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BOARD OF REGENTS George G. Lim, MD President Jose Antonio M. Salud, MD Vice President Antonio S. Say, MD Treasurer Maria Concepcion C. Vesagas, MD Secretary Regents Dexter S. Aison, MD Joselito M. Mendoza, MD Jose Rhoel C. de Leon, MD Renato R. Montenegro, MD Message Rodney B. Dofitas, MD Manuel Francisco T. Roxas, MD Glenn Angelo S. Genuino, MD Dures Fe E. Tagayuna, MD Ramon S. Inso, MD Vivencio Jose P. Villaflor III, MD Warm greetings to all! Esperanza R. Lahoz, MD On behalf of the Committee on Conventions of the Philippine College of Surgeons, I am privileged to invite you to our 75th Annual PCS Clinical Congress to be held at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City on December 1-4, 2019. BOARD OF GOVERNORS Gerald C. Sy, MD With the theme “GAME CHANGERS IN SURGERY”, our Committee on Continuing Chairman Surgical Education has prepared a well-balanced program focusing on recent advances in Surgery. Several well-known foreign guest speakers who are the “big Lemuel C. Trayvilla, MD guns” in surgery have confirmed their participation and are going to share their Vice Chairman expertise and experiences. Leo Carlo V. Baloloy, MD Secretary Taking off from the ratification of our By-Laws last May, we will formally launch our three new commissions: Commission on Cancer; Commission on Trauma and Governors Injury Care; and the Commission on Surgery in Underserved Regions for Andrei Cesar S. Abella, MD Venerio G. Gasataya, Jr., MD Education. These will bring our College to greater heights and serve as a Jose Francisco A. Aguilar, MD Banny Bay C. Genuino, MD Ma. Luisa D. Aquino, MD Rex A. Madrigal, MD formidable political voice in the country. Santiago C. Aquino, MD Ricardo Jose DT. Quintos, MD Avenilo L. Aventura, Jr., MD Ricardo DL. Riego De Dios, MD Expect also a fun-filled Fellowship Night for all of us to enjoy. Renew and reinforce Edgar A. Biteng, MD Alfredo F. Tan, Jr., MD your friendships with your surgeon colleagues while relishing the sumptuous dinner Paul Ruel C. Camiña, MD Anthony M. Toquilar, MD prepared especially for you. Henry C. Chua, MD Victor Anton U. Valdez, MD Aldrin B. Cuasay, MD Walthauser H. Viaje, MD Congratulations to our Vice President Jose Antonio M. Salud as the Overall Convention Chair and to the various committees for working so hard to put this all CHAPTER PRESIDENTS together. Annie Claire B. Pekas, MD Froilan U. Dacumos, MD Maria Cheryl L. Cucueco, MD Cordillera Southern Tagalog Metro Manila See you at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel! Crispin Allan T. Viado, MD Roberto A. Chacon, Jr., MD Natasha B. Emano-Elazegui, MD Northern Luzon Bicol Northern Mindanao GEORGE G. LIM, MD, FPCS, FRCSEd Rex P. Merza, MD Jose U. Tan Jr., MD James Edward R. Mangaoil, MD North Eastern Luzon Cebu-Eastern Visayas Davao-Southern Mindanao President Philippine College of Surgeons Dindo J. Cajucom, MD Rommel E. Romero, MD Christine Joy Aguirre-Trespeces, MD Central Luzon Negros Island Panay INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Henri Bismuth, MD, FACS (Hon) Henri Bismuth Hepatobiliary Institute Villejuif Cedex, France Message “In a world full of game players, the only way to set yourself apart is to be a game changer” John Fildes, MD, FACS, FCCM, FPCS – Matshona Dhliwayo (Hon) Interim Dean University of Nevada Las Vegas UNLV School of Medicine It is that time of the year again when surgeons around the country come together for Las Vegas, Nevada continuing surgical educational activities, sharing of best practices and fellowship during the culminating activity of the Philippine College of Surgeons through the support of the Philippine College of Surgeons Foundation. Game Changers in Surgery, the theme for this 75th Annual Clinical Congress from December 1-4, 2019, will