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
SPSA Surgical Mission Returns to Samar
For the second time in a year, the SPSA surgical mission returned to Calbayog, Samar, December 7-14, 2006. Invited back by Congressman Reynaldo Uy and Calbayog City Mayor Mel Sarmiento,
SPSA Surgical Mission | Calbayog City, Samar Island, Philippines
The SPSA returned to Calbayog City, Samar Island on December 7, 2006 for a second surgical mission this year, the first one being held in January, 2006, where 548 surgical
Calbayog, Samar, Mission 2006
Headed by one of the founding members of the SPSA, Dr. Godofredo T. Ng M.D., FACS, and his wife Anita, the Carolina Medical Mission has been ministering to the health