GERARDO DIZON LEGASPI, MD, FAFN

Nominee for PGH Director

TEACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS
EDUCATION AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
PRE MED

University of the Philippines Diliman

BS Biology (cum laude)
1983

MEDICAL EDUCATION

University of the Philippines

College of Medicine
Outstanding Graduate in Clinical Clerkship
1987

NEUROSURGICAL TRAINING

Section of Neurosurgery
Philippine General Hospital
1993

INTERNATIONAL MASTERS
DEGREE

Neurovascular Diseases
Paris SUD Mahidol University
2003

2010 UPMASA Outstanding Teacher in the Clinical Sciences

University of the Philippines College of Medicine
2005 UPMASA Outstanding Teacher in the Clinical Sciences
University of the Philippines College of Medicine

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
VISITING PROFESSOR , Grand Rounds ,Harvard Medical Systems/Brigham
Womens Hospital, Farley Hall, Childrens Hospital, Boston. June 16, 2004
Keyhole Approaches to Anterior Circulation Aneurysms
SPEAKER, World Congress of Neurosurgery, September 2009, John Haynes
Convention Center, Boston, Massachussettes, USA, Superoanterior Interhemispheric
Keyhole Approach for Posteriorly Directed Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms

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SPEAKER, World Congress of Neurosurgery, September 8-13, 2013, COEX

Convention Center, Seoul , South Korea, Programmed Occlusion for Cavernous ICA
Aneurysms
SPEAKER, 83rd American Association of Neurological Surgeons Meeting, May 2-6, 2015,
Walter E. Washington, Convention Center, Washington DC, Avoidance and
Management of Complications in Aneurysm Srugery
VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURER , Neurosurgical Grand Rounds, Gates Vascular
Center , Buffalo General Hospital, New York , May 7, 2015, Surgical Management
of Intraventricular Tumors

RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
PUBLISHED
Legaspi GD, Domingo FT, Intracranial Tumors at the Philippine General Hospital
A Ten Year Retrospective. Philippine Journal of Surgical Specialties, Sept 1994
Gigataras MT, Legaspi GD, Outcome of Treatment for Arteriovenous Malformations of
the Brain: A Five Year Restrospective Series from the Philippines, Neurology Asia 11:
91-96, 2006
Legaspi GD, Jimenez KP, ACTA Medica Phillipinesia, Temporary CSF Diversion in
Surgery for Posterior Fossa Tumors 2009
Litao ML, Legaspi CD, Asian Journal of Neurosurgery, AVM Compartments: Do they
modulate Transnidal Pressure? An Electrical Model, Vol 7 Issue 4 2012

ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TEACHING
TRAINING OFFICER

PGH Neurosurgical Residency

199

CHAIR

PGH Section of Neurosurgery

2004-2007

ASSOCIATE PROF 6

UP College of Medicine

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SERVICE/EXTENSION
TREASURER

BRAIN Foundation of the Philippines

PRESIDENT

UP Medical Alumni Society

2013

EXECOMM MEMBER

World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies

Asian Congress of Neurosurgery
Asian Australasian Society of Neurosurgery

PRESIDENT

ASEAN Neurosurgery Society

2012- 2013

PRESIDENT

Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons

2011, 2012, 2013

VICE PRESIDENT

Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons

2000-2002

SECRETARY

Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons

1998-1999

SECRETARY GENERAL

ASEAN Neurosurgery Society

1999-2000

CHAIRMAN

Organizing Committee
9th ASEAN Congress of Neurosurgeons
2000

SIGNIFICANT QUALIFICATIONS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Dr Gerardo Gap D. Legaspi has exhibited a passion do his best since high school when
he graduated from La Salle Greenhills in 1979, among the top of his class in the Brother
Aloysius Honors Society. He carried this to his pre med course graduating Cum Laude in
B.S. Biology in 1983 in UP Diliman . This while competing for the UP Varsity Track and
Field team for 4 years, Captain in the last 2, and given the prestigious Sweaterman
Award during graduation. In between all of these he was and officer in the Pre-Medical
Society.

