Rollin Palermo Tabuena is a Filipino pulmonologist and the first interventional bronchoscopist in Iloilo City, Philippines. He is known for introducing the 60-minute Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB LAMP) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the hospitals of Iloilo. He was awarded the Most Outstanding Young Scientist 2006 by the country’s Department of Science and Technology and the Distinguished Alumni Award for Research in 2025, among other accolades in his field of practice. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rollin, along with his wife, Dr. Daisy P. Tabuena, began promoting the Zumba dance fitness program extensively under the duo title of “Dancing Doctors of Iloilo.” Rollin is also an advocate and patron of local artisans, especially fashion designers who utilize indigenous materials in their creations, foremost of which is Iloilo’s Hablon fabric. This led to his recognitions in the field of fashion, such as Men of Exemplary Influence 2024 and Faaabvlous Men XI (2023) and XII (2024).
Personal Data
Born: December 3, 1968
Concepcion, Province of Iloilo
The Philippines
Nationality: Filipino
Spouse: Ma. Daisy Pedroso Tabuena, M.D.
Child: Dane Marco P. Tabuena
Parents: Rogelio Loredo Tabuena (Father)
Liny Chu Palermo-Tabuena (Mother)
Siblings: Jallin Tabuena Pelayo (Sister)
Cyril Tabuena (Brother)
Occupation
Internist and Pulmonologist / Consultant
- Iloilo Mission Hospital
- West Visayas State University Medical Center
- Medicus Medical Center
- Iloilo Doctors Hospital
- Metro Iloilo Hospital
- Asia Pacific Medical Center Iloilo
Professorial Lecturer
West Visayas State University, College of Medicine
Iloilo City, Philippines
President and Medical DirectorAsclepius Drugstore Medical Laboratory and Allied Services CorporationIloilo City, Philippines
Education
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Southwestern University
Cebu City, The Philippines
Years 1985-1989
Doctor of Medicine
West Visayas State University
Iloilo City, The Philippines
Years 1990-1994
Residency Training:
Iloilo Mission Hospital
Iloilo City, The Philippines
Years 1997-1999
Fellowship Training:
Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC)
Department of Pulmonary Diseases
Quezon City, Metro Manila
The Philippines
Years 2000-2001
Post-Graduate Subspecialty Training:
Kyoto University, School of Medicine
Department of Respiratory Medicine
Kyoto, Japan
October 2002 - March 2004
Interventional Bronchoscopy
(Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy)
Hospital Torrette of Ancona
Ancona, Italy
October 2004 – January 2005
Early Life
Rollin Palermo Tabuena was born on December 3, 1968, in Concepcion, Iloilo Province, Philippines. He is the eldest child of farmer-entrepreneur Rogelio Loredo Tabuena and Liny Chu Palermo-Tabuena, a general merchandise store owner originally from Leyte province, who is of Filipino-Chinese descent.
Rollin’s parents were a simple, hardworking, assertive middle-class couple. They were able to build and operate a small neighborhood variety store, which grew successfully into a general merchandise mart in the town center. It existed for 36 years.
This store business left an indelible mark on Rollin’s young life. It served both as a playground and his first exposure to a life of work and responsibility. At a young age of ten, his mother would take him to their store on Saturdays. He would help in handing the goods to customers and in cashiering. This work of helping regularly at the store continued well into his teenage and college years. His proficiency in business and serving customers has developed significantly over the years, becoming one of his most valuable strengths.
Where money was involved, the topmost value instilled in him and the business skills first taught to him were those that concerned “honesty.” Long before he was taught how money was earned in the store, he was first drilled with the words, “Be honest, my son.”
Rollin was given a strong spiritual foundation by his parents and the pastor of his hometown. His father was a deacon. They never skipped Sunday worship and bible studies.
He was also encouraged to develop his abilities, acquire new skills, and cultivate his talents. He was active in extra-curricular activities in school—cultural dances, singing, declamation, writing, and drama club. He loved music. He joined their church choir. His supportive parents bought him a ukulele when he asked for it. Then a piano. He took piano lessons for ten years, successfully holding recitals in other provinces.
Rollin has many memorable moments with his parents. But there was one that shaped his life. It became a destiny waiting to be lived and his most cherished life goal to achieve.
He was 11 years old and in the 5th grade of elementary school when his father sat him down one evening and said that he wanted him to be the first doctor in the family. That evening never left his mind.
Always an obedient, well-behaved, and diligent child, as Rollin matured and completed his early years in school, all the way through college, when he was about to choose an academic course, he was on a mission—to be the family’s first doctor. Despite the financial challenge of such an education, his parents did everything to put him in the best schools and training institutions.
Education & Training
Rollin Tabuena’s formative years were spent in Concepcion Elementary School from Grades 1 to 4. He transferred to Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, for his Elementary levels 5 and 6 (1975-1981) and High School (1981-1985), where he graduated with honors.
For his pre-medicine course, Rollin pursued a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology at Southwestern University, Cebu City, Philippines (1985-1989). He passed the Board Licensure examination for Medical Technologist in 1989. He then pursued his Doctor of Medicine degree at West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines (1990-1994), where he was later recognized with the Most Outstanding 100 Alumni Award in Science and Technology (2008).
