RAISING THE STANDARD IN
CRITICAL CARE PRACTICES
THE TEAM OF EXPERTS
Meet the faculty members of the ICU Forum Program who are the backbones in pursuing our goal. They are highlytrained and experienced Critical Care Intensivists who have the passion and heart to share their expertise in their respective fields of specialty. Fortunately, you will get valuable insights from these experts and leaders from the top training instructions in the Philippines.
ICU PROGRAM FORUM DIRECTORS
LUIS MARTIN I. HABANA, M.D.
Cardiologist- Critical Care Medicine
- Head, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Ambulatory, Emergency, and
- Critical Care, Philippine Heart Center
- Head, Division of Critical Care Medicine, The Heart Institute, Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center
- Faculty Chairman - ICU Forum for MDs
LARRY S. KING, MD
Anesthesiologist- Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship Training in Surgical Intensive Care, Singapore General Hospital, Outram, Singapore
- Member, Board of Examiner, Philippine Board of Anesthesiology (PBA)
- Professor, Department of Physiology and Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas
- Head, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University of Santo Tomas Hospital
- Head, Post-anesthesia Care Unit, University of Santo Tomas Hospital
- Program Director, Delex Pharma’s ICU Forum for Nurses
EMILY TAN-AVENTURA, M.D.
Pulmonologist- Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Louisiana State University (LSU) Health Sciences/Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Doctor of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Certification
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine Pulmonary Disease Certification
- Guam Board of Medical Examiners (since October 2014)
- Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners (since July 21, 2009)
PROGRAM FACULTY
Cardiology
JUDE ERRIC L. CINCO, MD
Cardiologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship in Critical Care, University of Toronto, St. Michael’s Hospital, Canada
- Fellowship in Cardiology (Chief Fellow), UP-PGH Manila
- Training Officer, The Medical City Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training Program
- Assistant Professor, Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health
- Past Chairman, Philippine Heart Council on Cardiovascular Anesthesia & Critical Care
- Past Faculty of Philippine Heart Association & Philippine College of Physicians Annual
- Deputy Director for Education and Section Head - TMC Acute and Critical Care Institute Treasurer, PHA
CLIFFORD CURAMENG, MD
Cardiologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Clinical Research Fellow in Critical Care Medicine/Cardiology, Philippine Heart Center
- Fellowship Training in Adult Cardiology, Philippine Heart Center
- Head, Intensive Care Unit and Heart Station Unit, Tanauan Medical Center Inc.
- Head, Cardiovascular Operating Room, Mary Mediatrix Medical Center, Batangas
CHITO C. PERMEJO, M.D
Cardiologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Training Officer, Critical Care Cardiology, Department of Adult Cardiology, Philippine Heart Center
- Head ICU Nutrition Support Team, Philippine Heart Center
- Section Chief of the Intermediate Care and Coronary Care Unit, Victor R. Potenciano Medical Center
- Council Chairman, Philippine Heart Association (PHA), Council of CV Anesthesia and Critical Care
DR. JEREMIAH BUTCH T. GEMARINO, M.D
Cardiologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Subspecialty Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, Philippine Heart Center
- Fellowship in Adult Cardiology, Philippine Heart Center
- OIC-CEO/Administrator
Pulmonology
RONALD ANTONIO S. REODICA
Pulmonologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine and Sleep Medicine, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York
- Past Chairman, Department of Medicine, Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, Colorado
- Past Medical Director, Respiratory Therapy, Sleep Lab and ICU, Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center, La Junta, Colorado
DENNIS TEO, MD
Pulmonologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
- Fellow in Pulmonary Medicine, Manila Doctors Hospital
- Head, Pulmonary Section Manila Doctors Hospital
- Assistant Head of Medical Intensive Care Unit, Lung Center of the Philippines
Internal Medicine
JOSE EMMANUEL MARTIN PALO, MD
Internal Medicine
- Fellowship in Critical Care Medicine, The Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin,
- University of Health and Science-North Chicago, IL
- Fellow of the American College of Critical Care Medicine
- Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine (Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine)
