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About Us

Mission

To TRAIN physicians in the art and science of DERMATOLOGY as a medical specialty, while providing excellent as well as COMPASSIONATE SERVICE to the patients of Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center.

Vision

To be recognized as a PREMIERE TRAINING CENTER in the field of dermatology in the Philippines, while being reputed as a provider of quality and compassionate medical service to the Filipino people

History

The Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center – Department of Dermatology was initially established in 1977 as a section under the Department of Internal Medicine. Dr. Rosario R. Canete held outpatient consultations from Monday to Friday for two hours a day, occupying a single cubicle at the outpatient department.

In 1980, the Section of Dermatology commenced its three-year Preceptorship program. Graduates of the program were allowed to take the Diplomate certifying examination given by the Philippine Society of Aesthetic Medicine (PSAM).

Formal Dermatology Residency Training started in 1988, with Dr. Eileen Regalado-Morales, the current Residency Training Officer, being the section’s first resident. Dr. Canete served as the section Chairman from 1977 to 1996, with the department achieving full accreditation status from the Philippine Society of Cutaneous Medicine in 1995. She was succeeded by Dr. Regalado-Morales, who helped transform the one cubicle room into a 305 square meter facility at the hospital’s ground floor. Dr. Marcellano Cruz was invited to join the roster of consultants as a Dermatologic Surgery and STD/HIV specialist, while Dr. Amelita Tanglao-De Guzman became the Dermatopathology specialist.

From 1998, Dr. Benedicto dL Carpio, a fellow of the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ has served as the Chairman, while Dr. Eileen Regalado-Morales, the previous head of the Section served as the Residency Training Officer. Under their leadership, the Section was elevated to Department Status in 2002. On the same year, four graduates of the Residency Training Program shared the prestige of being Specialty Board Topnotchers.

Following the unification of the country’s two premier dermatology societies, the Department was granted full accreditation status by the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ. On 2008 and 2010, Dr. Ma. May Jasmin Ramos-Yason and Dr. Armelia Lapitan-Torres, graduates of the Residency Training Program, joined the department’s consultant staff. Dr. Ramos-Yason handled Photodermatology, while Dr. Torres became the department’s Research Coordinator. Dr. Ida Tiongco, a Dermatologic Surgeon from the New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, likewise joined the roster of consultants. In that same year, the Department embarked on the project of making OMMC the Premier Dermatologic Surgery Center in the Philippines. On 2013, the department marked another milestone with the creation of a Sexually Transmitted Diseases clinic to cater to the growing burden of STD even among the youth. Another graduate of the Residency Training Program, Dr. Mary Ann Abesamis, joined as the Department’s Contact and Occupational Dermatitis specialist on 2015. Since then, more graduates of the department have joined the department as homegrown faculty, mentoring in other subspecialty fields such as Dermatopathology, Lasers and Cosmetics as well as Pediatric Dermatology. 

Presently, the Department takes pride in having a complete Residency Training Program that encompasses a diverse exposure to pathologic and cosmetic cases and various therapeutic modalities. Residents undergoing through the three-year Residency Training Program are guaranteed quality supervision in the various Dermatologic subspecialties such as Contact and Occupational Dermatology, Dermatopathology, Dermatologic Surgery, Infectious Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology and Photodermatology. Graduates of the department have consistently garnered top places in the Specialty Board Exams and have won several awards in Research in both local and international events. It is the mission of the Department to train physicians in the art and science of Dermatology, while providing excellent as well as compassionate service to patients.

Indeed, the Ospital ng Maynila Department of Dermatology has now grown to become the premier skin, hair, and nail referral center of the City of Manila.