He had his residency training in Iloilo Mission Hospital, Iloilo City, Philippines (January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1999). He took his fellowship training at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines (January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2001).
Rollin became a full-pledged Doctor of Medicine when he passed the Physician Licensure Examination in 1994.
A year later, he proceeded to his Post-Graduate Sub-Specialty Research Training at the Kyoto School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (October 1, 2002 – March 31, 2004), where he was a recipient of the Monbukagakusho Fellowship Grant. He took his intensive sub-specialty of Interventional Bronchoscopy (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy) at the Hospital Torrette of Ancona, Italy (October 28, 2004 – January 26, 2005). He accomplished this under the European Respiratory Society Grantee Fellowship Training. Rollin was also the European Respiratory Society Bursary Grantee in the Smoking Cessation Programme in Rhodes, Greece (September 20-22, 2006).
Professional Practice
A. Fields of Specialization
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Internal Medicine
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Pulmonology
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Interventional Bronchoscopy
B. Hospital Affiliations
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Iloilo Mission Hospital
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West Visayas State University Medical Center
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Medicus Medical Center
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Iloilo Doctors Hospital
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Metro Iloilo Hospital
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Asia Pacific Medical Center Iloilo
C. Professional Organizations
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Board Member, American College of Chest Physicians,
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Philippine Chapter Delegation 2023-2025
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Chairman for Asthma, Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP), Iloilo Chapter, 2020 - 2025
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Life Member, Philippine College of Physicians
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Fellow, Philippine College of Chest Physicians
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Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
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Fellow, European Respiratory Society
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Fellow, Asia Pacific Society of Respirology
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Member, Philippine Medical Society
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Member, Philippine College of Occupational Medicine
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Member, Philippine Association of Medical Technologists
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Member, American Thoracic Society
D. Pioneering Scientific Contributions
1. Interventional Bronchoscopy in Iloilo
Dr. Rollin Tabuena, the first interventional bronchoscopist of Iloilo, undertook intensive sub-specialty training in Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy at the Hospital Torrette of Ancona in Italy in 2004. Since then, over the course of two decades, he has treated and saved numerous patients. He relates three of his noteworthy cases performed at the Iloilo Mission Hospital:
Anecdotal Bronchoscopy Cases
Case 1 — My First Bronchoscopy (October 2, 2005, Iloilo Mission Hospital)
I will never forget my very first bronchoscopy. The patient was a 48-year-old man with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. His attending physician feared it was a mediastinal tumor or malignancy. The man had endured two years of recurrent cough and multiple admissions for pneumonia.
That day, a whole team was assembled—medical residents eager to observe, a pathologist ready for a rapid diagnosis, and an anesthesiologist on standby. The tension was palpable; this was my first procedure at Iloilo Mission Hospital.
When the results came in, the relief was immense: it wasn’t cancer at all, but tuberculosis. The patient was started on anti-TB medications, and within nine months, his lymphadenopathy completely resolved. That case reminded us that not all enlarged lymph nodes spell malignancy—and it gave me confidence that I could handle what lay ahead.
Case 2 — The Push Pin in the Lung (July 10, 2007)- An interesting case worth reporting.
One of my most nerve-racking cases involved a 10-year-old boy, Jesy, an asthmatic child who accidentally swallowed a pushpin while playing. He turned cyanotic, and in panic, his nurse-mother nebulized him instead of rushing him to the hospital, hoping it would pass into the stomach. It didn’t. Instead, the pin lodged in his right middle lobe, causing a persistent hacking cough and difficulty breathing.
When he was finally brought to us, no pediatrician in the locality had ever encountered a case like this, so it fell into my hands. With only limited equipment available, I worked for nearly two hours. I even called a gastroenterologist for assistance. Finally—after countless attempts—we extracted the pushpin. Jesy avoided surgery, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. It was a vivid reminder of how unpredictable emergencies can be, and how teamwork and persistence can save lives.
Case 3 — Mud in the Lungs (June 24, 2008, Typhoon Frank Rescue)- An interesting case.
During the devastation of Typhoon Frank, one patient I’ll never forget was a 39-year-old respiratory therapist who collapsed while rescuing flood victims. While carrying an obese individual, he slipped, aspirated mud, and was brought unconscious to the emergency room with an oxygen saturation of only 85%.
He was treated as a near-drowning case, but he soon developed acute respiratory distress syndrome—a “white lung” on X-ray—and was close to being intubated. I decided to perform a bronchoscopy. With repeated bronchoalveolar lavage, we were able to suction mud out of his lungs. He was then placed on a ventilator, started on antibiotics, and gradually recovered.
That bronchoscopy was literally lifesaving. To this day, I remember the mix of exhaustion and triumph when he finally pulled through.
These three cases remind me why bronchoscopy is not just a diagnostic tool, but at times, a true lifesaver. Each patient, each story, carried lessons that shaped me as a pulmonologist.
2. The TB-LAMP
In 2019, Dr Rollin Tabuena achieved a bold, life-changing feat in pulmonary medicine in Iloilo tertiary hospitals. He introduced the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB-LAMP) for the 60-minute diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
TB-LAMP was first developed in Japan by Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the assay was introduced (or became commercially available) before or around 2016 for the diagnosis of TB in adults.