- Director, Acute and Critical Care Institute
Aaron R. Hernandez, M.D
Internal Medicine - Adult Critical Care Medicine
- Head Intensivist, Asian Hospital and Medical Center
- Head, Section of Adult Critical Care, Department of Internal Medicine Asian Hospital and Medical Center
- Program Director, Adult Critical Care Fellowship Training Program, Asian Hospital and Medical Center
Gerardo M. Briones, M.D
Internal Medicine - Adult Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship Training in Critical Care Medicine, The Medical City, Pasig City
- Training Officer, Asian Hospital and Medical Center – Adult Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Training Program
- Chairman/Course Director and Instructor, Basic Assessment and Support in Intensive Care (BASIC) Course – The Medical City, Pasig
- Faculty Member, San Beda College – College of Medicine
Infectious Disease Specialists
REGINA P. BERBA, M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist
- Fellowship, Infectious Diseases Department of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital,
- University of the Philippines, Manila
- M.S. Clinical Epidemiology, University of the Philippines College of Medicine 2006
- Section Head, Adult Medicine Department of Medicine 2016 to present, University of the Philippine General Hospital, Manila
- Section Head, Infectious Disease Section 2011 to present, The Medical City
Claro Raymundo O. Antonio, M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist
- Fellowship Training in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City
- Doctor of Medicine, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
- Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
Gelza Mae A. Zabat, M.D.
Infectious Disease Specialist
- Fellowship Training in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City
- Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc.
- Head, HIV/AIDS Treatment Hub, St. Lukes Medical Center, Q.C
- Head, Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Philippine Heart Center and East Avenue Medical Center
Anesthesiology
Solita de Jesus, M.D.
Anesthesiologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship Training in Surgical Intensive Care, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore
- Module Head, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Dept. of Anesthesiology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital
- Head, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, University of Santo Tomas Hospital
- Faculty Instructor, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Life Support (ACLS), American
- Heart Association, UST-FMS LSTC, University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Neurology
Lina C. Laxamana, M.D.
Neurologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship in Neurocritical Care, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Head, Section of Neurology, St. Lukes Medical Center, Global City
- Head, Neurocritical Care Unit, St. Lukes Medical Center, Global City
- Previous Head, Neurocritical Care Unit, St. Lukes Medical Center, Quezon City
Gemmalyn Sarrapudin, M.D.
Neurologist - Critical Care Medicine
- Fellowship / Advance Clinical Training Neurocritical Care and Emergency Neurology,
- Emergency Critical Care Center, Osaka Mishima, Japan
- Residency Training in Adult Neurology, The Medical City
- Doctor of Medicine, Our Lady of Fatima University, Fatima College of Medicine
Lynne Lourdes N. Lucena, MD, FPCS, FAFNI
Neurologist - Neurocritical Care
- Diplomate, Philippine Board of Neurological Surgeons, Inc.
- Fellow, Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons, Inc.
- Fellow, Philippine College of Surgeons
- Chair, Philippine Board of Neurological Surgery, Inc.
- Secretary, Board of Directors, Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons Inc.
- International Faculty and Speaker, ICRAN -WFNS International Conference on Recent Advances in Neurotraumatology, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Recipient of the Golden Scalpel Award for Neurosurgery (serving Bicol Region)
Allied Health Care
Edward A. Tolentino, RPh
Pharmacist
- Master in Business Administration – Health Services, Ateneo Graduate School of Business
- Master of Science in Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, University of the Philippines, Manila
Maria Theresa S. Legion-Hernandez, BSN, RPh,CPh
Pharmacist
- Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Centro Escolar University
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Philippine College of Health Sciences, Inc.
- Auditor, Philippine Neurocritical Care Society (PNCS), Inc., January 2020 – present
- Secretary, Global Health Pharmacy Network – Malaysia
- Member, Institutional Review Board, The Medical City – Ortigas
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