My Ex and Whys

Dr. Benjamir Cabrera is a Fellow of the Philippine Pediatric Society. He is the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics of the University of Perpetual Help Dalta Medical Center from June 2019 up to the present. He was also the Training Officer, Department Chair and Associate Chair for Clinical Affairs of the same hospital prior to being the Department Chair.

He is a faculty member of the Department of Pediatrics, Pharmacology, Physiology and Microbiology of the Jonelta Foundation School of Medicine.

Dr. Cabrera is a professional volunteer at the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation Philippines, Inc. He is a consultant of the Cranio Facial Team of Our Lady of Peace Hospital Foundation, Perpetual Help Medical Center, Alabang Medical Clinic Systems and the Callejo General Hospital.

He obtained his degree in Medical Technology and Doctor of Medicine from the Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Memorial Medical Foundation. He completed his post graduate Internship Training at the Jose Reyes Memorial Medical Center and his Pediatric Residency Training at the UP-PGH.

Dr. Maria Xenia Velmonte is an Active Staff of the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Dental Medicine at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Makati Medical Center and Our Lady of Peace Craniofacial Center. She is a Fellow of the Philippine Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons and the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

She is a certified provider of Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Dr. X is a graduate of the University of the Philippines College of Dentistry, Manila. She had her Intravenous Sedation Training and Externship in Hospital Dentistry at the UP-PGH Department of Hospital Dentistry.

She finished her 5-year post graduate residency as Chief Resident in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Department of Dental Medicine, St. Martin de Pores Charity Hospital. While in training she successfully applied for an Exchange Residency Program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and was a rotating resident of the Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital, Children's Hospital, Sinai Hospital and Veteran's Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

She also attended a 2 ½ year preparatory course for international certification to the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons' Continuing Education Course at the Prince of Songkla University and International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons in Hat Yai, Thailand.

Dr. Maria Janet Mapa-Pandan is an active orthodontic consultant at the Asian Hospital and Medical Center, St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City.

She is a volunteer Orthodontist at Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation Philippines. She is a consultant of Our Lady of Peace Craniofacial Center and the Smile Train Craniofacial Center in Manila.

Dr. Janet is the incumbent President of the Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO). She is a Diplomate of the Philippine Board of Orthodontics, a Fellow of the Association of Philippine Orthodontists (APO), World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) and the International College of Dentists (ICD). She is an International Member of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) and a Board Trustee of the Noordhoff Craniofacial Foundation Philippines Inc.

She graduated from the Centro Escolar University. She underwent Dental Externship Training Program in Oral Surgery at the University of the Philippines, Manila - Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH). She obtained her post graduate Certificate in Orthodontics in 1998.

Dr. Germilyn Krizza "Mia" Go, is a Pediatric Dental Consultant and Academic Staff of the Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry Program at the Pediatric Dentistry Center Philippines since 2017. She is a visiting Pediatric Dental Specialist at the Grace General Hospital, Healthy Smiles Dental Center and Urban Smiles Dental Clinic.

Dr. Mia obtained her degree in Doctor of Dental Medicine at the Centro Escolar University Manila in 2013. She attended an Advanced Orthodontics Program prior to her post graduate training in Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry in 2015. Dr. Mia proceeded to her Externship Training Program in Hospital Dentistry at the UP-PGH in 2016 and underwent training on Naso-alveolar Molding for CLAP patients conducted at the Our Lady of Peace Craniofacial Center 2019.

Dr. Larissa Ann Ang-Lim, is a faculty of the College of Dentistry of Cebu Doctors' University and a Medical Staff of the Chong Hua Hospital in Cebu.

She completed her degree in Nursing from the Velez College in Cebu City. After 5 years of being a nurse, she then pursued her Doctor of Dental Medicine education at the Cebu Doctors' University in 2012. Dr. Ang-Lim completed her post graduate training in Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry at the Pediatric Dentistry Center Philippines in 2015. She underwent training in Naso-alveolar Molding for CLAP patients conducted at the Our Lady of Peace Craniofacial Center in 2018.