It was originally designed as a rapid, low-cost, and easy-to-use molecular test for use in resource-limited and peripheral laboratories where access to GeneXpert or culture is difficult.
In the Philippines, including Iloilo City, TB-LAMP was made available under controlled or pilot program settings around 2019, supported by Japanese technology via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
In 2019, Dr. Tabuena initiated a research study, entitled “Accuracy of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB-LAMP) in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Iloilo City,” aimed to assess TB-LAMP’s performance (sensitivity, specificity) relative to other diagnostic standards (microscopy, culture, GeneXpert).
The research study, conducted over a three-year period (January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021) at Iloilo Mission Hospital, garnered affirmative results 80%. Dr. Tabuena’s study provided local evidence of TB-LAMP’s diagnostic accuracy and feasibility in a tertiary hospital setting, where it could complement or serve as an alternative to microscopy/ GeneXpert. The study demonstrated that TB-LAMP is not limited to peripheral labs, nor is it merely a replacement for smear microscopy in low-resource settings, but it can also be integrated into tertiary hospitals as part of diagnostic algorithms. It is accurate and feasible in tertiary hospitals, giving clinicians and policy-makers confidence to adopt it more widely.
Before TB-LAMP, the main molecular option was GeneXpert MTB/RIF, which, although highly sensitive, faced practical barriers:
a) GeneXpert testing was only available in government facilities that were closed on weekends, holidays, and at night, delaying diagnosis and treatment. Patients often had to wait several days for results, during which time the TB transmission risk remained high.
b) Microscopy, while available anytime, has low sensitivity, especially in smear-negative and HIV-positive patients.
Due to these limitations, many TB cases risk being missed or delayed, especially among symptomatic patients who cannot access government facilities during off-hours.
TB-LAMP offered a solution because:
a) It is a rapid test (results within 60 minutes).
b) It can be done in local hospital laboratories with minimal training.
c) It does not require expensive, high-maintenance machinery.
d) It allows for the timely initiation of treatment, even outside of standard government lab schedules.
Dr. Tabuena’s research study proved that TB-LAMP could be reliably used in a tertiary hospital setting for the diagnosis of adult TB, bridging the gap between speed, accessibility, and diagnostic accuracy. This helped open the way for TB-LAMP’s wider use in the region.
Advocacy
A. Dance Fitness – “Dancing Doctors of Iloilo”
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020, when going out and engaging in usual activities were limited, Dr. Rollin Tabuena, along with his wife, Dr. Daisy Tabuena, formed the Dancing Doctors of Iloilo. They incorporated Zumba into their home cardio exercises. They videotaped their choreographed numbers and shared them on social media, allowing others to follow along and dance with them.
Along with proper nutrition and adequate rest, Zumba is a healthy and enjoyable way to stay fit. Aside from cardio and joint stretches, it also exercises the memory, as the steps should be remembered, and the motor skills, as we should coordinate the movements along with the beats of the music.
The Dancing Doctors of Iloilo has become both a program and a personality duo in the region. Rollin and Daisy collaborate with local artists and Zumba enthusiasts to organize dance-themed events and Zumba contests. These events educate and entertain the public about how to enhance physical immunity, endurance, and strength, as well as the importance of early detection and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Rollin and Daisy also utilize their social media platforms to share engaging content, including dance challenges and health tips, to reach a broader audience and encourage proactive health measures.
Their Zumba content on social media gained them some public influence outside their medical profession. Rollin received invitations to judge in dance competitions and beauty pageants, and also to perform at national conventions. These experiences gave him an added purpose in life. Thus, he plans to expand the program by adding ballroom dances in the routine, organizing more events in the region and nearby provinces, conducting masterclasses and community challenges to engage participants, and partnering with nutritionists and health coaches to adopt a holistic fitness approach.
B. Public Health Education
Dr. Rollin Tabuena is an active participant in health campaigns and medical missions initiated by the government, civic organizations, and professional organizations to which he belongs. A list of his works can be found in the Community Service section of this page. He is a frequent resource person and guest speaker for pulmonary healthcare. He also produces health advice videos, which he posts on his social media channels. Recently, he has frequently supported the projects of the Philippine Cancer Society.
C. Hablon Indigenous Textile
Dr. Rollin Tabuena is a patron and staunch supporter of local artisans, but most especially the weavers and fashion designers of Hablon in Iloilo. Hablon is Iloilo’s traditional handwoven textile made with a handloom using natural fibers such as cotton, abaca (Manila hemp from banana plan, piña (pineapple fiber), and jusi (silk with plant fiber). The term hablon comes from the Hiligaynon dialect word habol, meaning “to weave,” which refers to both the process of weaving and the woven fabric itself. Ever since Rollin was introduced to one of Iloilo’s pride, world-class fashion designer Nono Palmos, he has become a crusader for this indigenous material and the creations made from it. Palmos is hailed as the father of Hablon. Rollin joined Hablon fashion shows for a cause (GWAPO/GWAPA, Hymns of the Loom, Best Dressed Men and Women, among others) and supported the projects of Hablon weavers, particularly in Miag-ao, Iloilo. On many occasions, he would wear Hablon suits designed and made by Palmos. Rollin also has a wardrobe of Hablon-made casuals and stylish, avant-garde pieces.