whet one’s appetite for the latest information in various surgical topics presented by top international and local speakers. I also suggest for one and all not to miss the Associate Professor Craig Lynch, fellowship night as it promises to entertain. MBChB, MMedSci, FRACS, FCSSANZ, FASCRS(INT) Join us and get ahead of the game!! Honorary Clinical Associate Professor Department of Surgery, St Vincent’s Hospital University of Melbourne Melbourne, Australia JOSE ANTONIO M. SALUD, MD, FPCS Vice President and Overall Chairman Committee on Conventions Professor Scott Russell Steele, MD, Philippine College of Surgeons MBA, FACS, FASCRS Chairman, Department of Colorectal Surgery Rupert B. Turnbull, M.D., Endowed Chair in Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Professor of Surgery Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, OH INTERNATIONAL FACULTY INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Valerie W. Rusch, MD, FACS Muffazal Lakdawala, MD President-Elect, American College of Surgeons Chairman, Institute of Minimal Access Surgical Vice-Chair, Clinical Research Sciences and Research Centre Miner Family Chair in Intrathoracic Cancers Section Chief, Division of Laparoscopic Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Oncology Kettering Cancer Center Saifee Hospital, Mumbai Professor of Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical Mumbai, India College New York, New York Wayne Shih-Wei Huang, MD, MPH Mr. Tony Sparnon, MBBS, FRACS, GAICD Director, IRCAD Taiwan/AITS Senior Consultant Paediatric Surgeon Vice Superintendent President Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Taiwan Australia Dr. Pillarisetti Raghu Ram, MS, FACS Li Tzong Shiun, MD President Elect Deputy Superintendent The Association of Surgeons of India Innovation Research Center Director, KIMS-USHALAKSHMI Centre for Department Head Breast Diseases, KIMS Hospitals Prospective Wound Medicine Research Center Secunderabad, India Show Chwan Hospital Changhua, Taiwan, R.O.C. Professor April Camilla Roslani, MD, Francesca T. Velcek, MD, FACS, FPCS FRCS President, College of Surgeons (Hon) Academy of Medicine of Malaysia Professor of Surgery Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Division Chief - Pediatric Surgery University of Malaya SUNY Downstate Medical Center Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Director of Pediatric Surgical Services, KCHC Brooklyn, New York, USA Paisit Siriwittayakorn, MD, FRCST President-Elect Ho Kok Yuen, MBBS, MMed, FAMS, FIPP, The Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand DAAPM Assistant Professor and Attending Staff Consultant Anaesthesiologist & Pain Specialist Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine The Pain Clinic, Mt Alvernia Medical Centre Chiang Mai University Clinical Director, Pain Management Service Chiang Mai, Thailand Raffles Hospital Singapore LOCAL FACULTY INTERNATIONAL FACULTY Ryan Rainiel Abary, MD, FPSCRS Jose Modesto B. Abellera, MD, FPCS Carlos Abon, MD Po-Jen Ko, MD, FTSVS Hannah Angela D. Acosta, MD, FPCS Assistant Professor of Vascular Surgery Mohammad Zahir Ahmad Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery Prof. Thawatchai Akaraviputh Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (CGMH) Briccio G. Alcantara, MD, FPCS Kweishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. Erwin B. Alcazaren, MD, FPCS Cenon R. Alfonso, MD, FPCS Josefina R. Almonte, MD, FPCS Jaime A. Almora, MD, FPCS Eleonor B. Almoro, MD, FPOGS Francisco G. Bravo, MD, FASAPS, FASPS Maria Cielo G. Ampuan, MD, FPCS Program Director, Plastic Surgery Celine Z. Ancheta, MD, DPBA Doce de Octubre University Hospital Brian Christopher U. Ang, MD, FPCS Associate Professor of Surgery Christian Ang, MD Complutense University Samuel D. Ang, MD, FPCS President-Elect, Spanish Association