National Kidney and Transplant Institute

National Kidney and Transplant Institute The NKTI employs one of the region’s most experienced surgical transplant team and is home to the nation’s top transplant program.
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The Philippines' National Specialty Center for Renal Care and Organ Transplantation with a three-fold mission of Service, Training, and Research providing Filipinos afflicted with kidney and allied diseases with specialized health and medical services. NKTI provides Filipino people afflicted with kidney and allied diseases with specialized health and medical services center for referral of kidney patients from various regional hospitals nationwide. The hospital is a five-building complex with a 383-bed capacity, and provides 24/7 emergency services, inpatient and outpatient basic and tertiary medical, hemodialysis, surgical, diagnostic, intensive care, and rehabilitative services.

Let’s talk about your kidneys! Sa unang episode ng KIDNEY VIBES PH podcast, ating pag-usapan ang Chronic Kidney Disease ...
20/02/2026

Let’s talk about your kidneys!

Sa unang episode ng KIDNEY VIBES PH podcast, ating pag-usapan ang Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) at paano maiiwasan ito! Kaya kung mayroon kayong katanungan, ilagay ito sa comment section!

Abangan at makibahagi sa NKTI podcast sa NKTI website at fb page, March 12, 2026, 8:00 AM! Stay tuned!

18/02/2026

To our valued patients and guests:

Please be informed that the Institute's official email account is now fully operational. You may now email your queries, feedback, and concerns to: pro@nkti.gov.ph.

Thank you.

16/02/2026

To our valued patients and guests:

Please be informed that our email address pro@nkti.gov.ph is currently experiencing technical issues.

In the meantime, kindly email your concerns and queries to: nkti.pio@gmail.com.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.

NKTI Advisory
16/02/2026

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NKTI Advisory | Renovation of Canteen4 February 2026
04/02/2026

NKTI Advisory | Renovation of Canteen
4 February 2026

𝗜𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺: 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗕. 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹October 8, 1945 - January 24, 2026The 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 (𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜) mou...
26/01/2026

𝗜𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺: 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗕. 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹

October 8, 1945 - January 24, 2026

The 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 (𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜) mourns the passing of 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝘆𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗕. 𝗥𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹, a pioneer in Pediatric Nephrology both within the Institute and throughout the Philippines, who peacefully joined our Creator on Saturday, January 24, 2026.

Dr. Rosel was the 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 from 1986 to 2006 and likewise had a fruitful and prominent career at her medical alma mater, the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC), where she served as Department Chairperson in the early 1990s and in the 2000s, the National Children's Hospital (NCH), the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC), St. Luke's Medical Center, and Cardinal Santos Medical Center.

Despite advancing her knowledge of Pediatric Nephrology abroad at the Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University, in Detroit, Michigan—first as a Senior Resident and as a Nephrology Fellow for two years—she returned to the Philippines equipped with the advanced learning she gained from her time there and ready to impart her expertise with others.

After establishing the Pediatric Nephrology Division at the NKTI in 1986, she went on to train the Institute's next generation of pediatric nephrologists starting in 1987, most notably mentoring prominent NKTI specialists Dr. Ma. Lorna Lourdes Simangan, Dr. Ofelia De Leon, Dr. Maria Angeles Marbella, Dr. Violeta Valderrama, Dr. Esther Tan-Medina, and Dr. Maria Isabel Vilvar. Until the end of her stint in 2006, she was able to mentor 20 specialists, formidable both in clinical practice and in research, both here and abroad.

She went on to become the National Secretary and Treasurer of the Philippine Pediatric Society (PPS) for 4 years, the National Treasurer of the Philippine Society of Nephrology (PSN) for 12 years, and the Pediatric Nephrology Society of the Philippines (PNSP) for 3 years, and garner such awards as the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Pagasa Award in 1999 for the "Batong Bulilit" School, an in-house, informal classroom for long-term pediatric hospital patients.

Dr. Rosel looked beyond the rigors of healthcare delivery and took a more holistic approach to patient care, addressing the needs of the patient, their family, and the community as a whole.

Her passion and dedication to her calling and its advancement, and the intention and care by which she pursued it, will be fondly remembered by all who knew her, and her legacy passed on by those she trained.

𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹-𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺The National Kidney and Transp...
26/01/2026

𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗗𝘂𝗮𝗹-𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) recently marked a significant milestone in its diagnostic capabilities with the blessing of the 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝟵𝟬 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗙𝗹𝘂𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘆 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁. Led by 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿, alongside 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗿. 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮 𝗜𝗜𝗜 and Radiology staff led by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮, the ceremony highlighted the culmination of years of rigorous planning and procurement. This high-performance system is notably the second machine the Department of Radiology has successfully secured with a ten-year warranty, a strategic achievement that ensures long-term operational reliability and state-of-the-art imaging *modalities* for the Institute’s specialized medical services.