Awards & Recognitions
Rollin Tabuena had received various accolades in his profession, affiliations, and advocacies. Some of the more notable ones are:
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Most Outstanding Young Scientist of 2006, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Republic of the Philippines DOST
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Most Outstanding 100 Alumni Award in Science and Technology 2008, West Visayas State University, Iloilo, Philippines Domain
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Achievers Award in the Field of Medicine 2017, Municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines Domain
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West Visayas State University Voluntary Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
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Asia’s Modern Heroes Award: Renowned Medical Internist and Pulmonary Specialist of the Year 2023, Manila, Philippines Domain Facebook, Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Asia’s Golden Icon Awards of 2023: Asia’s Distinguished Doctor in Pulmonary Medicine, Cebu City, Philippines domain; Facebook, Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Faaabvlous Men XI by Rupert Jacinto Award 2023, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Fashion-for-a-Cause: Elegance of Nono Palmos (For the benefit of women hablon weavers of Miag-ao, 2023 domain; Facebook
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Rigodon de Honor Charity Ball for a Cause 2023 - Facebook
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Asia’s Influential Leader Awards of 2024: Medical Category, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian; Youtube
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21st Men of Exemplary Influence 2024, Manila, Philippines by Philippine Cancer Society Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian Facebook; Youtube
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Power Couple Awardee and Faaabvlous XII by Rupert Jacinto 2024, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian; Youtube
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ATIN: Filipino Innovators in the Spotlight, The Physician who Introduced the 60-Minute Pulmonary Tuberculosis Test Kit, DOST – STII, Spheres, January 2025. DOST; Researchgate
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Distinguished Alumni Award in Research, West Visayas State University College of Medicine, 2025 Facebook; Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Outstanding Humanitarian Awardee (In honor of the exceptional contributions as a visionary leader in Philippine healthcare), 3rd Johnny Litton Awards, 2025 Facebook, Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Best Dressed XXII Ambassadors for Life, 2025 Manila Bulletin
Selected Publications
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ATIN: Filipino Innovators in the Spotlight, The Physician who Introduced the 60-Minute Pulmonary Tuberculosis Test Kit, DOST – STII, Spheres, January 2025 - DOST
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“Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: A real clinical entity?”
Clinics in Chest Medicine 25 (2004) 705-715 Pubmed
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“Express Your Best Self” – Self-essay & Memoir
A visual and literary exploration of personal style and the multifaceted ways in which individuals can engage with life. It underscores the significance of authenticity, urging readers to embrace their uniqueness without reservation. This book serves as a call to transcend the fear of judgment and carve out one's distinct place in the world.
Presentations
International Presentations
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Presentation of research at American College of Chest Physicians, “Evaluation of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (Tb-Lamp) for The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Iloilo City: Retrospective Study”, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, October 8-11, 2023 Research Gate
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Presentation at 27th Congress of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology: A Case of "Sarcophaga Specie" in the Tracheostomy Tube of Laryngeal Carcinoma Patient, Singapore, November 14-17, 2023 Research Gate
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Presentation at 28th Congress of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology, Emergence of Candida Famata Fungemia in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach, Hong Kong, November 7-10, 2024 Research Gate
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Case Presenter and Moderator at American College of Chest Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2024 - Facebook
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Case Presenter, 28th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Hong Kong Convention, November 2024 - Facebook, Post
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APSR International Research Presentation, listing participation as a presenter during the 29th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology—Poster Presentation 12: Respiratory Infections (Non-Tuberculous), held on November 13, 2025. Facebook
National Presentations
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ACCP Baguio Facebook
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PCCP Philippine College of Chest Physician Southern Tagalog Chapter, April 25, 2022
Paper Title: Walang Bolahan: Itraconazole for fungus ball. Presented during the Virtual Presentation
Research Studies
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Pulmonary Hamartoma: A Left Hilar Endobronchial Extension in a 63-year-old Female
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391055306_Pulmonary_hamartoma_a_left_hilar_endobronchial_extension_in_a_63-year-old_female
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Emergence of Candida Famata Fungemia in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach, December 2024
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Shaira S. Arinzol, Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, Lysa Lynn U. Libanan
Publication: Philippine Journal of Chest Diseases 22(2), 2024
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(24)01477-6/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385103488_Emergence_of_Candida_famata_Fungemia_in_an_Immunocompromised_Patient_A_Case_Presentation_and_Therapeutic_Approach
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Evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification test kit (TB Lamp) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary hospital in Iloilo City: Retrospective Study
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Jiggy Leonard F. Landong, Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, Earl Joshua G. Alcantara, and Ma. Theresa Crisanta L. Anayan
Publication: Chest Infections 164(4), Supplement October 2023
