Past President

1959: THE HISTORIC INAUGURATION OF PATS UNDER DR. ANGEL I. REYES

The milestone year that started it all. Prior to 1959, thoracic surgery did not exist as an independent entity in the country; it was merely a subset of general surgery.

• The Birth of PATS (April 8, 1959): The Philippine Association of Thoracic Surgeons (PATS) was officially inaugurated. The historic first induction ceremony was held at the Club Filipino.
• The Inducting Legend: World-renowned American cardiothoracic pioneer Denton A. Cooley flew to Manila to serve as the inducting officer and was named the very first Honorary Fellow of PATS.
• The First Executive Roster: Dr.  Angel I. Reyes was inducted as the First President of PATS. He was flanked by Dr. Cristino Lazatin (Vice-President), Dr. Adolfo Baviera (Secretary-Treasurer), and Council Members Drs. Oscar Jacinto, Clemente Calma, and Benjamin Belmonte.

1960: INSTITUTIONAL INFLUX UNDER DR. ENRIQUE M. GARCIA

The second year of the association was dedicated entirely to building a robust professional workforce and centralizing academic interest.

• The Second Presidency of PATS: Enrique M. Garcia took the helm as the society’s second president. Dr. Garcia was a brilliant pulmonary specialist based out of the Quezon Institute.
• The Membership Surge: Under Dr. Garcia’s watch, a massive effort was made to recruit and consolidate every practicing thoracic surgeon nationwide under the PATS banner. By the end of 1960, the vast majority of local chest specialists were unified under a single academic umbrella. His monumental impact is why the annual PATACSI Memorial Lecture is named in his honor today.

1961: ACADEMIC STANDARDIZATION UNDER DR. FORTUNATO M. GUERRERO

With the membership base rapidly expanding, 1961 saw a shift toward aligning local operating standards with international guidelines.

• The Third Presidency of PATS: Fortunato M. Guerrero assumed office as president.
• Pioneering Resection Data: Guerrero focused heavily on standardizing surgical techniques for tuberculosis—the absolute scourge of public health in the 1960s. His term was marked by the collection of multi-hospital surgical logs to analyze morbidity rates following complex lung resections (lobectomies and pneumonectomies), establishing the first local peer-audit system.

1962-1963: NAVIGATING THE EARLY CLOSED-HEART ERA

(Note: PATS operated on a multi-year administrative and scientific cycle during this block).

This two-year period was characterized by a distinct clinical focus on perfecting closed-heart surgical techniques on domestic soil.

• The Closed-Mitral Valvulotomy Push: Because open-heart bypass technology was still extremely scarce and expensive locally, surgeons focused heavily on perfecting the closed-mitral valvulotomy—blindly inserting a finger or a mechanical dilator through the wall of a beating heart to split open a fused mitral valve caused by Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD).
• Expanding the Training Blueprint: During these years, the senior council members mapped out the earliest residency rotations, connecting university centers like the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) and the University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital to share clinical knowledge.

1964: THE SECOND TERM OF DR. ENRIQUE M. GARCIA

To stabilize the association’s long-term legislative goals, the society called upon its foundational pillar for a second executive term.

• The Sixth Presidency of PATS: Enrique M. Garcia returned as president.
• Lobbying for Public Infrastructure: During his 1964 term, Dr. Garcia began aggressively utilizing his political and academic influence to lobby the government for dedicated public infrastructure to treat the country’s overwhelming pulmonary crisis. This critical year sowed the conceptual seeds for what would eventually become the Lung Center of the Philippines.

1965: EXPANDING REGIONAL REACH UNDER DR. ALFREDO C. BALDERRAMA

The mid-1960s brought a strong realization that advanced chest surgery was dangerously isolated within the capital city.

• The Seventh Presidency of PATS: Alfredo C. Balderrama assumed leadership.
• The Provincial Surgical Missions: Balderrama initiated the earliest recorded provincial surgical caravans, where Manila-based PATS fellows traveled to regional public hospitals to perform complex thoracic triage and educate rural general surgeons on managing basic chest trauma.

1966: THE RISE OF MODERN ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY UNDER DR. CESAR A. MILLAR

This year was defined by a major scientific expansion into the gastrointestinal aspects of thoracic medicine.

• The Seventh Presidency of PATS: Cesar A. Millar was elected to his first term as president.
• Mastering the Esophagus: While lung surgery was standard, Dr. Millar brought massive clinical focus to advanced esophageal resections and reconstructions for corrosive strictures (often caused by accidental lye ingestion) and esophageal cancer. His pioneering techniques in mobilizing stomach or colon tissue into the chest cavity became the golden standard for local trainees.

1967: THE OPEN-HEART PIONEER ERA UNDER DR. BENJAMIN M. BELMONTE

A monumental landmark year that permanently accelerated the trajectory of cardiac surgery in the Philippines.

