Maria Christina Tumangan- Manas, M.D., D.P.B.O.

Mobile No. +63917-8108485

E-mail christinamanas@yahoo.com

Hospital Affiliations

Active Staff, Department of Ophthalmology

Asian Hospital and Medical Center
2205 Civic Drive, Filinvest, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Affiliate Staff, Department of Ophthalmology

St. Luke’s Medical Center
279 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City

Positions

Treasurer, Department of Ophthalmology

Asian Hospital and Medical Center
2205 Civic Drive, Filinvest, Alabang, Muntinlupa City

Core Consultant, Vision Laser Center

St. Luke’s Medical Center
279 E. Rodriguez Sr. Avenue, Quezon City

Medical Education and Training

Fellowship Cornea, External Disease and Refractive Surgery

University of Southern California-Doheny Eye Institute
Los Angeles, California, USA, 1998 –1999

Residency Ophthalmology
University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital
Manila, Philippines, 1995 – 1997

Medical Internship University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital

Manila, Philippines, 1993 –1994

Doctor of Medicine University of the East-Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical

Center
Quezon City, Philippines, 1989 –1993

B.S. Psychology University of the Philippines, Diliman

Quezon City, Philippines, 1985 –1989

Licenses and Certification

Conductive Keratoplasty Certification Course

The St. Luke’s Vision Laser Center, Quezon City, Philippines, March 2006

Zyoptix Course with the Bausch and Lomb Technolas 217z Excimer Laser
The St. Luke’s Vision Laser Center, Quezon City, Philippines, September 2001
LASIK Certification Course with the Bausch and Lomb Technolas 217z Excimer Laser
The St. Luke’s Vision Laser Center, Quezon City, Philippines, March 2001

LASIK Certification Course with the VISX Excimer Laser

Laser Vision Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, January 1999

PRK/PTK Physician Certification Course with VISX Excimer Laser

University of Southern California-Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1998

Philippine Board of Ophthalmology, 2000

Philippine Physician Licensure Examination, 1994

United States Medical Licensure Examination, Steps 1, 2, 1994; Step 3, 1999

Honors and Awards

Cum Laude, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 1989

Presidential Pin for Academic Excellence

University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 1989

Consistent College Scholar, College of Social Sciences and Philosophy

University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines, 1985 – 1989

Professional Memberships

Medical

Member, The Cornea Club, 2002

Member, American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons, 2001
Diplomate Member, Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology, 2000
Member, Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, 2000
Member, Philippine Medical Association, 1998
Member, Manila Medical Society, 1998
Member, Philippine General Hospital Ophthalmology Residents Alumni Association, 1998
International Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 1996

Non-Medical

Charter Director, New Generation Manila, Inner Wheel Club, 2004

Member, The Inner Wheel Club of Manila, 2003
Paul Harris Fellow, The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International, 2000
Member, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, 1989
Member, The Honor Society of Pi Gamma Mu, 1989

Presentations and Public Appearances

Course Instructor: St. Luke’s Vision Laser Center LASIK and Zyoptix Course.
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines.
2002 to 2006
Co Chairman. Refractive Surgery Course
Joint American Academy of Ophthalmology and Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology
Convention. EDSA Shangrila Hotel. Manila, Philippines. November 2005

Resource Speaker on Eye Care. SyCip Gorres Velayo and Company. Makati, Philippines. January
2004

Poster Presentation: Stretched-induced Secretion of Matrix Metalloproteinase in Human Fetal Scleral

Fibroblasts. Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Florida, USA 2000 and Philippine
Academy of Ophthalmology Convention, 2001.

Participant. Contrast Sensitivity after Laser In Situ Keratomileusis, Philippine General Hospital, Manila,
Philippines, 1997. Selected entry for research paper contest (clinical category) at the Philippine
Academy of Ophthalmology Convention.

Participant. Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty Experience at the Philippine General Hospital, Philippine
General Hospital, Manila, Philippines, 1997. Presented as a free paper at the Philippine Academy of
Ophthalmology Convention.

