Dr. Liberato Antonio C. Leagogo, Jr., M.D., FPOA

Career Highlights

Joined Staff Founding Member
Subspecialty Total Joint Replacement / Traumatology
College University of the Philippines, 1975
Med School College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, 1979
Residency Department of Orthopaedics, UP-PGH Medical Center, 1985
Fellowship Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 1985-1986
Licensure Medical Board Examination, Philippines, 1980
Fellow in Orthopaedics, Philippine Orthopaedic Association, 1988
Current Hospital Affiliations
• Treasurer, Philippine Orthopedic Institute, Inc., Makati Philippines
• Executive Director, Philippine Orthopedic Institute Foundation, Inc., Makati Philippines
• Active Associate, Department of Orthopaedics, Makati Medical Center, Makati, Philippines
• Active Staff, Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan, Philippines
• Active Staff, UP-PGH Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
• Active Staff, Asian Hospital and Medical Center, Muntinlupa, Philippines
• Active Staff, Medical City, Pasig, Philippines
Teaching Positions
• Executive Officer, Department of Orthopaedics, Makati Medical Center, Makati, Philippines
• Associate Professor VI., Department of Orthopedics, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines
• Chief, Section of Trauma, Department of Orthopaedics, University of the Philippines – Philippine General Hospital Medical Center, Manila, Philippines
Orthopaedic Societies
• Founding Member, Philippine Orthopaedic Trauma Society
• Member, Philippine Hip and Knee Society
• Founding Member, Philippine Society for Sports Medicine
• Member, Tissue Banking Society of the Philippines
• Fellow, Philippine Orthopaedic Association
• Member, Philippine College of Surgeons
• Fellow, Societe Internatinal de Chirurgie Orthopaedique et De Traumatologia
• International Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Fellow, Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association, Hip Section
• Fellow, Asian Association of Dynamic Osteosynthesis
Other
• Fractures of the Fifth Metatarsal Base
• Books/Manuals Published
Editor in Chief, Manual of Orthopaedic Emergencies
First Edition, 1989
Second Edition, 1998
Editor in Chief, Trauma Primer
First Edition, 2000
Second Edition, 2004
• Contributions to books or manuals
Pelvic Fractures. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD, Chapter 5. Manual of Orthopedic Emergencies. Guaranty Press. Manila, 1989.
Management of Infected Total Hip Replacement. RB Gustilo, MD, LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD, Chapter 22. Orthopedic Infections, Saunders, Philadelphia, 1989.
Leg and Ankle Injuries in the Athlete. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD. Manual of Sports Injuries, Makati City, September 5, 1996.
Open Fractures. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD, RS Recto, Jr., MD. Chapter 7, p. 56-69. Manual of Orthopedic Emergencies, 2nd edition. Information, Publication and Public Affairs Office. University of the Philippines, July, 1998.
Pelvic Fractures. LAC Leagogo, Jr., MD. Chapter 5, p. 39-48. Manual of Orthopedic
Emergencies, 2nd edition. Information, Publication, and Public Affairs Office.
University of the Philippines, July, 1998.
• Four co-author papers published in Makati Medical Center (MMC) Proceedings in 1991, 1994, 2000, and 2003.
• Seven (2 as main author, 5 as co-author) papers published in Philippine Journal of Orthopedics in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, and twice in 2003.
• Twenty-eight lectures/papers presented on trauma, total hip replacement, total knee replacement, and basic researches.
• Eight papers won awards in local and regional orthopedic research competitions.

Clinic Schedule

Philippine Orthopedic Institute
Tuesday and Thursday   

2:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Saturday  

9:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Makati Medical Center
Monday and Friday    
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Wednesday 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

 

Note: All schedules are By Appointment