2025 Annual Convention

PROGRAM

DAY 1 – December 4, 2025

 

Time StartTime EndTopicSpeaker

Registration and Opening Remarks
8:00 AM8:30 AMRegistration & Morning Coffee
8:30 AM8:45 AMOpening RemarksDr. Eric Legaspi

FUNCTIONAL NEUROSURGERY

Moderator: Dr. Dexter A. Dimaano
8:45 AM9:05 AMPhilippine Perspective on Deep Brain StimulationDr. Jose Francisco A. Aguilar
9:05 AM9:25 AMExperience with Deep Brain StimulationDr. Jean Quint L. Oropilla
9:25 AM9:45 AMDrawbacks of Deep Brain StimulationDr. Sarah Olson
9:45 AM10:05 AMSpecial Lecture: Starting a Functional Neurosurgery ProgramDr. Sarah Olson
10:05 AM10:20 AMOpen Forum
10:20 AM10:40 AMMorning Snack Break

VASCULAR

Moderator: Dr. John Peter L. Paiso
10:40 AM11:00 AMGamma Knife for AVMDr. Levi E. Maliwat
11:00 AM11:20 AMAdenosine Induced Cardiac Arrest During SurgeryDr. Alaric Emmanuel M. Salonga
11:20 AM11:40 AMTumor EmbolizationDr. Carlos Francis A. Santiago
11:40 AM12:00 PMRevisiting the Supraorbital Keyhole Approach: Technique and Experience in Anterior Circulation AneurysmsDr. Jean Pierre P. Dadufalza
12:00 PM12:10 PMOpen Forum

Lunch Symposium
12:10 PM12:30 PMEverpharma: Cerebrolysin in TBI and Diffuse Axonal InjuryDr. GV Liabres
12:30 PM12:50 PMReign Medical: Update on VP ShuntingDr. GV Liabres
12:50 PM1:10 AMZeiss: From Visualization to Automation: The Kinevo 900S in Neurosurgical PracticeDr. Michael Louis Gimenez

TUMORS

Moderator: Dr. Juan Silvestre G.Pascual
1:10 PM1:30 PMEndoscopic Skull Base ApproachDr. Ness Jerold A. Justo
1:30 PM1:50 PMTailored and Tempered Surgical Management of Anterior Skullbase TumorsDr. Jose Carlos Alcazaren
1:50 PM2:10 PMStereotactic Radiosurgery for the Management of Spinal Metastases. Current Practive and Future TrendsDr. Vashist Sekar
2:10 PM2:30 PMCraniofacial Reconstruction After SurgeryDr. Joseph Errol V. Navarro
2:30 PM2:40 PMOpen Forum

TRAUMA Moderator: Dr. Dave Anthony P. Diomampo
2:40 PM3:00 PMPenetrating Head Injuries During the Marawi Seige in 2017Dr. Abdul-Aziz L. Ontok
3:00 PM3:20 PMUpdate of Head TraumaDr. Maria Lourdes C. Gutierrez
3:20 PM3:40 PMPractical Utility of MR Tractography in Spinal InjuriesDr. Emilio Supsupin Jr.
3:40 PM3:50 PMOpen Forum
3:50 PM4:10 PMAfternoon Snack Break

NEURO ANESTHESIA

Moderator: Dr. Karen Cindee Abalajon
4:10 PM4:30 PMLocal Experience with Total Intravenous AnesthesiaDr. Jesus M. Nigos
4:30 PM4:50 PMTotal Intravenous Anesthesia for Spine SurgeryDr. Maria Vanessa Cristi
4:50 PM5:10 PMThe Case for Total Intravenous Anesthesia for Brain Tumor SurgeryDr. Edgardo Simon
5:10 AM5:25 AMDrawbacks of Total Intravenous AnesthesiaDr. Loreto Fellizar
5:25 PM5:45 PMOpen Forum

Closing Remarks
5:45 PM6:00 PM

Closing Remarks

 

DAY 2 – December 5, 2025

Time StartTime EndTopicSpeaker

Registration and Opening Remarks
8:00 AM8:30 AMRegistration & Morning Coffee

SPINE

Moderator: Leo Anthony R. Acedillo
8:30 AM8:50 AMNew Trends in Spine Research: What We Know and What is MissingDr. Karlo M. Pedro
8:50 AM9:10 AMApplication of Neuronavigation and O-Arm Imaging in the Management of Craniocervical PathologiesDr. Micheal Louis A. Gimenez
9:10 AM9:30 AMEndoscopic Spine Surgery for TumorsDr. Elmer Jose A. Meceda
9:30 AM9:50 AMEndoscopic Spine Surgery for SpondylosisDr. Charles Neil J. Tan
9:50 AM10:00 AMOpen Forum
10:00 AM10:20 AMMorning Snack Break

BEYOND THE OPERATING ROOM

Moderator: Kay Pioquinto Jimenez
10:20 AM10:40 AMChallenges of Medical Education in MindanaoDr. Mitchel Dennis B. Gonzalez
10:40 AM11:00 AMPhilhealth UpdatesDr. Jay B. Villavicencio
11:00 AM11:20 AMNational Birth Defects Surveillance Project: What Filipino Neurosurgeons Need to KnowDr. Ronnie E. Baticulon
11:20 AM11:40 AMContributing to the National Transplant ProgramDr. Ma. Michaela Rosette R. Liquete-Illescas
11:40 AM11:50 AMOpen Forum

Lunch Symposium
11:50 PM12:10 PMBbraun Presentation

PEDIATRIC

Moderator: Miriam Claire O. Dy
12:30 PM12:50 PMDeveloping Pediatric Neurosurgery in a Regional Center: The Cebu ExperienceDr. Jonis Michael L. Esguerra
12:50 PM1:10 PMChallenges in the Practice of Pediatric NeurosurgeryDr. Manilyn Ann C. Hong
1:10 PM1:30 PMChallenges in Repair of Occult DysraphismDr. Seow Wan Tew
1:30 PM1:45 PMOpen Forum

Closing Remarks
1:45 PM2:00 PM

Closing Remarks

 

 

Convention Sponsors

Sponsors:
Platinum Sponsors:
Reign Medical Enterprises
Neurospine Technology Trading Corp.
Zeiss Philippines
Bbraun Philippines
Ever Pharma
Gold Sponsors:
Medtronic Philippines
Partners Choicemed Inc | Stryker
Praxismed Technologies Inc
Reliable Brand Medical Business OPC | Brainlab
Silver Sponsors:
Fixus Enterprises
Medilight Incorporated
Bronze Sponsors
Shetsu Wellness Co.
Natrapharm
E*Chi'Mes Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Microlab
Getz Healthcare
One Pharma Marketing, Inc.
Wellwave Co
Central Neurosystems Trading Co.
Kanger Medical
Integra Medica Solutions Corp.
AAA Pharma Inc.
CME Grant
Fairbright Enterprises
RBGM Medical Express Sales, Inc.
Raynham Medical Equipment Trading