College of Medicine

Marie Abigail E. Dumlao, MD, FPCS

Alex Erasmo, MD, FPCS

• Professor 2, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas

• Past Chair, Department of Surgery, Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

• Director and Past Chair, Philippine Board of Surgery

• Past President, Philippine College of Surgeons

• Past President, Surgical Oncology Society of the Philippines

• Past President, Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons

• Past President, Asian Surgical Association

Raymund Joaquin F. Erese, MD, FPCS

• Specialty: General and Minimally Invasive Surgery

• Subspecialty: Upper Gastrointestinal, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

• Board of Trustees; Philippine Society of General Surgeons

• Philippine Society of General Surgeons (PSGS MMC) Head Research Committee

• Philippine College of Surgeons (PCS) Committee on Quality Assurance and Patient Safety

Noel C. Evangelista, MD, FPCS

• Medical Director, Mother Teresa of Calcutta Medical Center, City of San Fernando, Pampanga

• Secretary, Philippine Association of Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgeons

• Visiting Consultant in General Surgery, Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles City, Pampanga

• Part-time Medical Specialist in General Surgery, Jose B. Lingad Memorial Regional Hospital

Jose Macario V. Faylona, MD, FPCS

Michael Jeff B. Fontano, MD, FPCS

Henri Ford, MD

Joseph Roy F. Fuentes, MD, FPCS

Joy M. Gali, MD, FPCS

Michael Vincent M. Gaw, MD

Glenn Angelo S. Genuino, MD, FPCS

Mariano E. Giménez, MD, PhD, FSIR

• Physician. School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires. Argentina. –

• Doctor in Medicine (PhD). Thesis grade: “Outstanding”. School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires

• Full Professor of Surgery. School of Medicine. University of Buenos Aires. - Chair of Excellence in Percutaneous Surgery, Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Strasbourg, France

Albertson R. Gumarao, MD, FPCS

Lora Mae A. De Guzman, MD, FPCS

Hon. Teodoro J. Herbosa, MD, FPCS

Liau Kui Hin, MBBS, M.Med, FRCS, FAMS

Cecilio S. Hipolito Jr., MD, FPCS

Wayne Shih-Wei Huang, MD, MPH, PhD

• Director IRCAD Taiwan/AITS

• Superintendent Show Chwan Memorial Hospital

• Chief Central Superintendent Show Chwan Healthcare System

• President International Society of Medical Innovation and Technology (iSMIT 2023)

• Honorary Consultant Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital

• Clinical Associate Professor College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University

Pierette Y. Kaw, MD, FPCS

Kurtis Kim, MD, FACS, RPVI

Esperanza R. Lahoz, MD, FPCS

Hilton Y. Lam, PhD

Louie P. Lantano, MD, FPCS

• General Surgery practicing in NCR

• Masters in business administration Major in Health- active in hospital management

• Former Chairman of the Department of Surgery- Medical Center Taguig

• Former Medical Director of Medical Center Taguig

Jose Florencio F. Lapeña, Jr., MD, FPCS

Marie Carmela M. Lapitan, MD, FPCS

Michael M. Lawenko, MD, FPCS

Gerardo D. Legaspi, MD, FPCS

• Director, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital

• Chief Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosciences, UPPGH

• PROFESSORIAL CHAIR LECTURER, UP Manila

Chia-Ying Li, MD

George G. Lim, MD, FPCS

George G. Lim, MD, FPCS

Michael Geoffrey L. Lim, MD, FPSCRS

Prof. Charles Chung Wei Lin, MD, FACS

• Vice Dean IRCAD TAIWAN

• Deputy Superintendent, Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Show Chwan Memorial Cancer Center

• Lecturer, Department of surgery, School of Medicine National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

• Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan

Mikki M. Lugtu, MD

Aireen Patricia M. Madrid, MD, FPCS

Manuelito A. Madrid, MD, FPSP

Gilmyr Jude G. Marañon, MD, FPCS

Alvin B. Marcelo, MD, FPCS

Jacques Marescaux, MD, FACS, Hon. FRCS, Hon. FJSES, Hon. FASA

• Founding Director of the IRCAD and the EITS

• Chairman of the Digestive and Endocrine Surgery at the University Hospital, Strasbourg