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In medical school he continued his love for sports and music while going through the
rigors of studying and the wards. His organizational skills were honed further by
putting together events as an officer for his fraternity, the Phi Kappa Mu. He graduated
as one of the 10 Most Outstanding in Clinical Clerkship in 1987. He carried on this
multitasking ability to Neurosurgical residency and finished as Chief Resident in 1993.
He joined the UP Academe in 1994, getting promoted to Assoc Prof I in 2004 when he
became Chief of the Section of Neurosurgery in PGH. He continues to teach students
from the YL 3 to 7 giving lectures and conducting small group discussions, earning his
promotion to Assoc Prof 6 in 2015. Early in his career he became active in International
Neurosurgcial Organizations, organizing the ASEAN Congress in Manila in 2000, later
becoming the President in 2012. His dealings with the leaders of World Neurosurgery
facilitated the holding of Educational Courses here, benefitting his colleagues that can
not attend expensive international meetings. Dr. Legaspi helped put the name of the
Philippines in the World map by being the First Filipino to be invited to lecture in
Harvard . Up to the present he is regularly invited to international meetings as a speaker
and as visiting professor in major US Univeristies.
His passion to improve treatment of Cerebral aneurysms and tumors led to milestone
surgeries in the country such as keyhole aneurysm surgeries, awake craniotomy and
brainstem auditory implantation. He continues to be active in neurosurgical
administrative work even after having served the longest term that a president of the
Academy of Filipino Neurosurgeons has had (3 years). He currently sits in the Executive
Committee of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies and 3 other regional
organizations.
Gaps commitment is not only to academic excellence . One of his constant concern is
how to improve services to our charity patients, specifically to those in neurosurgery.
Through his ties with leaders in the business world he was able to effect a constant flow
of donations for patients needs and services using the Brain Foundation , of which he is
the Treasurer, as conduit. A major achievement in this regard is the opening of the
Pediatric Neurosurgcial and Craniofacial Unit, supported largely by private donations.
This has allowed the timely and regular operations of more than 300 children with
congenital CNS malformations annually , effectively eliminating the long backlog at the
PGH OPD ..
His true test as an administrator was experienced when in 2010 Dr. Jose Gonzales,
Director of the PGH assigned him to the Department of Pay Patient Services. At that time
almost 50 of the 298 rooms were closed and the physical state of those that were in use
ranged from passable to pathetic. Process changes were initiated, such as improvement
of billing and Philhealth services as well as setting up a customer care desk in the DPPS
office. Guidelines were formalized and implemented to ensure efficient admissions and
discharges. Dr. Legaspi was able to start physical improvements by soliciting donations
from private businessmen as well as the UP Medical Alumni Society. To date , almost

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Php 30 M has been raised , 50 % of the rooms have been renovated and improved
working conditions for the the staff have been initiated.
Dr. Legaspi has chosen to spend 22 years of his professional life as a neurosurgeon in
PGH. A decision which some colleagues and friends dissuaded him from doing. He now
does more than 80 % of his private surgeries in PGH and believes that his patients will
have a better chance of doing well with their treatment than in other hospitals that he
goes to. He still sees private patients in other hospitals where he earns debts of
gratitude from political leaders and business movers. He intends to take advantage of
these relationships in facilitating donations, financial tie-ups and increase government
budgeting for PGH.
One day, Gap wants to see the richest and the poorest of our society admitted to PGH.

FLAGSHIP PROJECTS
1. COMPUTERIZATION
Everyone knows that the backbone of an efficient organization is based on
information technology. The UP System has initiated a University wide program
in which PGH is one of the main beneficiary.

2. INFRASTRUCTURE
PARKING BUILDING
Plans are already in place . We have to come up with a structure that is
the needs and character of PGH.

responsive to

MAJOR RENOVATION/GREENING OF PGH

In addition to the usual physical improvements , we need to start utilizing technology
to decrease our electrical consumption . ( i.e. LED Lighting, Alternative power
generation)
Convert all 11 gardens in PGH to Healing Gardens
Renovation of should highlight the historical value of PGHs architecture mixed with
modern designs. This will involve planning for the whole of PGH so that the
architectural features will be in unison.

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Create Wellness Centers for Personnel

3. STRENGTHEN PGHS ROLE AS THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

HOSPITAL
CREATE TRAINING AGREEEMENTS WITH DOH HOSPITALS
This is one way by which PGH can help improve the standards of DOH hospitals, by
accepting recommended trainess, funded by the DOH, to train in PGH.
In return DOH will be asked to allocate regular funding to PGH , to support its goal of
creating Centers of Excellence . We will propose to DOH Specialties which they dont
have centers for yet.
National Cancer Institute
National Poison Control Center
National Trauma and Disaster Management Center
National Brain Center
MORE ACTIVE ROLE OF PGH IN THE HEALTH CARE OF THE UP COMMUNITY
NATIONWIDE.

4. CREATE BANNER PROGRAMS FOR THE CLINICAL AND

ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
Eeach unit in PGH should be given a chance to stand out and be proud of
Its innovations and contribution to patient welfare.
Multidsciplinary services should be organized under the office of the Director to
address conditions where PGH can offer the best treatment. To name a few:
Craniofacial Surgery
Spine Surgery
Skull Base Surgery