News and Events

A Successful Batch of Cleft Lip & Palate Surgeries at World CitiMed

Posted 09/22/2011

Last September 20, 2011, four kids underwent successful cleft lip and palate surgeries at the World CitiMed. Under the auspices and supervision of the president of Citi Cleft Foundation, Dr. Lau...

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INDIANA-BASED FILIPINO SURGEON DR. MANUEL CACDAC IN WORLD CITI MEDICAL CENTER

Posted 06/22/2011

Last April 2011, celebrated Indiana-based Surgeon Dr. Manuel β€œManny” Cacdac has conducted a major operation in World Citi Medical Center on a hydrocephalus patient whose cranium deformiti...

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World Citi Med's Heart's Work

Posted 08/12/2010

As they say, Wealth is not based on how much you have. Rather, it is how much you are willing to give with what you have. Being a Christian Institution, World Citi Med believes that what you've ...

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Citi Wellness Goes International

Posted 08/12/2010

Citi Wellness is a world-class wellness center. With its newest procedures and facilities and excellently trained doctors, it is now ready to compete internationally. With the help of Medical To...

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2nd Year Anniversary

Posted 07/22/2010

At last, we survived and we are now welcoming our second year with more smiles and confidence. We are thankful to our loyal clients who became instrumental in the direction that we want to pursue. Wit...

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Hydrocephalus Patients

Posted 07/20/2010

What is the relationship of Hydrocephalus Patients with Citi Wellness Center? 

Citi Wellness Center believes that a successful company does not only think of profits in the long run. Our...

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Doctors








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ALFREDO LO

Dr. Alfredo Lo is a distinguished surgeon who graduated from the medical school of Far Eastern University. He received his residency training on General Surgery at the Rizal Medical Center and earned his fellowship on Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery in RMC, UERMMMC, VMMC, and MMC.

He's a member of the following professional organizations: Philippine College of Surgeons, Philippine Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Surgical Oncology Society of the Philippines, Asian Surgical Association, and other organizations.

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MANOLITO PABLO V. FERREOL, MD

Dr. Manolito Pablo V. Ferreol is a Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon from the University of the Philippines. He took his internship and his residency training in the field of Plastic and Reconstructive and Burn Surgery in PGH Medical Center from 1989 to 1993.

Dr. Ferreol is a member of Philippine College of Occupational Health and the Philippine Association of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeries. He is also a member of the Philippine Society of Burn Injuries.

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JUAN P. SANCHEZ, JR., MD, FPCS, FPAPRAS

Dr. Jim P. Sanchez, a plastic surgeon, completed his College of Medicine and Surgery at the University of Santo Tomas. He is a diplomate and fellow of the Philippine College of Surgeons and the Philippine Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. He was a Top-notcher in the Philippine Board of General Surgery in 1987 and the Philippine Board of Plastic Surgery in 1991.

He has spent many years working with Operation Smile missions from 1988 to 2004. He was recently nominated as one of The Outstanding Filipino Physicians (TOFP) and the Ten Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) awards for the year 2009. He has also written books the latest of which came in 2007 with the title "Asian Rhinoplasty: A Guide for Aesthetic Surgeons".

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BRUCE RICHARD P. MANLAPAZ, DMD

Dr. Bruce V. Manlapaz has more than fifteen years of experience as a dentist specializing in Oral Implantology. He graduated from the University of the East College of Dentistry in 1992. He is a member of the Philippine Society of Implant Dentistry, the Manila Dental Society, International Society of Oral Implantologists, International Association of Orthodontists, and other dental societies.

He received his trainings from the University of Wurzburg in Germany and the Furusawa Implant Research Institute in Japan.

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EUGENIE AMANDA V. ROQUE, DMD

Dr. Eugenie Amanda V. Roque is a graduate from Centro Escolar University College of Dentistry in 1991. She took up post graduate studies and residency for Pediatric Dentistry at the Philippine Children's Medical Center and has acquired fifteen years of productive experience. She was a former Director of Philippine Pediatric Dental Society from 1999 to 2008 and the Chairperson of Continuing Dental Education from 1998 to 2000.

She actively gives lectures and wrote articles for the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Kiddie Smile Magazine and Baby Magazine.

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MANUEL A. CACDAC, MD

Neurosurgery

Professional Background:

•	Attending Neurosurgeon: Hopkins County Hospital 
•	Commander and Assitant Chief: Division of Neurosurgery
•	Teaching Fellow in Microneurosurgery: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Hospital, NY
•	Clinical and laboratory Instructor in Microneurosurgery: Post-graduate Courses
•	Residency training- Neurosurgery: Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and Hospital
•	Residency Training- General Surgery/Neurosurgery/Neuropathology: Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY 
•	Rotating Internship: St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie, NY
•	Standard Certificante: Medical Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates
•	Doctor of Medicine: University of Santo Tomas

Current Positions:

•	Visiting Consultant: World Citi Medical Center
•	Chairman of the Board: Hydrocephalus Foundation of the Philippines, Inc
•	Private Practice in Neurosurgery: Trover clinic, Madisonville, KY 
	Terre haute, IN
•	Licensed Medical Practitioner in the following:
	Philippines
	Indiana
	New York 
	New Jersey
	Pennsylvania 
	Kentucky
	Arizona

Memberships:

•	Society of Philippine Neurological Surgeons in America
•	Society of Philippine Surgeons in America
•	International College of Surgeons
 
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CHARLOTE C. GRANADO-DIZON, MD, PAPSHPI

Dr. Charlotte C. Granado - Dizon graduated from the University of Santo Tomas in 1999. She completed her internship at UST Hospital and residency training at Medical Skin Health Training Foundation for Clinical and Cosmetic Dermatology in 2008.

Dr. Dizon is a member of Philippine Association of Primary Skin Health Physicians Inc. and the World Society of Anti-Ageing Medicine.

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LAURENCE T. LOH, MD,FPCS, FPAPRAS

Dr. Laurence Loh is a well-known plastic surgeon and a graduate of the UP College of Medicine. He received his residency training on General Surgery and Plastic Surgery on the same school and earned his fellowship on Craniofacial and Microvascular Surgery in Norfolk, Virginia in 1997 and 1998.

He's a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, a Fellow of the Philippine College of Surgeons since 1995, and also a Fellow of Philippine Association of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons since 1995.

He participated and led hundreds of cleft lip and palate missions since 1994 here and abroad. He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Board of Operation Smile Philippines.

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JOSEPH ERROL VALENA NAVARRO, MD

Dr. Joseph Erroll V. Navarro acquired his medical education at the University of Santo Tomas in 2001. He practiced General and Neurological surgery in UST Hospital from 2002 to 2004 and became a Chief Resident Surgeon in 2007 and 2008. He received his diplomate from the Philippine Board of Neurological Surgery in 2009. He participated in various seminars and training here and abroad such as the Third Southeast Asean Course in Pediatric Neurosurgery in 2005 and the 13th ASEAN Congress of Neurological Surgeons held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 2008 where he won the first place in International Free Paper Presentation for his research on "The Effect of Mannitol on Large Hemispherical Infarct that Underwent Decompressive Hemicraniectomy: An Animal Model, 2006-2007".

Dr. Navarro has also released 2 publications entitled "A Proposed Scoring System to Screen for Vasospasm following Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage" and "The Effect of Cylindrical Retraction versus Corticotomy on Neural Tissue: An Animal Model".