Manuel M. Mariano, MD, FPCS

Elmer Jose A. Meceda, MD, FAFNI

• A Neurosurgeon, a Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeon,

• A Pioneer Endoscopic Spine Surgeon in the Philippines,

• Eloquence, New York Ambassador

• Assistant Professor of Neurosciences, UERMMMC, College of Medicine

• Faculty Honoree, UERMMMC Opening Exercises and Recognition Day, Aug 2023

Miguel C. Mendoza, MD, FPCS

• Associate Professor of Surgery, Department of Surgery, UERMMMC College of Medicine

• Program Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery Fellowship Program, Asian Hospital and Medical Center

• Chief of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Asian Hospital and Medical Center and St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City

• Immediate Past President, Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons

• Vice-President, Philippine Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

• Chair, Minimally Invasive Surgery Hybrid Online Learning, Philippine Society of General Surgeons

Joel P. Merced, MD, FPCS

Paul N. Montero, MD, FACS

Paul N. Montero, MD, FACS

Patrick Gerald L. Moral, MD, FPCP

Michael B. Muin, MD

Ahmad Nassar, MD, FRCS

• · Consultant Laparoscopic and Upper GI Surgeon, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer, University of Glasgow

• · Former Vice-Chairman of the Education and Training Committee, EAES 2007-2011 and Scottish Representative /Member of Council, ALSGBI, 2004-08 and 2014-18

• · Published largest series of laparoscopic bile duct exploration and choledocoscopy. Devised the widely utilised difficulty grading scale/ classification for laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Bernice C. Navarro, MD, FPCS

Jonathan G. Noble, MD, FPCS

Orlando O. Ocampo, MD, FPCS

Leo O. Olarte, MD, FPCS

Raymund Andrew G. Ong, MD, FPCS

Camilo C. Pada, MD, FPCS

Siegfredo R. Paloyo, MD, FPCS

Katherine M. Panganiban, MD, FPCS

Dax Carlo G. Pascasio, MD

Patricia A. Penalosa-Bautista, MD, FPSMM

Raghu Ram Pillarisetti, OBE, MS, FRCSEng, FRCSEd, FRCSG, FRCSI, FACS, FRCST(Hon), FCSSL(Hon), FCCS(Hon), FASGBI(Hon)

• Founding Director & Consultant Surgeon, KIMS-USHALAKSHMI Centre for Breast Diseases

• Appointed Order of the Most Excellent Order of British Empire (OBE)

• Dr. B.C. Roy National award (the highest award that can be achieved by a doctor practicing in India)

• Honorary FRCS, The Royal College of Surgeons of England

• Honorary Fellowship, Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland

Leah Ruth F. Porras, MD, FPCS

Andrew Jay G. Pusung, MD, FPCS

Ricardo Jose T. Quintos II, MD, FPCS

Raymundo F. Resurreccion, MD, FPCS

Carlo M. Reyes, MD

Jan Michael D. Rodriguez, MD, DPBS

Raleigh Lean P. Rojas, MD, FPSCRS

Warren M. Roraldo, MD, FPCS

Marie Dione P. Sacdalan, MD, FPCS

Darwin S. Salonga, MD, FPCS

• Assistant Section Head, Metabolic and Bariatric Section, Asian Hospital and Medical Center

• Medical Specialist II Las Pinas General Hospital and Satellite Trauma Center

• Member, Committee of Continuing Surgical Education, PSGS MMC

Jose Antonio Salud, MD, FPCS

• Specialty: General Surgery; Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery; Bariatric Surgery

• Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, UERMMMC College of Medicine,1993 - present

• Residency Training Officer, Department of Surgery, UERMMMC College of Medicine (2004-2007)

• Clinical Faculty, Ateneo School of Medicine & Public Health, (2007 –present)

• Chairman, Medical Training Office, The Medical City (2001-2006)

Domingo C. Sampang, MD, FPCS

Engr. Dave E. Santiago

Hector M. Santos, Jr., MD, FPCS

Rey Melchor F. Santos, MD, FPCS

Head, Department of Surgery, New Era University College of Medicine

Chair, Research Center for Development, Far Eastern University – Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation

President and CEO, Philippine Obesity Control Surgery Team

Director/Governor, Philippine Board of Surgery

Director, Philippine Board of Minimally Invasive Surgery

Governor, Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Surgeons of Asia

Founding and Past President, Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons

Past President: Philippine Medical Association & Philippine College of Surgeons

Fellow: American College of Surgeons; Philippine Society of General Surgeons; Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons

Shailesh V. Shrikhande, MS (Mumbai), MD (Heidelberg), FRCS (Hon, London)

Maximo H. Simbulan, MD, FPCS

Reynaldo P. Sinamban, MD, FPCS

Jimmy Bok Yan So, MD, MBChB, FRCSE, MPH

• Graduated from Faculty of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in 1991. He received his surgical training in National University Hospital, Singapore.