• The Ninth Presidency of PATS: Charter member Benjamin M. Belmonte took the helm as president.
• The Heart-Lung Bypass Milestone: Belmonte was a true titan of the era, celebrated for having successfully performed the country’s first open-heart surgery using a cardiopulmonary bypass machine a few years earlier (at UST Hospital). His 1967 presidential term was dedicated to demystifying the heart-lung machine, formalizing protocols for local perfusionists, and making open-heart surgery attainable for local medical centers.

1968: ELEVATING TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE UNDER DR. ADOLFO T. BAVIERA

With the open-heart era officially underway, the association required a deep administrative overhaul to ensure young trainees could handle the complex machinery.

• The Tenth Presidency of PATS: Foundational charter secretary Adolfo T. Baviera was elected president.
• Standardizing Fellowship Criteria: Baviera drew on his deep administrative background to draft the first formal, standardized training curriculum for thoracic fellowships, moving away from loose mentorship structures toward strict, documented operating-room quotas.

1969: NAVIGATING ADVANCED MEDIASTINAL CARE UNDER DR. GREGORIO T. SINGIAN

The closing year of the 1960s brought a profound focus on aggressive oncological surgeries within the chest cavity.

• The Eleventh Presidency of PATS: Gregorio T. Singian assumed office.
• The Multi-Disciplinary Oncology Push: Singian focused his administration on creating joint tumor boards between thoracic surgeons, radiologists, and pathologists. This integration drastically improved the diagnostic staging and survival outcomes of patients undergoing massive resections for advanced thymomas and giant mediastinal tumors.

1970: THE THRESHOLD OF VASCULAR AUTONOMY UNDER DR. CONSTANTE N. FERME

The turn of the decade marked an important conceptual expansion of the society’s surgical scope into peripheral vascular diseases.

• The Twelfth Presidency of PATS: Constante N. Ferme assumed the presidency.
• Integrating Vascular Care: Recognizing that chest specialists were increasingly called upon to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms and acute limb ischemia (blood clots in the limbs), Dr. Ferme’s 1970 mandate officially expanded the PATS academic symposia to include dedicated sessions on peripheral vascular reconstruction.

1971: THE VISION FOR PAN-ASIAN ALLIANCE UNDER DR. ROMEO D. ZAMORA

A spectacular diplomatic year that put Philippine thoracic surgery on the global stage.

• The Twelfth Presidency of PATS: Romeo D. Zamora was elected president.
• Inception of the ATCSA: Zamora was a visionary diplomat. During his 1971 term, he actively traveled across the region to unite neighboring countries, ultimately becoming the founding President of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia (ATCSA). This monumental achievement linked Filipino surgeons directly to an elite regional network of knowledge.

1972: HOSTING THE HISTORIC FIRST ASIAN CONGRESS UNDER DR. MANUEL A. PARIS

The academic climax of the early 1972 era, when Manila became the capital of Asian cardiothoracic medicine.

• The Thirteenth Presidency of PATS: Manuel A. Paris took executive command.
• The First ATCSA Congress (November 22-26, 1972): Under the presidency of Dr. Paris and the founding vision of Dr. Zamora, PATS successfully hosted the First Congress of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia at the Manila Hilton. The event was a massive success, proving to the international community that the Philippines was fully capable of leading the continent in surgical education.

• 1976: THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF SPECIALTY STANDARDS UNDER DR. JESUS D. DE JESUS

  The year 1976 was a monumental period of legal structure, marked by the presidency of Dr. Jesus D. De Jesus (who served his first term as PATS President, succeeding Dr. Carlos Santiago, Jr.).

  The Incorporation of the PBTCVS (January 13, 1976): Under Dr. De Jesus’ watch, the Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (PBTCVS) was officially incorporated as an independent certifying entity. This completely separated the academic society from the strict legal process of testing and verifying specialized chest surgeons.

1979: The Pediatric Frontier and Blueprinting the Future under Dr. Rogelio Teotico

The closing chapter of a foundational decade was marked by deep academic preparation for the turn of the decade, the consolidation of training logs, and pioneering breakthroughs in infant surgery.

• The Nineteenth Presidency of PATS: Rogelio Teotico—a legendary pulmonary giant from the powerhouse surgical team at the Quezon Institute (QI)—was elected president. He used his term to evaluate fellowship training data and implement stricter operating-room log requirements for board candidates.
• Advancing Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Bypass: Local surgical and perfusion teams aggressively expanded their focus toward complex pediatric open-heart surgeries for congenital heart defects. They highly refined techniques like profound hypothermia and circulatory arrest, safely cooling an infant’s body temperature to allow the microscopic repair of internal heart structures.
• Laying the Blueprint for the Lung Center: Behind the scenes, the immense pulmonary surgical volume managed by Dr. Teotico and his colleagues at the aging Quezon Institute provided the concrete clinical justification and data needed for the government to eventually build the standalone Lung Center of the Philippines.