Teacher Bernard, fondly called by his patients, is a Licensed Occupational Therapist and has been practicing OT since 2014. He is an Ayres Sensory Integration Certified Therapist, a Sensory Integration and Praxis Test Certified Provider and is trained in Masgutova NeuroSensory Reflex Integration. He is the Director/Incorporator of Move and Think Therapy Specialists Inc. (MATTS) and Progressive Academy for Children with Exceptionalities Inc. (PRACE) based in Malolos, Bulacan.

He has been a resource speaker for the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor on Handling Children with Neuro Developmental Disabilities at Home and in School and at the University of Santo Tomas – College of Rehabilitation Sciences speaking about the university’s Occupational Therapy Preinternship Program.

He gained his BS Occupational Therapy degree from the University of Santo Tomas. He is currently affiliated with the Philippine Academy of Occupational Therapists, Inc. and Collaborative for Leadership in Ayres Sensory Integration.

Dr. Kaye Napalinga is a Diplomate of the Philippine Pediatric Society and a Fellow of Philippine Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Her practice includes Developmental, Behavioral and General Pediatrics at the The Medical City in Clark, Pampanga and in her Pediatric Clinic in Meycauayan, Bulacan. She sees pediatric patients for Feeding Evaluation and Management at The Medical City, Center for Developmental Pediatrics – Feeding Clinic in Pasig City.

She has participated in numerous training workshops and observership programs on Developmental Behavioral and General Pediatrics locally and internationally. She co-authored a published research entitled "Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (HEDS) Phenotype in Fragile X Permutation Carriers: Case Series" and an oral presentation entitled, "Feeding Difficulties in Children with Developmental Disabilities".

She finished her pre-medical degree in BS Biology from the University of Santo Tomas. She pursued her Doctor of Medicine from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center. She finished her internship training from East Avenue Medical Center. She took her post graduate training in General Pediatrics and her Fellowship training in Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics from The Medical City Hospital, Pasig City.

Dr. Maria Luz del Rosario obtained her training in Pediatrics at the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital and Wake Forest University - Bowman Gray School of Medicine - North Carolina Baptist Hospital in NC, USA.

She completed her fellowship in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology as well as in Blood and Marrow Transplantation at the University of Florida Health Science Center in Gainesville, Florida, USA.

Dr. del Rosario is a certified medical researcher having been a primary investigator as well as co-author of more than a dozen published articles in medical journals and medical text books on her field of expertise; hematology, oncology, bone marrow and transfusion.

Dr. Karen De Pano is a consultant at the Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center. She was a former college instructor at the Bataan Peninsula State University and a school dentist at the Collegio De San Juan de Letran, Bataan from 2014 to 2020.

Dr. De Pano is a graduate of the Centro Escolar University in 1997. She finished her Externship Training on Pediatric Dentistry at the Pediatric Dentistry Center in 1999. She then pursued her orthodontics training at the Center for Orthodontics Training Center.

Dr. Karen was awarded the Most Outstanding President for Luzon by the Philippine Dental Association in 2021 for her numerous public health projects for their community, particularly their Chapter's Oral Health Practice Posters.

Dr. Ma. Elaine Sison-Manzanero is the current Auditor of the Philippine Pediatric Dental Society, Inc. (PPDSI). Prior to the present term she held elective and appointive positions in PPDSI as Treasurer and organizing committee member for past PPDSI conventions. She practices Pediatric Dentistry and Oral Surgery at Dental Town in Filinvest Alabang and Dentista Inc. in Alabang Town Center. She also holds clinic at DentPhix Clinics in Silver City, Pasig City,

She graduated from the Centro Escolar University in 2002. Dr. Manzanero completed the Externship Training Program in Oral Surgery at the University of the Philippines Manila-Philippine General Hospital in 2004. She then continued her post graduate education with her Residency Training in Pediatric Dentistry at the Pediatric Dentistry Center Philippines in 2006.