• Trained in Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Surgical Oncology, Bariatric Surgery, Therapeutic Endoscopy and Minimally Invasive Surgery.

• Established a multidisciplinary program for Esophageal and Gastric cancers (Upper GI Tumour Group) in NUH in 2005.

Rontgene M. Solante, MD, FPCP

Ian S. Soriano, MD, FACS, FPCS (Hon.)

• Associate Professor and Director of Robotic Surgery, UCSF Department of Surgery.

• Surgeon Champion of the American College of Surgeons - National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for UCSF Health

• Graduated from the UPCM Intermed program. Following surgical residency, he completed a clinical fellowship in Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic in Florida.

Julie Ann Sosa, MD, MA, FACS, FSSO

Scott R. Steele, MD, MBA, FACS, FASCRS

Qing Ting Tan, MD, FAM, FRCS (Edin), MMed (Surgery), MRCS (Edin), MBBS (Spore)

Catherine SC Teh, MD, FPCS

Charlene A. Tiu, MD, FPDS

Andrea Joanne A. Torre, MD, FPCS

• President, Philippine Association of Training Officers in Surgery

• Past President, Philippine Society of General Surgeons

• Board of Director, Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons

• Training Officer, Bacolod Surgical Residency Training Consortium

Prof. Owen Ung, MBBS, FRACS, FAICD

• Vice President, Royal Australian College of Surgeons (RACS)

• A Breast and Endocrine Surgeon

• Director of the Metro North Comprehensive Breast Cancer Institute (CBCI)

• Program Lead for the Breast Reconstruction at the Herston Bio fabrication Institute (HBI)

• Professor of Surgery, University of Queensland Royal Brisbane, and Woman's Hospital (RBWH)

• A Committed Clinician, Researcher and Educator

Cristeta I. Unira, MD, FPCS

Andrew Bonae Estanislao F. Valdez, MD

Benedict Edward P. Valdez, MD, FPCS

Lourna Leah Velasco-Victorio, MD, FPCS

Maria Concepcion C. Vesagas, MD, FPCS

Vivencio V. Villaflor, Jr., MD, FPCS

• Vice President, Philippine College of Surgeons

• President, Philippine College of Surgeons Foundation, Inc.

• Overall Chair, Committee on Conventions Philippine College of Surgeons

• Medical Director and Hospital Director, Dagupan Doctors Villaflor Memorial Hospital

• Chair Department of Surgery, Region 1 Medical Center

• Former Member, Board of Directors, Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons

Juvie Villaflor III, MD

Giovanni C. Villaruz, MD, FPCS

Chang Keng Wee, MBBS (Mal), FRCS (Glasgow), FAMM

• Past Master of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia

• He graduated from the University of Malaya in 1979 and subsequently obtained his Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow in 1983.

• Consultant General Surgeon, with special interest in Upper GI and HPB surgery, at the Gleneagles Hospital in Kuala Lumpur

• He was awarded Fellowships of the Academy of Medicine of Malaysia I, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh in, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Academy of Medicine of Singapore.

Tamara J. Worlton, MD, CDR USN

Han-Kwang Yang, MD, PhD, FACS, Hon ASA, Hon ESA & Hon JSES

Jan Michael V. Yap, MD, FPCS

Siegfried James T. Yap, MD, FPCS

Cheng-Har Yip, MB, BS, FRCS(Edin)(Glas)

• Currently a Consultant Breast Surgeon in Ramsay Sime Darby Health Care in Malaysia

• Lead Clinician for the breast cancer research program in Cancer Research Malaysia.

• Conferred Professor Emeritus by the University of Malaya in Oct 2016.

• First woman President of the College of Surgeon of Malaysia.

• Currently the President of the International Society of Surgery.

Samuel Vincent G. Yrastorza, MD

• Associate Professor UERMMMCI College of Medicine

• Past President Philippine Urological Association

• Immediate Past secretary General Federation of ASEAN Urological Association

• Founding President European Association of Urology Philippine Chapter

• Chair, Asian Urology Residents course