1980: The Non-Invasive Revolution and Inception of PATACSI under Dr. Kasian A. Lim

The new decade brought a major diagnostic boom to the operating theater, along with intense constitutional revisions regarding the true professional identity of the entire workforce.

• The Twentieth Presidency of PATS: Kasian A. Lim assumed the presidency. His mandate was heavily oriented toward standardizing peer-audit mechanisms and ensuring board exams reflected localized tropical pathologies.
• The Echocardiography Boom: This year marked the mainstream integration of M-mode and early 2D Echocardiography (ultrasound of the heart). For the first time, clinical heavyweights like Dr. Ludgerio D. Torres could non-invasively visualize a valve’s exact structural narrowing before making an incision, radically optimizing surgical timing and slashing mortality rates.
• Constructing the PATACSI Identity: The board initiated intense constitutional overhauls, collectively agreeing that “Philippine Association of Thoracic Surgeons” was becoming too narrow for a workforce that routinely operated on heart valves, coronary arteries, and peripheral vessels. The administrative blueprints drafted in late 1980 set the stage for an official name change.

• Clinic Address :
  Rm 406-B, 4th Floor, MAB, Philippine Heart Center
• Hospital Affiliation :
  Philippine Heart Center
• Medical School :
  University of Santo Tomas Hospital, College of Medicine, 1958
• Residency Training :
  Elmhurst, New York, USA, 1964
• TCVS Fellowship Training :
  St. Michael’s Hospital Newark, New Jersey, 1967
• TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
  St. Barnabas Hospital & St. Anthony Hospital, New York, 1966
• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
  (1) Fellow, PATACSI (2) Fellow, PCS
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past President, PATACSI 1981
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past Chairman, PBTCVS 1996-1998
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past Chairman, PBTCVS 1993-1995

• Email Address :
  capolly1961@yahoo.com
• Clinic Address :
  Rm 604, MAB, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue
• Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
  by appointment / Tel. No.: (632) 9252401 loc. 3604
• Hospital Affiliation :
  (1) Philippine Heart Center (2) St. Luke’s Medical Center (3) University of Santo Tomas Hospital (4) Perpetual Help Medical Center
• Medical School :
  University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine, 1966
• Residency Training :
  Baguio General Hospital (General Surgery), 1975
• TCVS Fellowship Training :
  Philippine Heart Center, 1978
• TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
  University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, Iowa, USA
• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
  (1) Fellow, PATACSI (2) Fellow, PCS (3) Fellow, PHA (4) Fellow, PSVS (5) Fellow, ICS
• Certifications :
  (1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc. (2) Philippine Board of Surgery
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past Chairman, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc. 2013-2014
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past President, PATACSI, 1989
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Associate Professor, University of Santo Tomas, Faculty of Surgery

• Special Interest :
  (1) Thoracic Oncologic Surgery (2) Lung Volume Reduction Surgery (3) Lung Transplantation Surgery (4) Surgery for Tuberculosis (5) Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
• Email Address :
  rad682@yahoo.com.ph
• Clinic Address :
  Rm 1101, Lung Center of the Philippines
• Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
  Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 to 20 local 291, 292
• Hospital Affiliation :
  (1) Lung Center of the Philippines (2) Capitol Medical Center (3) Philippine Heart Center (4) St. Luke’s Medical Center, Q.C.,
• Medical School :
  V. Luna Medical Center, 1975
• Residency Training :
  Capitol Medical Center, 1980
• TCVS Fellowship Training :
  Lung Center of the Philippines, 1984
• TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
  Toronto General Hospital, 1994 / Advance Training-Laparoscopic Surgery: Metropolitan Endoscopic/Laparoscopic Institute, 1991 / Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery National Univ. of Singapore, 1993 / Laser Surgery – Academy of Medicine -Singapore General Hospital, 1988
• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
  (1) Fellow, PATACSI (2) Fellow, PCS
• Certifications :
  (1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc. (2) Philippine Board of Surgery
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Deputy Director for Medical Services, Lung Center of the Philippines
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Chief, Section of TCVS, Capitol Medical Center
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past President, PATACSI, 1990

Email Address :
acabigas@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 1110, Lung Center of the Philippines

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 loc. 318

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) UERMMMC
(3) QCGH

Medical School :
UE Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center

Residency Training :
Quezon City Gen. Hospital Medical Center

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 2003

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS
(3) Fellow, ICS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) OIC, Quezon City General Hospital
(2) Past Board Member, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(3) Past President, PATACSI, 1991
(4) Past President, International College of Surgeons, 2012-2013

Clinic Address :
Lung Center of the Philippines

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) JRRMMC

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas Hospital

Residency Training :
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, 1976

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 1978 / Quezon Institute, 1981

