3. Dr. Catherine S. Co

• Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, UP-Philippine General Hospital

Subspecialty Training (Local)

• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, UP-Philippine General Hospital

Subspecialty Training (International)

Minimally invasive surgery and Robotic surgery at:

• National University Hospital, Singapore
• Pamela YoudeNethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong
• Robotic Surgery - Prince of Wales Hospital-Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre, Hong Kong

Special Interests

• Laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery
• Endoscopy
• Endoanal and endorectal ultrasound

Hospital Affiliations

• Manila Doctors Hospital
• The Medical City
• Philippine General Hospital
• Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center 

2. Dr. Robert L. Chang

• Philippine Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons
• Vice President, Colorectal Specialists
• Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Jose R Reyes Memorial Medical Center

Subspecialty Training (Local)

• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, UP-Philippine General Hospital

Subspecialty Training (International)

Colorectal cancer surgery training at:

• Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong
• Basingstoke Hospital, England
• National University Hospital, Singapore
• National Cancer Center, Japan

Special Interests

• Expertise in robotic and laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Hospital Affiliations

• The Medical City
• Chinese General Hospital
• St. Luke's Medical Center
• Cardinal Santos Medical Center

1. Dr. Manuel Francisco T. Roxas

• President, ASEAN Society of Colorectal Surgeons Meeting
• Immediate Past President, Philippine Society of Colorectal Surgeons (PSCRS)    (2 terms)
• President, Colorectal Specialists, (CRS)
• Director, The Medical City Colorectal Clinic and Colorectal Cancer Program
• Immediate Past Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UP-Philippine General Hospital (2 terms)
• Chief, Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Subspecialty Training (Local)

• Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery, UP-Philippine General Hospital

Subspecialty Training (International)

• First Filipino to win two awards from the American College of Surgeons, specifically: International Scholar National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (2013); and International Guest Scholarship with rotations at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic (2002)
• Anorectal Physiology and Endorectal Ultrasonography, University of Minnesota, USA
• Robotic Colorectal Surgery Training, Prince of Wales Hospital - Chinese University of Hong Kong Jockey Club Minimally Invasive Surgical Skills Centre
• Laparoscopic cancer surgery workshops in Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan
• Endorectal ultrasonography under Douglas Wong at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York

Special Interests

• Robotic and laparoscopic colorectal surgery
• Pioneered Endorectal and Endoanal ultrasonography in the Philippines
• Hemorrhoid and anal fistula surgery
• Anorectal physiology
• Performed the first robotic rectal cancer surgery, and the first transanal endoscopic surgery in the Philippines
• Introduced laparoscopic colorectal surgery training in the Philippines.

Hospital Affiliations

• The Medical City
• Asian Hospital and Medical Center
• UPCM-Philippine General Hospital