of Eduardo T. Aro, Jr., MD, FPCS Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Oyayi Arrellano, MD Madrid, Spain Catherine Y. Asedillo, MD, FPCS Romarico M. Azores, Jr., MD, FPCS Rouel Mateo M. Azores, MD, FPCS Jobelle Joyce Anne R. Baldonado, MD, FPATACSI Nolan S. Karp, MD, FACS Ms. Maritess Baloran Professor of Plastic Surgery Edgar A. Baltazar, MD, FPCS Vice Chair of Clinical Operations Robert B. Bandolon, MD, FPCS Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery Raslanie U. Bangcola MD New York University School of Medicine Carlo G. Barredo, MD, FAFN New York, USA Jose Ravelo T. Bartolome, MD, FPCS Monica Maria B. Bejasa, MD August Lawrence B. Belena, MD Alfred H. Belmonte, MD, FPCS Orlino C. Bisquera, Jr., MD, FPCS Arvin G. Briones, MD, FPCS Frederick J. Menick, MD, FASAPS Alfred Allen E. Buenafe, MD, FPCS Clinical Associate Professor Jan Andrew D. Bueno, MD, FPCS Department of Surgery, College of Medicine Marc Floren Bueser, MD University of Arizona Norman S. Bustos, MD, FPCS Tucson, Arizona Alvin S. Caballes, MD, FPCS Ma. Lourdes Josefina K. Cabaluna, MD, FPSA Nelson D. Cabaluna, MD, FPCS Melissa Hilvano-Cabungcal, MD, FPUA Ma. Arlene C. Cala-or, MD, FPCS Asok Kurup, MD Andrew Peter P. Calimag, MD Infectious Disease Physician Johanna Patricia A. Cañal, MD, FPCR Mount Elizabeth Hospital Pedro E. Capistrano, RN Singapore Russellee P. Caringal, MD Lydana C. Casuga, MD, FPCS Joel C. Celaje IV, MD, FPCS Ti Chuang Chiang FACULTY FACULTY Jon Paolo C. Chua, MD, FPCS Maria Sara P. Labilles, MD, FPCS Jonnel G. Cleto, MD, FPPA Catherine S. Co, MD, FPCS Willie N. Lagdameo, MD, FPCS Allan M. Concejero, MD, FPATACSI Jaime B. Lagunilla, MD, FPCS Jorge M. Concepcion, MD, FPCS Esperanza R. Lahoz, MD, FPCS Paul Christian Coronilia MD Tyrone Lalas, MD Armando C. Crisostomo, MD, FPCS Mr. Bani Lara Maria Concepcion L. Cruz, MD, FPSA Alfred Q. Lasala II, MD, FPCS Ronald Allan D. Cruz, MD, FPCS Mr. Darwin Laurencio Karen Hope A. Dalmacio, MD, FPCS Ryle Siegfried Li, MD Jose Luis J. Danguilan, MD, FPCS Edrick H. Lim, MD, FPCS Avril P. David, MD, FPCS George G. Lim, MD, FPCS Kevin R. de Asis, MD, FPCS Ida Marie T. Lim, MD, FPCS Alfred Phillip O. de Dios, MD, FPCS Rosemarie R. 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  • Manila Guide Activities Activities

    Manila Guide Activities Activities

    MANILA GUIDE ACTIVITIES ACTIVITIES Intramuros Manila Cathedral A D The historical core of Manila may be somewhat ruined but still makes for With its origins in the 16th century, this cathedral is a real architectural an amazing historical detour. A must see. gem. The most important church in the city. GPS: N14.58874, E120.97618 General Luna St, Manila, Philippines GPS: N14.59143, E120.97361 Phone: +63 2 5273093 Fort Santiago / Fuerza de Santiago B Opening hours: The fort was built in the 16th century during the Spanish Colonial Period Masses take place at these times: and still retains its mysterious, historical atmosphere. Weekdays: 7:30 a.m., 12:10 p.m. Sat: 7:30 a.m. GPS: N14.59433, E120.97007 Sun: 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 6 p.m. Opening hours: Admission: Daily: 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. Admission to the cathedral is free. Admission: General Admission: PHP 75 Students/children/teachers: P50 Club Dredd E Seniors: free This is the main hub of the local indie rock scene. The venue is legendary now and its live concerts are a big draw. San Agustin Church Eastwood Ave, Quezon City, Philippines C This Baroque gem is undoubtedly the oldest church in Philippines. Listed GPS: N14.60917, E121.07943 by UNESCO. Don't miss out the adjacent museum. GPS: N14.58843, E120.97467 Red Box F Phone: Popular karaoke venue is open-space as well as it offers booths for the shy +63 2 527 2746 ones. The selection of songs is outstanding.