Dr. Jose Ritzi Manigque Tiongco Φ1966

by Abdelsimar Tan Omar II Φ2008B Briefly describe your experiences as a UP medicine student. I was a renegade, still am. When Brod Ting Tiongco assumed editorship of the college’s student publication back during his clerkship year, he changed the name of the newsletter into its current name (UP Medics) and he did not just report…

Dr. Gerardo Dizon Legaspi Φ1983

by Dax Carlo Go Pascasio Φ2006 On June 16, 2004, for the first time in history, a Filipino delivered a lecture at Harvard University’s Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Woman’s Hospital. The department chairman, Dr. Peter Black, M.D., Ph.D., invited him to speak about keyhole craniotomy approaches to anterior circulation aneurysms. In November of…

Dr. Manuel Tan Chua Chiaco, Jr. Φ1967

by Adrian Salvador Musñgi De Vera Φ2008A If the character of a man is measured in what he does, then Dr. Manuel Tan Chua Chiaco is a lot of things indeed.  Besides being a highly respected and sought-after cardiac surgeon, Brod Chuck enjoys classical music, being a pianist and violinist himself. His interest in music…

Dr. Mariano Vinluan Dela Cruz Φ1949

by Miguel Luiz Bahinting Guillermo Φ2008B “A man can leave no better legacy to the world than a well-educated family.” These are fitting words for the man hailed as the Father of Modern Anatomy in the Philippines. As far back as he can remember, Brod Mariano Vinluan Dela Cruz has been sharing knowledge with his…