ASA PROGRAM FACULTY
Domingo T. Alvear, MD, FACS, FICS, FAAP
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)
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
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
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
Henri Ford, MD
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
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
Kurtis Kim, MD, FACS, RPVI
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
Chia-Ying Li, MD
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
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
Paul N. Montero, MD, FACS
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.
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
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)
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
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.
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)
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
Juvie Villaflor III, MD
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
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