The CombiDiagnost R90 is a versatile dual-modality solution that integrates digital radiography and fluoroscopy, allowing for a wide array of interventional and diagnostic procedures with optimized dose management and enhanced patient comfort. This new unit will be pivotal in diagnosing renal and urologic conditions through specialized examinations such as cystograms, retrograde urethrograms, and fluoro-guided nephrostomy tube changes. Furthermore, its advanced imaging capabilities extend to complex gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, and respiratory procedures—including barium swallow procedures, percutaneous transhepatic biliary drainages, and post-operative contrast examinations—strengthening NKTI’s commitment to providing world-class precision medicine and comprehensive patient care.

NKTI Advisory | Scheduled power interruption on January 25, 2026 (Sunday) affecting Main Building and Diagnostic Buildin...
23/01/2026

NKTI Advisory | Scheduled power interruption on January 25, 2026 (Sunday) affecting Main Building and Diagnostic Building

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜'𝘀 𝗛𝗗 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝟮𝟮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – Executives and technical experts from 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂...
22/01/2026

𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜'𝘀 𝗛𝗗 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

𝟮𝟮 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – Executives and technical experts from 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀, 𝗜𝗻𝗰., led by 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘆𝘀𝗵𝘆𝗻 and 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘁, visited the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) to observe the facility’s technical operations and strengthen institutional ties. The delegation was officially received by 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗣. 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 and 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝘂𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗿. 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮 𝗜𝗜𝗜. A tour of the facility was conducted by the Head Nurses of the Hemodialysis unit, led by 𝗟𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖. 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗱, 𝗥𝗡. The visitors visited the Institute’s various hemodialysis units, as well as the critical 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝘀𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 (𝗥𝗢) 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆.

NKTI Advisory | January 20, 2026Re: DOH - Medical Assistance Information System Downtime
20/01/2026

NKTI Advisory | January 20, 2026
Re: DOH - Medical Assistance Information System Downtime

📢 READ THE NEWEST ISSUE OF THE RENAL CAPSULE! 📢🔗 Visit the Official NKTI Website (nkti.gov.ph/nkti-newsletter/).What's i...
19/01/2026

📢 READ THE NEWEST ISSUE OF THE RENAL CAPSULE! 📢

🔗 Visit the Official NKTI Website (nkti.gov.ph/nkti-newsletter/).
What's inside the 4th Quarter Renal Capsule Edition?

📌 NKTI Executive Director Dr. Dator shares his vision for the Institute in 2026
📌 Meet the ISO Internal Audit Leaders who made our Zero Non-conformity possible
📌 NKTI and PCAS host regional laparascopic donor nephrectomy workshop
📌 Angels in NKTI: A young stroke patient's journey to recovery through the NKTI Brain Attack Team
📌 NKTI's Christmas 2025 in photos
📌 GAD Corner: The Real Pogi Campaign
📌 An NKTI Spotlight on Pulmonology's Dr. Joann Kathleen Ginete-Garcia, and
📌 How NKTI Infrastructure of Kinship can help our overall occupational health

Happy reading!

𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗖)Fol...
12/01/2026

𝗡𝗞𝗧𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗥𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗖)

Following its closure in 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) commenced its initiative to revive the NKTI Radiation Oncology Section through the 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 (𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗖).

The LINAC is commonly used as a mode of treatment for cancer, utilizing high-energy x-rays or electrons to target and destroy specific tumor volumes in a patient’s body, while minimizing the dose of radiation to surrounding tissue.

Department of Health Secretary Hon. Sec. Teodoro J. Herbosa, and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Michael O. De Jesus and Chairman of the DBP Board of Directors Mr. Philip G. Lo joined members of the NKTI Executive Committee, headed by Executive Director Dr. Jose Dante P. Dator, in signing the deed of donation of the LINAC.

Cancer is the 2nd leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the Philippines after ischemic heart disease as of October 2025 (per Philippine Statistics Authority Press Release No. 2025-470). As such, the NKTI is committed to continuous improvement of its healthcare delivery and services, whether through acquiring medical expertise and skills or technology to aid in proper diagnosis and treatment of disease.

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NKTI Wins Healthcare Asia Award for Innovative Multi-organ Failure Treatment

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute was recently awarded by Healthcare Asia with the SERVICE INOVATION OF THE YEAR AWARD for 2020 for its entry, “HEMOPERFUSION: an innovative adsorption technology for multi-organ failure.”

Healthcare Asia recognizes excellence in the Asia Pacific's healthcare sector, through the Healthcare Asia Awards 2020. This award honors hospitals and clinics that rise above challenges and recognizes initiatives that have made a tremendous positive impact to their patients and the healthcare industry. These best practices among Asia’s premium healthcare facilities serve as models of breakthrough practices in various fields of the healthcare sector.

Leptospirosis is the scourge of an urban city that has resulted in a devastating disease caused by floods and a rat-infested environment. This was the experience of the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) in 2018 and 2019 with the upsurge of patients admitted with severe leptospirosis accompanied by kidney failure, liver dysfunction and lung hemorrhage.