Brod Romy Ariniego (or ‘Doc RA’, as his students would fondly call him) entered the Fraternity in 1967 and graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine in 1972. He took up fellowship in Cardiology at the Sahlgrenska Hospital in Sweden and post-residency training at Lidcombe Hospital in Sydney, Australia. He served as a professor in De La Salle Health Sciences Campus, became the Chief of the Cardiovascular Division of the University Medical Center in 1987, and served as its Medical Director from 1993-1999. He was also a former Dean of the College of Medicine from 2005-2007 and former Vice President of DLS-HSC. Among the awards that he has previously received include the Distinguished Service Award from the Philippine Heart Association, National Lorenzo M. Tañada CHIMES Award from De La Salle Philippines, and the International Health Professional distinction.
A proud brother of the PHI, he is an expected presence in the Fraternity’s gatherings – in PHI riots to celebrate with the brods, or induction balls to welcome new PHIs into the same Fold he became part of almost 50 years ago. He would even occasionally open the doors to his home for the brods to share a bottle of Budweiser or two — truly an exemplar of the PHI pillars of Excellence and Brotherhood!
Congratulations brod! All for PHI!
