Chong Hua Hospital Department of Internal Medicine

20/12/2025

Wishing everyone a joyful Christmas filled with love, peace, and togetherness. May this season bring renewed hope and countless reasons to be grateful—from all of us at Querencia, CHH Department of Internal Medicine. ❤️🎄

17/12/2025

Congratulations to our residents for their outstanding achievements at the Philippine College of Physicians – Cebu Chapter Case Report Competition 2025:
🥈 Dr. Krisha Otadoy – Second Place
🥉 Dr. Samuel Ayo – Third Place

And to our finalists, Dr. Rainier Banquirigo and Dr. Kate Cassandra Digaum

Your dedication to research and excellence truly brings honor to our department. Keep raising the bar!

17/12/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Darlene Barago for winning First Place at the Philippine Neurological Association Annual Research Contest (Case Report / Case Series Category)! 🏆

Your outstanding work, “Genetic and Phenotypic Insights into MERRF: The MT-TK m.8344A>G Variant in a Filipino Family with Progressive Myoclonus Epilepsy,” is a testament to excellence in research and dedication to neurology.

11/12/2025

🎉 Congratulations, Dr. Mc. Collins Villanueva! 🎉

Proudly representing our institution at the **23rd Asian Pacific Congress of Nephrology** in Taipei, Taiwan, Dr. Villanueva presented his paper entitled:

“A Rare Case of Bilateral Kidney Malrotation Presenting with Nephrotic Range Proteinuria in a 31-Year-Old Female Patient.”

Your dedication to excellence and contribution to nephrology research truly make us proud.

11/12/2025

🎉 Congratulations, CIM Research Congress Finalists! 🎉

We’re proud to recognize all our outstanding finalists whose hard work, curiosity, and commitment to scientific excellence brought them to this stage. Your dedication continues to inspire our entire community.

A special congratulations to Dr. Samuel Ayo for winning 1st place! 🥇👏
Your achievement is well-deserved and a testament to your passion for research and innovation.

Here’s to more breakthroughs and milestones ahead!

05/12/2025

Congratulations to our top achievers in the recent Philippine College of Physician Residents In-Service Exam (P*P RITE) 2025!

Despite the unrelenting pace and demands of residency, you have risen above the challenge and emerged triumphant.

Your grit, mental fortitude, and unwavering commitment to excellence shine through in this remarkable feat.

You remind us all that even in the busiest, most exhausting days, dedication and passion can lead to extraordinary success.

We are proud of you—keep striving, keep inspiring, and keep raising the bar.

22/11/2025

The Department of Internal Medicine extends its warm congratulations to Dr. Kaye Siao for her informative poster presentation on “Anabolic Steroid-Induced Liver Injury Managed with Extracorporeal Therapy: A Case Report” during the Asian Pacific Digestive Week held last November 18-22, 2025 at the Suntec Singapore Convention Center.

May your drive for research inspire others.

21/11/2025

🎉 CHH–Cebu Department of Internal Medicine Proudly Celebrates Excellence! 🎉

Warmest congratulations to Dr. Sharrah Tan, Dr. Kate Digaum, and Dr. Alexa Tibon for successfully presenting their outstanding case report presentations at the 47th PSMID Annual Convention held last November 18–20, 2025 at the SMX Convention Center Manila.

📌 Featured Case Report Presentations:
🔹 Dr. Sharrah Tan — Neurosyphilis Presenting as Dyschromatopsia in an Immunocompetent Adult
🔹 Dr. Kate Digaum — Surviving a Rare Multifocal Musculoskeletal Infection With Concomitant Septic Myocarditis From Streptococcus dysgalactiae Bacteremia in a 50-Year-Old Filipino Male: A Case Report
🔹 Dr. Alexa Tibon — An Atypical Presentation of COVID-19 With Round Pneumonia Mimicking Pulmonary Metastases in a 74-Year-Old Male With Hepatocellular Carcinoma

We applaud your hard work and remarkable representation of Chong Hua Hospital–Cebu on the national stage.

21/11/2025

We are delighted to celebrate the outstanding achievements of two of our very own residents at the 47th PSMID Annual Convention during the Dr. Antonio J. Gonzaga Research Awards 2025

🏅 First Place – Descriptive Study Category
Dr. Samuel Ayo
"Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in the Philippines: Diagnostic Challenges, Clinical Features, and Insights from the First Multicenter Registry and Descriptive Analysis.”

🌟 Top 6 Finalist – Case Report Category
Dr. Krisha Otadoy
“Hyper IgE Syndrome in a 28-Year-Old Filipino Male With Multifocal Pyomyositis and Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy Complicated by Cardiac Tamponade Due to Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus: A Case Report.”

We are incredibly proud of your achievements!

14/11/2025

06/11/2025

Bantayi ang imong lawas, likayi ang komplikasyon sa leptospirosis!
Kung nakasalom ka o nakatabok sa baha, ayaw hulata nga mograbe ang sintomas.
🩺 Duola among charity clinic para sa libre nga check-up ug tambal! (samtang naa pa'y stock)

📍3rd floor IM Charity Clinic, Chong Hua Fuente Medical Arts Building 2
🕘 Monday to Friday, 9am - 3pm