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)01613-6/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374403474_evaluation_of_loop-mediated_isothermal_amplification_test_kit_tblamp_for_the_diagnosis_of_pulmonary_tuberculosis_in_a_tertiary_hospital_in_iloilo_city_retrospective_study
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Ataxia with Vitamin E Deficiency in the Philippines: A Case Report of Two Siblings, January 2021
Authors: Ma Daisy Tabuena, Ryoma Morigaki, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Hideo Mure, Nobuaki Yamamoto, Kazuhisa Miyake, Taku Matsuda, Yuishin Izumi, Yasushi Takagi, Rollin P Tabuena, Toshitaka Kawarai
Publication: The Journal of Medical Investigation 68(3.4):400-403, 2021
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34759169/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360929081_Ataxia_with_vitamin_E_deficiency_in_the_Philippines_A_case_report_of_two_siblings
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Cough Triggers and their Pathophysiology in Patients with Prolonged or Chronic Cough, July 2011
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Rollin P Tabuena, Akio Niimi, Hideki Inoue, Isao Ito, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Kojiro Otsuka, Tomoshi Takeda, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Hitoshi Nakaji, Tomoko Tajiri, Toshiyuki Iwata, Tadao Nagasaki, Makiko Jinnai, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Michiaki Mishima
Publication: Allergology International 61(1):123-32, 2012
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22377525/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805057_Cough_Triggers_and_Their_Pathophysiology_in_Patients_with_Prolonged_or_Chronic_Cough
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C-reactive Protein as a Diagnostic Marker for Community Acquired Pneumonia, May 2008
Authors: Belosillo-Lindero J., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:69-73, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=1681
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822926_C-reactive_Protein_as_a_Diagnostic_Marker_for_Community_Acquired_Pneumonia
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An Unusual Latrogenic Foreign Body (Surgical Gauze) in the Trachea, February 2008
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Lina Zuccatosta, Alberto Tubaldi, Stefano Gasparini
Publication: Respiration 75(1):105-8, 2008
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16205043/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790459_An_Unususal_Latrogenic_Foreign_Body_Surgical_Gauze_in_the_Trachea|
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Use for Eosinophil Count in Induced Sputum and Blood in Evaluating Airway Inflammation in Asthmatic and Normal Subjects; A Prospective Study, January 2008
Authors: Sarbues M.L., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:63-68, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3683
https://library.slmc-cm.edu.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=846&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20rollin%20tabuena
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928915_Use_for_Eosinophil_Count_in_Induced_Sputum_and_Blood_in_Evaluating_Airway_Inflammation_In_Asthmatic_and_Normal_Subjects_A_Prospective_Study/references
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The Role of Perilesional Edema on the Outcome of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage, January 2008
Authors: Baylosis, E.J., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:1-6, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=43744
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928828_The_Role_of_Perilesional_Edema_on_the_Outcome_of_Hypertensive_Intracerebral_Hemorrhage/references
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Diagnostic Yield Isolate from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Versus Sputum Culture: The Iloilo Mission Hospital Experience, January 2008
Authors: Bullas M.B., Capacio M.A., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46: 63-68, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3684
https://library.slmc-cm.edu.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=4025https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928567_Diagnostic_Yield_Isolate_From_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Versus_Sputum_Culture_The_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital_Experience
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The Relationship of D-Dimer Levels with Pulmonary Thromboembolism, January 2008
Authors: Navarro III F.J., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:7-13, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=43838
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928511_The_Relationship_of_D-Dimer_Levels_With_Pulmonary_Thromboembolism
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Cranial CT Findings among Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) at Iloilo Mission Hospital
Authors: Baylosis, E.J., Baria S.M., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 45:7-10, 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=2066
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822753_Cranial_CT_Scan_Findings_Among_Patients_with_Transient_Ischemic_Attack_TIA_at_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital
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Airway Wall Thickening in Patients with Cough Variant Asthma and Non-Asthmatic Chronic Cough
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Rollin P Tabuena, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Makiko Jinnai, Kazuo Chin, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Chest 131(4):1042-9, 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3610
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790416_Airway_Wall_Thickening_in_Patients_With_Cough_Variant_Asthma_and_Nonasthmatic_Chronic_Cough
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17426208/
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Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) Using the Olympus Gauge 21 Cytology Needle in Addition to CDB Versus CDB Alone in the Diagnosis of Submucosal and Peri-bronchial Lesions, January 2007
Authors: Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D., Basco J., Navarro F. III
Publication: European Respiratory Journal 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=2124
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-74343-transbronchial-needle-aspiration-tbna-in-addition-to-conventional-diagnostic-bronchoscopy-cdb-in-the-diagnosis-of-submucosal-and-peribronchial-lesions-iloilo-city-philippines-experience
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Smoking Prevalence among Grade 4-6 Public Elementary Pupils of Iloilo City, Philippines, May 2007
Authors: Rollin Tabuena, Sheenly Vi T. Suresca, Marie Grace Dawn T. Isidro
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388629606_Smoking_Prevalence_among_Grades_4-6_Public_Elementary_Pupils_of_Iloilo_City_Philippines
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The Mini-Mental Status Examination as a Screening Test for Vascular Dementia among Chronic Hypertensive Patients, January 2007