Research and Publications

Bryant, MR; Lin, M; Tumangan-Manas, MC; McDonnell, PJ. Stretched-induced Secretion of Matrix
Metalloproteinase in Human Fetal Scleral Fibroblasts. Invest Ophthalmol Vis. Sci. 41 (4): S524.

Tumangan-Manas, MC; Cabrera, B. Contrast Sensitivity after Laser In Situ Keratomileusis. Philippine
Journal of Ophthalmology. Jan-Mar 1999

Tumangan-Manas, MC; Agulto, M; Aquino, MV. Argon Laser Trabeculoplasty Experience in the
Philippine General Hospital. University of the Philippines- Philippine General Hospital.1996

Tumangan-Manas, MC; Tuano, P. Sphenoid Wing Meningioma in the Young: A Case Report.
University of the Philippines- Philippine General Hospital. 1996

Tumangan-Manas, MC; Tuano, P. Corneal Perforating Injuries. University of the Philippines- Philippine
General Hospital. 1995

Continuing Medical Education

Midyear Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Tagaytay Convention Center, Tagaytay City, Philippines, April 2006

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Manila, November 2005

World Cornea Congress

Washington D.C., USA, April 2005

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Convention

Washington D.C., USA, April 2005

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Manila, November 2004
Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology
Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Manila, November 2003

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Convention

Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, USA. April 2003

Philippine Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Meeting

Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Manila, June 2002

International Congress of Ophthalmology

Sydney Convention Center, Sydney, Australia, April 2002

Midyear Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Fontana Convention Center, Clark Field, Pampanga, April 2002

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Manila, November 2001

American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons

San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California, USA, April 2001

LASIK Course with the Hansatome Microkeratome and Technolas Laser

St. Luke’s Medical Center – Vision Laser Center, E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Quezon City, 2001

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Manila, November 2000

The Summit Microkeratome Course with the Summit Excimer Laser

Eye Referral Center, T.M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila, 2000

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Manila, November 1999

Asia Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Convention

Philippine International Convention Center, Manila, March 1999

LASIK Certification Course with the VISX Excimer Laser

Laser Vision Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 1999

Glaucoma Tube Implant Update

University of Southern California-Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1998

Evaluation and Management of Ocular Trauma

University of Southern California-Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1998

Refractive Surgery Update

University of Southern California-Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1998

PRK/PTK Physician Certification Course with VISX Excimer Laser

University of Southern California-Doheny Eye Institute, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1998

Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, November 1998

Excimer Laser Surgery Course

American Eye Correction Center, The Medical City, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, Philippines, 1998

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

The Manila Hotel, Manila, December 1997

Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology

San Francisco, California, USA, October 1997

The Twenty Fifth Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology And the Philippine
Society of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, Philippine International Convention Center, Manila,
December 1996

Seminar on Ocular Surgery and Complications

Department of Ophthalmology, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila,
Philippines, 1996

Clinical Course Lectures in Ocular Disease

Department of Ophthalmology, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila,
Philippines, 1996

Basic Course Lectures in Ophthalmology

Department of Ophthalmology, University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital, Manila,
Philippines, 1995

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

The Manila Hotel, Manila, December 1995

Annual Mid-year Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

Sheraton Plaza Hotel, Manila, May 1995

Annual Meeting of the Philippine Academy of Ophthalmology

EDSA Plaza Hotel, Manila, December 1994

Present Clinics

Asian Hospital and Medical Center

Ste 111, Upper Ground Floor, Medical Office Building
2205 Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City,
Alabang, Muntinlupa
Tel. No. +632-771-9378
Telefax: +632-771-9325

St. Luke’s Medical Center

R-1502 North Tower, Cathedral Heights Building Complex
E. Rodriguez Sr. Ave., Quezon City
Tel. No. +632-723-0101/ +632-723-0301 local 5152; +632-721-3498