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Tokyo Medical Center, 1983 / Totanomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, 1985 / Hammatsu University, Tokyo, Japan, 1993

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS
(3) Fellow, PAMITS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc., 1984
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery, 1979

Academic/Hospital Position :
(1) Chairman of the Board, PAMITS
(2) Board Member, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vacsular Surgery, Inc.
(3) Past President, PATACSI, 1992
(4) Past Chairman, Department of Surgery, Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center

• Email Address :
  napdeg@yahoo.com
• Clinic Address :
  Lung Center of the Philippines, Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
• Hospital Affiliation :
  (1) Veteran’s Memorial Medical Center (2) Lung Center of the Philippines (3)UE-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
• Medical School :
  UE-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, 1975
• Residency Training :
  Veteran’s Memorial Medical Center, 1982
• TCVS Fellowship Training :
  Lung Center of the Philippines, 1986
• PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
  (1) Fellow-Philippine College of Surgeons (2) Fellow-Philippine Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Inc (PATACSI)
• Certifications :
  Philippine Board of Surgery, 1982 ; Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgeons, 1985
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past President, PATACSI 1993
• Academic/Hospital Position :
  Past Chairman, PBTCVS 2009-2010

Email Address :
drjosegonzales@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Division of TCVS, UP-Philippine General Hospital

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 8524 8484

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) Philippine Children’s Medical Center
(3) Manila Doctor’s Hospital
(4) St. Luke’s Medical Center
(5) The Medical City

Medical School :
UP – Philippine General Hospital, College of Medicine, 1972

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 1978

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 1982

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
(1) Univ. of Western Ontario – Thoracic/Cardiovascular, 1982
(2) Med. College of Ohio – Pediatric Cardiac, 1983
(3) University of Toronto – Pediatric Cardiac, 1984

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc., 1986
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery, 1978

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Past Medical Director, UP – Philippine General Hospital
(2) Past President, PATACSI, 1994
(3) Past Board of Examiner, Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(4) Clinical Associate Professor, UP – Philippine General Hospital, College of Medicine

• • Clinic Address :
    Rm 1110, Lung Center of the Philippines
  • Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
    Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 to 20 local 320, 321
  • Medical School :
    Cebu Institute of Medicine, 1973
  • Residency Training :
    Vicente Sotto Medical Center – General Surgery, 1981
  • TCVS Fellowship Training :
    Lung Center of the Philippines, 1983
  • PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
    (1) Fellow, PATACSI
    (2) Fellow, PCS
    (3) Fellow, Bronchology Association of the Philippines
  • Certifications :
    (1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
    (2) Philippine Board of Surgery
  • Academic/Hospital Position :
    (1) Board Member, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vacsular Surgery, Inc.

(2) Past President, PATACSI, 1995

(3) Past President, Bronchology Association of the Philippines

(4) Past President , LCP Medical Alumni Society

Email Address :
famelendres@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 3207, National Kidney and Transplant Institute

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Monday – Friday EXCEPT WEDNESDAY, 9am – 12nn
Tel. No.: (632) 924 3601 local 3207

Hospital Affiliation :
Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) National Kidney and Transplant Institute

Medical School :
University of the Philippines College of Medicine, 1974

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 1980

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 1982

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
(1) Killingbeck Cardio Thoracic Center, Leeds, England, 1982

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS
(3) Fellow, PSVS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc., 1986
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery, 1978

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Board of Examiner, PBTCVS
(2) Past Board of Regent, Philippine College of Surgeons
(3) Past Chairman, Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Inc., 2006-2008
(4) Past President, PATACSI, 1996

Clinic Address :
Rm 1110, Lung Center of the Philippines

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 to 20 local 318, 319

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Lung Center of the Philippines

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas College Of Medicine, 1979 / Rizal Prov. Medical Center, 1981

Residency Training :
AFP Medical Center, 1985

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Lung Center of the Philippines, 1988

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Past Chairman, Department of Thoracic & Anesthesia, Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) Past President, PATACSI, 2000

Clinic Address :
Rm 413, MAB, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 9252401 loc. 3643

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) Asian Hospital and Medical Center
(3) De La Salle Health Institute

Medical School :
De La Salle University, College of Medicine, 1984

Residency Training :
De La Salle University Medical Center, 1990

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 1993

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Stanford University Medical Center, 2000

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc., 1993
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery, 1991

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Assistant Director for Medical Services, Philippine Heart Center
(2) Assistant Professor of Surgery, De La Salle University, College of Medicine
(3) Board of Examiner, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Inc.
(4) Past President, ATCSA 2016
(5) Past Chairman, Organizing Committee, ATCSA – Philippines 2015
(6) Past Chairman, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 2011-2012
(7) Past President, PATACSI 2001