Authors: Marianne Diaz, Ma Daisy P Tabuena, Rollin Tabuena
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928509_The_Mini-Mental_Status_Examination_as_a_Screening_Test_for_Vascular_Dementia_Among_Chronic_Hypertensive_patients
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C-reactive Protein: Its Prognostic Value in Patients with Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke, January 2007
Authors: Nieva Jean Tolentino-Jordan, Ma Daisy P Tabuena, Rollin Tabuena
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822772_C-reactive_Protein_Its_Prognostic_Value_in_Patients_with_Acute_Hemorrhagic_Stroke
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Diagnostic Yield Isolate from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Versus Sputum Culture: The Iloilo Mission Hospital Experience
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Tomohiro Handa, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Isao Ito, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima, Om P Sharma
Publication title: Internal Medicine Volume 46: 63-68, March – April, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3684
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928567_Diagnostic_Yield_Isolate_From_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Versus_Sputum_Culture_The_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital_Experience
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Weaning Outcome of Neurological Patients at the ICU of West Visayas State University Medical Center
Authors: Buyco M., Tabuena R., Tabuena Ma. Daisy
Publication title: European Respiratory Journal 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=387
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-78397-weaning-outcome-of-neurological-patients-at-the-icu-of-west-visayas-state-university-medical-center
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928845_Weaning_Outcome_of_Neurological_Patients_at_the_Intensive_Care_Unit_of_West_Visayas_State_University_Medical_Center
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Prognosis of Cough Variant Asthma, A Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Rollin Tabuena, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Toyohiro Hirai, Shigeo Muro, Yutaka Ito, Tadashi Mio, Kazuo Chin, Hideki Nishiyama, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: The Journal of Asthma 43(2):131-5, 2006
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16517429/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Prognosis-of-Cough-Variant-Asthma%3A-A-Retrospective-Matsumoto-Niimi/b3d3685bec4d10b6dffa44cc6ec286df8df7b8f8
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7261484_Prognosis_of_Cough_Variant_Asthma_A_Retrospective_Analysis
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Peripheral Arterial Disease’s Prevalence Using Ankle Brachial Index (ABI): Its Association with Stroke
Authors: Dianco F., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:219-223, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=388
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928400_Peripheral_Arterial_Disease's_Prevalence_Using_Ankle_Branchial_Index_ABI_Its_Association_to_Stroke
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Hemicraniectomy in the Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Case Report
Authors: Minerva I.T., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:209-212, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=141
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Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality of Adult Patients with Hypertensive Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia Admitted at West Visayas State University Medical Center
Authors: Cherry Lee, Ma Daisy Tabuena, Rollin Tabuena
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44: 191-195, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=138
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18tzdjgfuywdKHCPU8DmBXRws-EVaM3X5/view
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Effects of Dexamethasone in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia
Authors: Sumagpao N., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:185-189, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=137
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Polymorphisms of B7 (CD80 And CD86) Genes Do Not Affect Disease Susceptibility to Sarcoidosis
Authors: Tomohiro Handa, Sonoko Nagai, Isao Ito, Rollin Tabuena, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Masanori Kitaichi, Takateru Izumi, Tomoki Aoyama, Junya Toguchida, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Respiration 72(3):243-8, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15942292/
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Patient Characteristics and Clinical Features of Japanese Sarcoidosis Patients with Low Bronchoalveolar Lavage CD4/CD8 Ratios
Authors: Handa T., Nagai S., Shigematsu M., Tabuena R., Takeuchi M., Mikuniya T., Hamada K., Izumi T., Mishima M.
Publication title: Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease 22(22): 154-60, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16053032/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805145_Patient_Characteristics_and_Clinical_Features_of_Japanese_Sarcoidosis_Patients_with_Low_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_CD4_CD8_Ratios
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Relationship of Airway Wall Thickening to an Imbalance Between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Its Inhibitor in Asthma
Authors: H Matsumoto, A Niimi, M Takemura, T Ueda, M Minakuchi, R Tabuena, K Chin, T Mio, Y Ito, S Muro, T Hirai, S Morita, S Fukuhara, M Mishima
Publication title: Thorax 60(4):277-81, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15790981/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1747359/
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Cell profiles of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid as Prognosticators of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/Usual Interstitial Pneumonia among Japanese Patients
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Takeo Tsutsumi, Tomohiro Handa, Takeuchi Minoru, Takeshi Mikuniya, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Respiration 72(5):490-8., 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16210888/https://karger.com/res/article-abstract/72/5/490/288713/Cell-Profiles-of-Bronchoalveolar-Lavage-Fluid-as?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790485_Cell_Profiles_of_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Fluid_as_Pronosticators_of_Idiopathic_Pulmonary_Fibrosis_Usual_Interstitial_Pneumonia_Among_Japanese_Patients
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Successful Weaning Using Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in a Patient with Status Asthmaticus, November 2004
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15609703/
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Diurnal Variation and Serial Changes of Peak Expiratory Flow in Adult Patients with Cough Variant Asthma
