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.