Clinic Address :
Rm 1104, Lung Center of the Philippines

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 to 20 local 324, 325

Clinic Address :
Rm 1114, MAB, St. Luke’s Global City

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) St. Luke’s Medical Center
(3) St. Luke’s Global City
(4) De Los Santos Medical Center
(5) Veterans Memorial Medical Center

Medical School :
University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, 1984

Residency Training :
UERMMMC – General Surgery, 1989

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Lung Center of the Philippines, 1992

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Stanford University Medical Center

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS
(3) Fellow, PAMITS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) President, De La Salle Health Sciences
(2) Head, Admin and Ancillary, Lung Center of the Philippines
(3) President, Philippine Association of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgeons Inc., 2020
(4) Guest Examiner, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 2019
(5) Past Chairman, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 2016
(6) Vice Chairman, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 2012-2014
(7) Past President, PATACSI, 2002

Email Address :
amanapat@gmail.com

Clinic Address :
Division of TCVS, UP-Philippine General Hospital, Taft Avenue, Manila

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 524 8484

Clinic Address :
Rm 605, MATI, The Medical City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 634 9176

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) Makati Medical Center
(3) The Medical City
(4) UP – Philippine General Hospital

Medical School :
UP – Philippine General Hospital, College of Medicine , 1984

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 1990

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, 1994

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Cleveland Clinic Foundation Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, 1994

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Chairman, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery Inc., 2019
(2) Past Chief, Section of TCVS, UP – Philippine General Hospital
(3) Chief, Section of TCVS, Makati Medical Center
(4) Chief, Section of Cardiovascular Surgery, The Medical City
(5) Associate Professor, UP College of Medicine
(6) Past President, PATACSI 2003

Email Address :
leocrico@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 510, Medical Arts Bldg., Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Q.C.

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tuesday & Friday, 1pm-5pm / Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 1pm-5pm by appointment
Tel. No.: (632) 925 2401 loc. 3530

Clinic Address :
Rm 703, Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm / Saturday, 9am-12nn

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) Capitol Medical Center
(3) Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Medical School :
Lyceum-Northwestern Medical Foundation, 1983

Residency Training :
Rizal Medical Center – General Surgery, 1991

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 1994

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Chief, Division of Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Philippine Heart Center
(2) Past Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery & Anesthesia, Philippine Heart Center, 2011-2013
(3) Board Member, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(4) Past President, PATACSI 2004

Email Address :
edbau2001@yahoo.com

Main Clinic Address :
Manila Doctors, Rm 1024, United Nations Ave, Manila

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
By Appointment

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Medical City
(2) UP – PGH
(3) Manila Doctors Hospital

Medical School :
Cum Laude, (Pre-med) / University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, 1986

Residency Training :
UP – Philippine General Hospital, 1992

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Cleveland Clinic, 1993-1996

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Cleveland Clinic, 1993-1996

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc., 1998

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Chief, Division of TCVS, UP – Pgh
(2) Associate Professor 7, University of the Philippines, College of Medicine
(3) Guest Examiner, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 2019
(4) Past Chairman, Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, 2017
(5) Past President, PATACSI, 2005

Email Address :
cpadatcvs@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 1121, Lung Center of the Philippines

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 to 20 local 312

Clinic Address :
Rm 416, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tuesday, 9am-11am
Tel. No.: (632) 716-8001 to 20 loc. 6363

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital

Medical School :
University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, 1982

Residency Training :
UERMMMC – General Surgery, 1988

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Lung Center of the Philippines, 1991

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Chairman, Department of Surgery & Anesthesia, Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) Training Officer, Department of Surgery & Anesthesia, Lung Center of the Philippines
(3) Head, SICU- Dept. of Surgery and Anesthesia
(4) Head, Committee on Research- OLLH 2006-2008
(5) Past Chairman, Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
(6) Past President, PATACSI 2006

Email Address :
chriscchengmd@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 506 Medical Arts Building, Philippine Heart Center

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No: (632) 925-2401 loc. 3526

Clinic Address :
Rm 903 MATI Building, Medical City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 635-6789

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) The Medical City
(3) UST Hospital

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas, College of Medicine, 1989

Residency Training :
University of Santo Tomas Hospital, 1995

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 1999

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS
(3) Fellow, FAVSI
(4) Fellow, PHA

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Quality Assurance Officer, Division of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Philippine Heart Center
(2) Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Research, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, Philippine Heart Center
(3) Past President, PATACSI, 2007
(4) Past President, FAVSI, 2013

Email Address :

Clinic Address :

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :

Hospital Affiliation :

Medical School :
University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, 1984

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 1991

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 1993

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Cleveland Clinic

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Past President, PATACSI 2008

Email Address :
fcalukban@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Division of TCVS, UP-Philippine General Hospital, Taft Avenue, Manila

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 524 8484

Clinic Address :
Room 1017, Medical Arts Building, St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 789 7700

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) Manila Doctors’ Hospital
(3) The Medical City (4) Philippine Children’s Medical Center