Authors: Matsumoto H., Niimi A., Takemura T., Ueda T., Tabuena R., Chin M., Mishima
Publication title: European Respiratory Journal 48:588, 2004
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-90053-diurnal-variation-and-serial-changes-of-peak-expiratory-flow-in-adult-patients-with-cough-variant-asthma
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Diabetes Insipidus in Neurosarcoidosis, A Long-Term Follow-Up of More than Eight Years
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Tomohiro Handa, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Isao Ito, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima, Om P Sharma
Publication title: Internal Medicine Volume 43 No. 10 pages 960-966 October 2004
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15575248/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805059_Diabetes_Insipidus_from_Neurosarcoidosis_Long_Term_Follow_up_For_More_than_Eight_Years
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Validation of Bayesian Approach in estimating the probability of malignancy for Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
Authors: Tabuena R, Dela Cruz MT.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40: 319-32, 2004
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=36600
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928843_Validation_of_Bayesian_Approach_in_estimating_the_probability_of_malignancy_in_solitary_pulmonary_nodules
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Antikoch’s Induced Hepatitis: A Veterans Memorial Medical Center Experience
Authors: Tabuena R., Dalisay C., Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Chest Diseases 10:104-108, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34686
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822632_Antikoch's_Induced_Hepatitis_-_A_Veterans_Memorial_Medical_Center_Experience
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Smoke Inhalational Injury
Authors: Tabuena R., Nazal A., Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:91-93, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34831https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928771_Smoke_Inhalation_Injury
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Cytomegalovirus Pneumonia in a Renal Transplant Patient, A Case Report
Authors: Tabuena R., Dalisay C., Leyson M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:39-41, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37806https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822892_Cytomegalovirus_Pneumonia_in_Renal_Transplant_Patient
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Daily Screen as a Parameter in Weaning Patients from Mechanical Ventilation
Authors: Tabuena R., Atienza Dalisay C.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:27-31, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=38100https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928396_Daily_Screen_as_a_Parameter_in_Weaning_Patients_from_Mechanical_Ventilation
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Metastatic Tumor in the Right Atrium, December 2003
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15206563/
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Cushing’s Syndrome from Exogenous Corticosteroids: A Case Series
Authors: Tabuena R. and Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40: 319-32, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37839
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822850_Cushing%27s_Syndrome_from_Exogenous_Corticosteroids_-_A_Case_Series
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Onset of a Second Stroke in Patients Maintained on Low-Dose and Medium-Dose Aspirin
Authors: Pedroso M.D., Punzalan R., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40:101-104, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37821
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The Effect of Cilostazol on Fibrinogen Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Concomitant Cardiovascular Events and Risk Factors
Authors: Tabuena R., Apistar M., Dañucop M., Jalbuena L.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40:44-49, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=35295https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928818_The_effect_of_cilostazol_on_fibrinogen_level_in_diabetes_mellitus_type_2_patients_with_concomitant_cardiovascular_events_and_risk_factors
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Clinical Outcome of In-Hospital Patients with Hypertensive Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia
Authors: Tabuena R. and Sobrevega E.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 39:255-262, 2001
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34458
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822747_Clinical_Outcome_of_In-hospital_Patients_with_Hypertensive_Hemorrhage_of_Basal_Ganglia
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The Effect of Antiplatelets on Fibrinogen Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Concomitant Cardiovascular Events and Risk Factors
Authors: Tabuena R., Dañucop M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 39:150-154, 2001
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34415
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928679_The_Effect_of_Anti-platelets_on_Fibrinogen_Level_in_Diabetes_Mellitus_Type_2_with_Concomitant_Cardiovascular_Events_Risk_Factor
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Adrenal Carcinoma- A Case Report and Review of Related Literature
Authors: Tabuena R., Tendencia M., Ariete G., Advincula J., Octaviano D., Legada B., Apistar M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 37:200-203, 1999
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34488
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360818979_Adrenal_Carcinoma_-_A_Case_Report_and_Review_of_Literature
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Pulmonary Aspergilloma in an Immunocompromised Patients Expanding Treatment Horizons with Voriconazole and Anidulafungin.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391055628_Pulmonary_Aspergilloma_in_an_Immunocompromised_Host_Treated_with_Voriconazole_A_Case_Report
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Utilizing Tuberculosis Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (TB-LAMP) in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report of Secondary Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391055377_Utilizing_Tuberculosis_Loop- Mediated_Isothermal_Amplification_TBLAMP_in_the_Diagnosis_of_Tuberculous_Meningitis_A_Case_Report_of_Secondary_Normal_Pressure_Hydrocephalus
Community Service
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Volunteer physician in a medical-surgical mission in Barangay Sanggutan, Concepcion (November 2013), reaching over 230 families with healthcare and relief following Typhoon Yolanda, one of the most devastating natural disasters in Philippine history. Facebook
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Volunteer Physician Battle against COVID-19 Pandemic.
