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GERARD SARANZA, M.D.             
Neurologist, Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders Specialist

Dr. Saranza is a board-certified neurologist practicing in Cebu, Philippines. He earned his undergraduate and medical degree from the University of the Philippines. He completed his Adult Neurology training at the Philippine General Hospital, and further trained in Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders at the University of Toronto-Toronto Western Hospital under the mentorship of Prof. Anthony Lang. In his senior year of fellowship training, he had rotations in subspecialty clinics, including Electrophysiology in Movement Disorders and Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Programming.

 

He also performs botulinum toxin injections for movement disorders (e.g., dystonia, blepharospasm, hemifacial spasm, post-stroke spasticity) as well as for other indications, such as sialorrhea. In the hospitals he is affiliated with, he has been given privileges to see pediatric patients with movement disorders. Dr. Saranza is an active member of the Movement Disorders Society of the Philippines (MDSP) and the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (IPMDS). Moreover, he has a strong commitment to education and research, having published in the field of General Neurology and Movement Disorders, including first-author publications and co-authorship in respectable, peer-reviewed journals

EDUCATION

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND​

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     Sacred Heart School-Jesuit 

     Primary and Secondary Education

     University of the Philippines Manila, B.S. Biology

     Undergraduate                     

     University of the Philippines College of Medicine

     Medical School

                    

POST-GRADUATE TRAINING


     University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital 

     Residency Training in Adult Neurology


     University of Toronto-Toronto Western Hospital 

     Fellowship Training in Parkinson’s disease

          and Movement  Disorders                


BOARD CERTIFICATION


     Philippine Physician Licensure Examination
           Adult Neurology Specialty Board 

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HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS


     Chong Hua Hospital Cebu (Fuente) 
     Chong Hua Hospital Mandaue
     Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center
     University of Cebu Medical Center
     Visayas Med Hospital
     Cebu Velez General Hospital
     St. Vincent General Hospital

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AFFILIATIONS


     Fellow, Philippine Neurological Association 
     Member, Movement Disorders Society of the Philippines 
     Member, International Parkinson and Movement

           Disorders Society

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HMOs ACCEPTED
     None. The Philippine Neurological Association does

     not allow its members from being affiliated with HMOs /                   Insurance companies. 

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