Medical School :
University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, 1990

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 1995

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 1997

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Texas Heart Institute – CV Surgery, 2002

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Coordinator for Public affairs, UP – Philippine General Hospital
(2) Past President, PATACSI, 2009
(3) Chairman, Credentials Committee, PBTCVS
(4) Board of Examiner, PBTCVS

Email Address :
docandin@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 618, MAB, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (02) 9252401

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center

Medical School :
FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine, 1988

Residency Training :
Quezon City Gen. Hosp., 1995

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Past President, PATACSI 2010

Email Address :
docpiopurino@gmail.com

Clinic Address :
Room 508, Philippine Heart Center

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Monday, 10am-1pm / Tuesday & Thursday, 11am-1pm
Wednesday & Friday, 12nn-2pm / Saturday, 9am-11am /
Tel. No.: (632) 925 2401 loc. 3528

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Asian Hospital and Medical Center
(2) University of Santo Tomas Hospital
(3) Philippine Heart Center

Medical School :
University of Santo TomasHospital, 1993

Residency Training :
University of Santo TomasHospital – General Surgery, 1997

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 2004

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Chief, Section of TCVS, University of Santo Tomas Hospitall
(2) Past Training Officer, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Philippine Heart Center
(3) Past President, PATACSI, 2010

Clinic Address :
Rm 1101, Lung Center of the Philippines

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 to 20 local 291, 292

Clinic Address :
Rm 634, St. Luke’s Medical Center – Quezon City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 723 0101 loc. 5610

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) St. Luke’s Medical Center
(3) University of Santo Tomas Hospital
(4) Dr. Yanga’s Hospital, Poblacion, Bulacan

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine, 1995

Residency Training :
University of Santo Tomas Hospital, 2000

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Lung Center of the Philippines, 2004

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Chairman, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) Secretary-General, Southeast East Asian Thoracic Society (SEATS)
(3) Board of Examiner, PBTCVS
(4) Past President, PATACSI 2012

Email Address :
drlcdimayuga@yahoo.com.ph

Clinic Address :
San Pablo Colleges Medical Center, San Pablo City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No: (049) 562-0726

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) San Pablo Doctors Hospital, San Pablo City
(2) Daniel Mercado Medical Center, Tanauan City, Batangas
(3) Lucena United Doctors Hospital, Lucena City

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas College Of Medicine, 1988

Residency Training :
Manila Doctors Hospital, 1995

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 1997

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Clinical Research Training, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS
(3) Fellow, PSGS
(4) Fellow, PSVS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc., 2000
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery, 1995

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Vice Chairman, PBTCVS
(2) Secretary-Treasurer, PBTCVS 2017
(3) Immediate Past President, PATACSI 2013
(4) Board of Governors, PCS, 2014

Email Address :
noelsanpedro35@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 1618, MATI Bldg., The Medical City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Monday & Wednesday, 12nn-2pm / Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday, 2pm-4pm – by appointment
Tel. No.: (632) 988-1000 loc. 5229, 7060103

Clinic Address :
Rm 510, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Monday – Friday – by appointment
Tel. No.: (632) 925 2401 loc. 3530

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) The Medical City
(3) Quirino Memorial Medical Center

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine, 1993

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 1998

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 2001

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Past President, PATACSI 2014
(2) Professor, San Beda College of Medicine
(3) Guest Examiner, PBTCVS

Email Address :
giselc@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 606, MAB, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
every Monday 1pm – 3pm
Tel. No.: (632) 9252401 loc. 3606

Clinic Address :
Rm 703, Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
every Monday, 9am – 5pm
Tel. No.: 511-1328

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) UP – Philippine General Hospital

Medical School :
University of the Philippines, 1989

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 1994

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 1998

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic/Hospital Position :
(1) Clinical Associate Professor, University of the Philippines, College of Medicine
(2) Secretary-Treasurer, PBTCVS (3) Past President, PATACSI 2015

Email Address :
docmikebac@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center 2 del Pilar St. Vigan City, Ilocos Sur

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :

Clinic Address :
Ilocos Sur Cooperative Medical Mission Group Hospital, Jose Singson Street, Vigan City, 2700, Ilocos Sur

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel No.: (077) 722 1509

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Lung Center of the Philippines
(2) Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital and Medical Center, Batac,Ilocos Norte
(3) Laoag City General Hospital Gov. Roque Ablan Memorial Hospital, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
(4) Karmelli Hospital, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte
(5) Black Nazarene Specialty Hospital, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte
(6) Sto. Cristo Milagroso Hospital, Sinait, Ilocos Sur
(7) Ilocos Sur Cooperative Medical Missions Group and Hospital, Vigan, Ilocos Sur
(8) Metro Vigan Cooperative Hospital, Bantay, Ilocos Sur
(9) St. James Hospital, Vigan, Ilocos Sur
(10) Vigan Polyclinic, Vigan, Ilocos Sur