Organizational Chart

Consultant Staff

From Left to Right: Jayne Bernadeth H. Li, MD, FPDS; Lesley Anne Chua, MD, DPDS; Faye Elinore Kison, MD, DPDS; Matthew David Parco, MD, DPDS (Assistant Training Officer); Mary Grace Anne Calvarido, MD, FPDS, FDSP-PDS, ICDP-UEMS; Camelia Faye Tuazon, MD, FPDS, FPDSP
From Left to Right: Armelia Andrea Lapitan-Torres, MD, FPDS(Training Officer); Ida Tiongco, MD, FAAD; Benedicto dL Carpio, MD, FPDS (Chairman Emeritus); Eileen Regalado-Morales MD, FPDS (Chairman); Amelita Tanglao-De Guzman, MD, FPDS, FDSP-PDS; Mary Ann Abesamis, MD, FPDS

Eileen Regalado-Morales, MD, FPDS
Chairman

Benedicto dL Carpio, MD, FPDS
Chairman Emeritus

Armelia Andrea Lapitan-Torres, MD, FPDS
Residency Training Officer
Assistant Research Coordinator
Journal Club Coordinator

Matthew David Parco, MD, DPDS
Chief Academic Coordinator
Consultant – Infectious Dermatology

Amelita Tanglao-De Guzman, MD, FPDS, FDSP-PDS
Consultant – Dermatopathology

Mary Grace Ann Calvarido, MD, FPDS, FDSP-PDS, ICDP-UEMS
Consultant – Dermatopathology and Dermoscopy

Jayne Bernadeth Li, MD, FPDS
Consultant – Dermatologic Surgery
Lasers and Cosmetic Dermatology

Dr. Lesley Anne Chua, MD, DPDS
Consultant – Phototherapy

Camelia Faye Tuazon, MD, FPDS, FPDSP
Consultant – Pediatric Dermatology and Dermoscopy

Faye Elinore Velasquez-Kison, MD, DPDS
Assistant Academic Coordinator
Research Coordinator
Consultant – Hair and Nails Disorder

Mary Ann Abesamis, MD, FPDS, MHA, APSVI
Visiting Consultant – Occupational and Environmental Dermatology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immunodermatology

Ida Tiongco, MD, FAAD
Honorary Member of the Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ
Visiting Consultant – Dermatologic Surgery

Residents

1ST Year residents:

From Left to Right: Yoshe Jesslyn, MD; Richanne Carmelle S.M. Saturno, MD; Ramuel Lance R. de Guzman, MD;
From Left to Right: Sofia Louise M. Valdes, MD, Laine Samantha G. Virtucio, MD
Bottom: Alain Stephen P. De Leon, MD

2nd Year residents:

From Left to Right: Louis Rianto, MD; Andrea Betina D. Bautista, MD; Jules Albert L. Crescini, MD;
From Left to Right: Angela Gayle S. Velayo, MD; Ammiel C. Gulmatico, MD; Maria Celestina T. Alba, MD

3rd year residents:

From Left to Right: Christine Octaviani, MD; Leonard Jansen M. Cua, MD (Deputy Chief); Mary Jhudielle C. Eusebio, MD;
From Left to Right: Aileen C. Calicaran, MD (Deputy Chief); Jitka Kiara C. Canlas, MD (Chief Resident)
Bottom: Camille Noelle M. Camara, MD

Facilities/Services Available

Diagnostics:

1. Gram staining
2. KOH examination
3. Tzanck smear
4. Wood’s lamp examination
5. Dermoscopy
6. Patch testing
7. Biopsy (Shave, Punch, Incision, Excision)
8. Dermatopathology

Treatments:

1. Acne surgery
2. Intralesional steroid Injections
3. Electrocautery
4. Chemical Peels
5. Microneedling
6. Mesolipo
7. Sclerotherapy
8. Phototherapy
9. Botulinum Toxin Injection
10. Filler Injection
11. Dermatologic Surgery (Excision, Incision, Incision and drainage, Mohs Micrographic Surgery)
12. CO2 and Q-switched Laser

Patient support:

1. Leprosy Team
2. Psoriasis Club

Residency Program

ORIGINAL OR CERTIFIED TRUE COPY and 1 PHOTOCOPY OF THE FOLLOWING:

1. Application letter addressed to the Hospital Director through the Chief of Clinics
2. Transcript of Records
3. Medical School Diploma
4. Certificate of Class Ranking and General Weighted Average
5. Certification of Good Moral Character from Medical School
6. Certificate of Internship
7. Certificate from Board of Medicine (PRC)
8. Board rating results (PRC)
9. PRC ID
10. Personal disclosure of physical/mental/psychological state of well-being appropriate for the position

OTHERS:

2 photocopies of Community Tax Certificate (CEDULA)
2 copies of Curriculum Vitae
2 passport size photos

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