Welcome to Las Vegas!!
H.Cruz, MD 7.11.21 Guys & Dolls, Let me just put a plug in as to what Las Vegas have to offer in advance notice of our meeting in Autumn. The
The Surgeon patient or the Patient surgeon?
The Surgeon patient or the Patient surgeon In December 2010 after reaching the age of 70 and practicing for 38 years, the last few years being a part timer, I
Musings on COVID-19
News Flash, Las Vegas is open, a welcome news which we and the rest of the nation had been hoping for, as we cope with the COVID19 Pandemic. And yet
SPSA Holds Spring Board Meeting with Nile Cruise
The Spring Board Meeting of the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America recently concluded with a cruise to the Nile River in Egypt, March 14-26. Some of the SPSA contingent
Canadian Plastic Surgeon Passes Away
SPSA just got a word from Dr. Bayani Ignacio, former SPSA president and a yearly SPSA surgical missionary, that Canadian plastic surgeon Winston Spencer Parkhill passed away January 15, 2019.
The Lady with the External Fixators
Medical/surgical missions are replete with war stories. Like the teenager who underwent a colostomy (an exteriorized segment of large bowel) when he was a child. His intestine should have been
SPSA Holds Board Meeting in Boston
The Society of Philippine surgeons in America held its annual fall Board meeting last October 22, 2018 at the Marriott Hotel in conjunction with the American College of Surgeons Clinical
The Departure Lounge
Heart to HeartPhilip S. Chua, MD, FACS, FPCS Last year, my wife, Farida, and I were out to lunch with some friends, the youngest ones in their early 70s. During
Former SPSA President Dr. Agaton Gualberto Passes Away
Dr. Agaton Gualberto, former Society of Philippine Surgeons in America president passed away last September 10, 2018 from complications secondary to cerebrovascular accident one week prior to his demise. He
SPSA Gears Up for Its Ormoc Mission
January 13-19 2019 will be SPSA’s next surgical mission. It will be the third time that the Society will return to the city. The first two surgical missions were held
Former SPSA President Passes Away
Enrico Garcia, M.D. President of the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America 2004-2006, passed away in Las Vegas, Nevada where he retired in 2013. He was 84 years old. Born
SPSA Celebrates 45th Anniversary in Las Vegas, Nevada
The Society of Philippine Surgeons in America celebrated its 45th founding in Las Vegas, Nevada August 22-25, 2017 at the South Point Hotel and Casino. In conjunction with the celebration,
My Opinion
When Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the playing of the National Anthem as a protest against systemic racism in the US, he lost me. I did not see a
SPSA Fellows Award Recipients
Four Fellows of the Society, all former presidents of the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America, were recently awarded different awards for their exemplary achievements in their chosen field of
SPSA Conducts Cebu Surgical Mission
As one of its avowed mission, the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America just concluded its annual surgical mission to the Philippines. This time it was in Cebu, the second