Medical School :
University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center ,1996

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 2002

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 2005

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS
(3) Fellow, PSVS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc., 2006
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery, 2003

Email Address :
laraflmd@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 540, University of Santo Tomas Hospital

Clinic Address :
Rm 1224, De La Salle Health Sciences Institute

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) Capitol Medical Center
(3) Ospital ng Makati

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine, 1996

Residency Training :
University of Santo Tomas Hospital, 2002

TCVS Fellowship Training :
University of Santo Tomas Hospital, 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Past President, PATACSI 2017

Email Address :
avenilo_aventura@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 406-B, 4th Floor, MAB, Philippine Heart Center

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tues. &Thurs. 2pm – 4pm by appt.
Tel. No.: (632) 9252401 loc. 3406

Clinic Address :
Rm 703, Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
every Thursday, 9am – 5pm
Tel. No.: 511-1328

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) Asian Hospital and Medical Center
(3) The Medical City

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas B.S. 1990

Residency Training :
Santo Tomas University Hosp. Gen. Surgery, 1999

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center Cardiovascular Surg, 2002

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
UCSD Cardiothoracic surgery, 2008

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Executive Director, Philippine Heart Center
(2) Past President, PATACSI (2018)

Email Address :
kpascoluna@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Rm 618, MAB, Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Monday, 8am-10am
Tel. No.: (632) 9252401 loc. 3632

Clinic Address :
Rm 703, Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tuesday, 9am-5pm
Tel. No.: (632) 511-1328

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) The Medical City
(2) Philippine Heart Center
(3) St. Luke’s Medical Center – Q.C.
(4) Far Eastern Medical Center

Medical School :
FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine, 1994

Residency Training :
Rizal Medical Center – General Surgery, 2001

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 2005

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Guy’s and St. Thomas, NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, 2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Past President, PATACSI 2019
(2) Past Training Officer, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, PHC

Email Address :
allanc_md@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Division of TCVS, UP-Philippine General Hospital

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 524 8484

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) UP – Philippine General Hospital
(2) The Medical City
(3) St. Luke’s Medical Center
(4) St. Claire’s Medical Center
(5) Mount Carmel Diocesean Hospital and Medical Center
(6) Manila Adventist Medical Center
(7) Manila Doctors’ Hospital

Medical School :
UP – Philippine General Hospital, College of Medicine , 1995

Residency Training :
UP – Philippine General Hospital, 2000

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP – Philippine General Hospital, 2007

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center
Chang Gung, University College of Medicine, Fellowship in Liver Surgery and Transplantation, 2004-2006

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Member, American Society of Transplantation
(3) Member, International Liver Transplantation Society
(4) Fellow, PSVS
(5) Associate Member, Philippine Association of Endoscopic Surgeons

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc. 2004
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery
(3) Philippine License for Registered Nurse
(4) Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, USA, 1992

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) President, PATACSI 2020
(2) Past Training Officer, Division of TCVS, UP – Pgh
(3) Coordinator for PDAF Matters, UP-Philippine General Hospital
(4) Clinical Associate Professor, University of the Philippines, College of Medicine
(5) Visiting Associate Professor, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center, Taiwan

Email Address :
dindomendozamd@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
4B, TCVS Ward, AFP Medical Center, V. Luna Road, Quezon City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Veterans Memorial Medical Center
(2) Marikina Valley Medical Center
(3) Metro North Medical Center
(4) Metro Antipolo Medical Center

Medical School :
University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center ,1991

Residency Training :
Veterans Memorial Medical Center, 1997

TCVS Fellowship Training :
TCVS Consortium, 2002

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc.

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Program Director, TCVS Consortium
(2) Vice President, PATACSI 2020
(3) Board of Director, PAMITS

Clinic Address :
Rm 510, Medical Arts Bldg., Philippine Heart Center, East Avenue, Diliman, Q.C.

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-12nn/Tues, Thurs by appt.
Tel. No.: (632) 89252401 loc. 3510

Clinic Address :
St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City
Room 303 Medical Arts Building, 32nd corner 5th Ave., Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, Metro Manila

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Monday to Friday (by appointment)
Tel. No.: (632) 87897700 loc.7303

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Philippine Heart Center
(2) St. Luke’s Medical Center Q.C.
(3) Rizal Medical Center
(4) The Medical City, Ortigas
(5) Cardinal Santos Medical Center
(6) Fatima University Medical Center
(7) Baguio General Hospital and Medical Center
(8) Notre Dame de Chartres Hospital
(9) De La Salle University Medical Center

Medical School :
Our Lady of Fatima University, 1995 (formerly Fatima Medical Science Foundation, Inc. – Fatima College of Medicine)

