Gualberto Assumes SPSA Presidency
Agaton Gualberto, MD, a general surgeon from Daly City, California will be installed as the 35th President of the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America at the 36th Annual CME
Dr. Cacdac gets caught in a grim game
BY RECAH TRINIDAD Philippine Daily InquirerFirst Posted 01:55:00 06/01/2010http://sports.inquirer.net/columns/columns/view/20100601-273176/Dr._Cacdac_gets_caught_in_a_grim_game HE KEEPS mentioning the name of Ms Debbie Sy, daughter of billionaire Henry Sy, as the main point-person in their lonely
“Finally, we’ve done it”.
April – May 2010 The Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philippines is up and running. All the necessary and required paper work has been done…a business permit from Q.C., SEC Registration,
Antonio Alfonso, M.D., FACS Appointed Department Chairman
Antonio Alfonso, MD FACS, was recently appointed as Chairman of the Department of Surgery, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, April 16, 2010. An established academician, clinician and educator, he now holds
Rey Cordero Second Stint as PMSNC President
California general surgeon, Rey Cordero, MD was inducted as president of the Philippine Medical Society of Northern California, at the 38th anniversary and inaugural ball, March 20, 2010 om Burlingame,
Newsletter for Fellows
2009 will be remembered as a decision making year for the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America. This summer the Board of Governors voted unanimously to continue with the next
Newsletter for the Members
2009 will be remembered as a decision making year for the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America. This summer the Board of Governors voted unanimously to continue with the next
Discussion on Healthcare Reform
A non-partisan and less divisive dialogue should be the goal of Congress and the Administration in trying to solve the healthcare needs of this country. Changes should be made in
I shall be around
Fellows & Members of the SPSA, Guests, Ladies & Gentlemen: Tonight brings to a close my presidential tenure of office. As I paused and pondered this coming event I am
Hydrocephalus: Mission Report
Greetings: I just got back from the Phil. for the SPSA 2009 Hydrocephalus mission. This is the second year of the project which aims to put a dent on the
A Medical Catharsis
A Philosophical Reflection on the Medical Mission A year may have given me enough time to digest my experiences in Samar. I could always use more time to recount it,
Shunts for 18 Hydrocephalic
The SPSA one-man surgical mission to the Philippines from February 4th to the 10th, 2008, was a tremendous success. A total of 18 children with hydrocephalus were shunted. 4 VP
Cauliflower and Ketchup
My wife is Filipino. I am Jewish. That might sound to some people like cauliflower and ketchup—an unlikely combination. Well, she is a flower and I am always trying to
A Will and A Way
Editorial, reprinted from The Philippine Surgeon, July 2007 issue, by Edward E. Quiros, M.D., FACS., Editor-in-Chief Except for a few, the rest of us who join or participate in the