Raymond L. Rosales
Raymond L. Rosales
Rosales, Raymond Lotilla - a Filippino neurologist, President of the Movement Disorder Society of Philippines, [1] Doctor of Philosophy in Medical Science, [0]Diplomate in Neurology and Psychiatry, Nerve-Muscle-Electromyography.
[6]He is an Academic Editor for the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry (USA) and advisory board member of various movement disorder journals, a book editor with three titles to his name, and chapter author in ISBN books.
He has received numerous research and international publication awards from UST.
His research interest spans dystonia and parkinsonism, neuromuscular disorders, pain, botulinum toxin science and therapy. [2]
Early life
Dr. Rosales was born on September 27, 1957, in Manila, the Philippines in the family of Alfredo Roberts and Grace Lotilla Rosales.
Education
1969 – 1973 Christ the King College, Calbayog city [9]
1973 - 1981 Medicine and Surgery, University of Santo Tomas (UST), Manila, Dept. of Neurology and Psychiatry [9]
1987 – 1993 Medicine, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan Dept. of Neurology and Geriatric [9]
Career
Raymond Lotilla Rosales, MD, Ph.D.,
FPNA, FPAA has published over 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals and participated as a site principal investigator in a number of international, multicentre trials. [2] He is the former president of the Philippine Neurological Association, current president of the MDSP, and Philippine Society of Neuro-Rehabilitation (as founder). Also,
he is the current vice-president of the Asian and Oceanian Myology Center Secretary, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society (Asian and Oceanian Section). [9]
Dr. Raymond Rosales is currently a Full Professor of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. At
the Metropolitan Medical Center, he is the pioneering and incumbent head of the CNS (Center for Neurodiagnostic). [8]
Since 1988, he has been conducting his studies on Neuromuscular and Movement Disorders in UST.
Until today, his work has covered such serious disorders like Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders, muscle cramps, weakness, wasting pain and fatigue, numbness, neuropathic pains, loss of balance and coordination, somnipathy, memory disorder, epilepsy, and stroke.
*“Parkinson’s disease (PD) starts with movement problems.
It is the most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s disease.
As a disease whose prevalence is related with advancing age, it affects more men than women with a ratio of 3:2."*
** Raymond L. Rosales about Parkinson's disease [ ** 12]
Awards
Ph.D.
Award (gold medal), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 1997
Rector’s Award in Research (Gold Series, 1998-2000), University of Santo Tomas [8]
Rector’s Award in Research (International Publication and Gold Series, 2000-2002), University of Santo Tomas [6]
Del Rosario Award for Patient and Clinical Care (2003), University of Santo Tomas Hospital, 2003 [6]
Grand Prize, Second and Third Places, Philippine Neurological Association Research Contests (Prospective, Retrospective, and Case Reports) 1998-2002 [6]
Philippines Promising Star Award 2016 [2]
Personal life
Dr. Raymond Lotilla Rosales is married, he and his spouse have four children: Andrew Ray E. Rosales, Matthew Ray E. Rosales, Mary Camille E. Rosales, Melissa Marie E. Rosales.