Residency Training :
Baguio Gen.Hospital & Medical Center, 2001

TCVS Fellowship Training :
Philippine Heart Center, 2005

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, Philippine College of Surgeons
(3) Fellow, Philippine Heart Association
(4) Member, Philippine Medical Association
(5) Member, Philippine Association of Training Officers in Surgery
(6) Member, Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.,
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Head, Perfusion Section, Philippine Heart Center
(2) Member, Training Committee, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, PHC
(3) Associate Professor, Our Lady of Fatima University
(4) E.R/OPD Surgery Coordinator, Philippine Heart Center
(5) Active Staff, Rizal Medical Center
(6) PATACSI Board of Director, 2016 to present

Email Address :
nsbambalanmd@yahoo.com

Clinic Address :
Room 1114, St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) Veterans Memorial Medical Center
(2) St. Luke’s Medical Center
(3) AFP Medical Center
(4) Lung Center of the Philippines
(5) Philippine Heart Center
(6) St. Luke’s Global City

Medical School :
University of Santo Tomas College Of Medicine, 1995

Residency Training :
V. Luna Gen. Hospital, 2002

TCVS Fellowship Training :
TCVS Consortium, 2005

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PCS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inc.
(2) Philippine Board of Surgery

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) President, PATACSI 2023
(2) Vice President, PAMITS
(3) Training Officer, TCVS Consortium

Clinic Address :
Rm 1125, Lung Center of the Philippines

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 9246101 loc. 316

Clinic Address :
Rm 634, St. Luke’s Global City

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 7897700 local 7634

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) The Medical City (2) Quirino Memorial Medical Center (3) Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Medical School :
University of the Philippines, 1996

Residency Training :
UP – Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 2001

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP – Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 2004

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training :
Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Caceres, Spain (Advanced Thoracoscopic Surgery/VATS)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP :
(1) Fellow, PATACSI (2) Fellow, PCS (3) Fellow, PSVS

Certifications :
(1) Philippine Board of Thoracic, Cardiac and Vascular Surgery, Inc., 2005

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) Professor, Pamantasang Lungsod ng Maynila College of Medicine (2) Professor, San Beda College of Medicine

Main Clinic Address :
Rm 300, FMAB, 3rd Floor, UP-PGH Taft Avenue, Manila

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 8708 0000 / MWF 1:00 to 4:00 PM

Clinic Address :
Division of TCVS, UP-Philippine General Hospital

Clinic Schedule & Contact No. :
Tel. No.: (632) 8524 8484

Hospital Affiliation :
(1) The Medical City
(2) UP-PGH
(3) Chinese General Hospital
(4) St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City and Quezon City

Medical School :
University of the Philippines, College of Medicine, 1995

Residency Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – General Surgery, 2002

TCVS Fellowship Training :
UP-Philippine General Hospital – TCVS, 2006

TCVS Foreign Fellowship Training:
Mayo Clinic, Rochester Minnesota, 2010

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:
(1) Fellow, PATACSI
(2) Fellow, PAMITS

CERTIFICATIONS:
(1) Philippine Board of Surgery (PBS), 2003
(2) Philippine Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Inc. (PBTCVS), 2011

Academic / Hospital Position :
(1) UP College of Medicine

1965: EXPANDING REGIONAL REACH UNDER DR. ALFREDO C. BALDERRAMA

The mid-1960s brought a strong realization that advanced chest surgery was dangerously isolated within the capital city.

• The Sixth Presidency of PATS: Alfredo C. Balderrama assumed leadership.
• The Provincial Surgical Missions: Balderrama initiated the earliest recorded provincial surgical caravans, where Manila-based PATS fellows traveled to regional public hospitals to perform complex thoracic triage and educate rural general surgeons on managing basic chest trauma.

1966: THE RISE OF MODERN ESOPHAGEAL SURGERY UNDER DR. CESAR A. MILLAR

This year was defined by a major scientific expansion into the gastrointestinal aspects of thoracic medicine.

• The Eighth Presidency of PATS: Cesar A. Millar was elected to his first term as president.
• Mastering the Esophagus: While lung surgery was standard, Dr. Millar brought massive clinical focus to advanced esophageal resections and reconstructions for corrosive strictures (often caused by accidental lye ingestion) and esophageal cancer. His pioneering techniques in mobilizing stomach or colon tissue into the chest cavity became the golden standard for local trainees.

1985: STABILIZING THE RANKS UNDER DR. CESAR A. MILLAR

The middle of the decade saw the society rely on proven experience to manage training structures during intensifying socio-political volatility across Manila.

• The Second Term of an Icon: Cesar A. Millar returned to serve a historic second term as President to safeguard the national residency pipeline and keep the operating rooms of the PHC and PGH fully insulated from civil unrest.
• The Clinical Baseline: Under his watch, the society successfully protected local training quotas, standardizing multi-vessel coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and complex valve re-operations as routine procedures despite severe hospital budgetary cuts.