Kidney Transplantation with PSN: Giving Life a Second Chance Maria Eliza R. Navarro, MD, FPCP, FPSN When the PSN came to be, the Philippines was not far behind the rest of the world when it came to renal transplantation. It was evident that the return of many foreign-trained subspecialists had paved the way for…
PSN Mindanao Maria Theresa Bad-ang MD PSN Mindanao Chapter has blossomed as one of the most extensive and most cohesive chapters of the Philippine Society of Nephrology. It is composed of nephrologists from the different regions of Mindanao, namely the Davao Region, Northern Mindanao Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, SOCSARGEN, and the Caraga Region. PSN Mindanao was…
The Other Side of the Nephrologist Beyond the Clinic: Dr. Marissa Lim, Intimate with Music Reina Lynn Antonio, MD, FPSN “Music touches us emotionally where words alone can’t.” – Johnny Depp This is the favorite quote of our featured Nephrologist, Dr. Marissa Elizabeth Lim, the Training Officer of the Section of Nephrology at the…
Paul Joseph T. Galutira, MD, MHA, FPPS, FPSN, FPNSP We are past two years since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared. This has led to a drastic turnaround not only amongst us Filipinos but also for every individual worldwide who seemed to be living a normal life. Perhaps only a few had an inkling that…
The BROAD CAST Agnes A. Alba, MD It has been thirty two years since the maiden issue of the BROAD CAST was published on December 1990. As was explained in that editorial, the term BROAD CAST may have two meanings. To the layperson, it means to announce publicly; to the nephrologist, it is…
Philippine Society of Nephrology Northern Luzon Chapter (NORLU): Daytoy Ti Istorya Mi Marvin C. Callanta, MD Twenty years ago, thirteen brave souls accepted the challenge to form a chapter in a not so hospitable terrain with an aggregate area of 62,495.12 square kilometers typified by meandering wild rivers, enormous valleys, colossal mountain ranges and…