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World Asthma Day “Asthma Care for All” Information Dissemination Lecturer for Elementary students at Judith Lazarraga Tiongco Elementary School, Jaro, Iloilo City, May 2, 2023. Facebook
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Giving of free CPAP machines to indigent patients with confirmed obstructive sleep apnea in collaboration with Respiratory Therapist Without Borders, Canada, 2019 up to present. Facebook
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Gift Giving and Zumba at Baluarte Zumbaranggay for a Cause “ Bulig mo, Asenso ko”, for the Fire Victims of Brgy. West Habog-Habog and Brgy. San Juan Molo, Iloilo City Feb. 2023. Facebook
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Brain Attack Awareness Month “ Strike out Stroke” A fun Walk and Dance Exercise to promote healthy lifestyle, a life after stroke, Stroke Society of the Philippines, August 2023. Facebook
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Danz For Hope: Zumba for A Cause Campaign promoting healthy lifestyle and wellness through fun aerobic exercises with the participation of KSquad, TML crew and Kramer for the benefit of the Rotary Club of La Paz in support for its humanitarian project. Ateneo de Iloilo Campus - July 2023. Facebook
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Collaborated with then Share Love Charities Inc. ,Lions Club and Rotary Club during the Symposium on Maternal Care, Child Health and Solo Parenting at Molo Iloilo, July 31, 2023. Facebook
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Fashion-for-a-Cause: Elegance of Nono Palmos for the benefits of Women Hablon weavers in Miag-ao, April 2023. Facebook Daily Guardian
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No to Tobacco Campaign and Lecture at Iloilo Mission Hospital Medical Residents and Staff, May 2023. Facebook
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National Asthma Week ,Medical Mission and Advocacy Lecture “Sama-sama malusog na Baga sa bawat Pilipino, kayang-kaya ang Hika” with PCCP at Lapaz National High School, August 6 – 12, 2023. Facebook
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Asclepius Drugstore Christmas Medical Mission at Baldoza Lapaz Iloilo, December 13, 2023. Facebook
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ACCP 29th Annual Scientific Meeting Lecture NO TO Vaping at Philippine Science at Tacloban, June-6-8,2024. Facebook
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Community Service Collaboration with Share Love Charities, Inc, Symposium on Teenage Sexual Health “Lawas ko Halungan ko” at Barangay Sinikway, Lapuz, Iloilo City, July 14, 2024. Facebook
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Beat the Vape “Ditch Toxicity, Breathe Freely“ World No Tobacco Day, Iloilo City, 2024. Facebook
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Giving of food packs and lecture to children in conflict with the law under Dalayunan Home for the Boys, Bo. Obrero Lapuz, Iloilo City, July 28, 2024. Facebook Video Facebook
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World Asthma Day Lecturer for Grades 4 - 6 of Rizal Elementary School, Tanza, Iloilo City, October 29, 2024. “Labanan ang Hika, Alagaan ang Malusog na Baga”. Facebook
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Run for a Cause “Takbo Lungs: Empowering Every breath” at Festive Mall Iloilo City, December 15, 2024. Facebook Video, Rollin FB
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Medical Mission Love in Action- A Parcel of Hope
(Free medical, dental, evangelical outreach program) with Philippine College of Chest Physicians at Creekside Baptist Church , Sambag Jaro, April 05, 2025. Daily Guardian -
Collaborate and served as volunteer doctor during the medical mission of 30th Annual Scientific Meeting Lung Summit “Youth Fora on the Health Impact of Vape” at Baguio City National High School, June 5, 2025. Facebook
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Promotes awareness through Zumba Session for a healthy lifestyle during Diabetes Awareness Week “Tara na! Stop Diabetes” in cooperation of the Philippine Diabetes Association at Sunset Boulevard Iloilo, July 15, 2025. Facebook
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World Asthma Day Resource Speaker for Elementary pupils at JL Tiongco Elementary School, Jaro, Iloilo City, August 13, 2025. Facebook
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Volunteer doctor during the Medical, Dental and Feeding Program at Tagbac Elementary School, Oton Iloilo, August 17, 2025 Facebook
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Spearheaded the Tree Planting Activity with the special cooperation of Philippine College of Chest Physician, Rotary Club Of Iloilo South 3850, Asclepius Corp. Philippine Society of General Surgeons Inc, Share Love Charities and Iloilo City Environment and Natural Resources Office along Diversion Road in front of INJAP Hotel to Jollibee Mandurriao Iloilo City, August 30, 2025. Facebook
Early Life
Rollin Palermo Tabuena was born on December 3, 1968, in Concepcion, Iloilo Province, Philippines. He is the eldest child of farmer-entrepreneur Rogelio Loredo Tabuena and Liny Chu Palermo-Tabuena, a general merchandise store owner originally from Leyte province, who is of Filipino-Chinese descent.
Rollin’s parents were a simple, hardworking, assertive middle-class couple. They were able to build and operate a small neighborhood variety store, which grew successfully into a general merchandise mart in the town center. It existed for 36 years.
This store business left an indelible mark on Rollin’s young life. It served both as a playground and his first exposure to a life of work and responsibility. At a young age of ten, his mother would take him to their store on Saturdays. He would help in handing the goods to customers and in cashiering. This work of helping regularly at the store continued well into his teenage and college years. His proficiency in business and serving customers has developed significantly over the years, becoming one of his most valuable strengths.
Where money was involved, the topmost value instilled in him and the business skills first taught to him were those that concerned “honesty.” Long before he was taught how money was earned in the store, he was first drilled with the words, “Be honest, my son.”
Rollin was given a strong spiritual foundation by his parents and the pastor of his hometown. His father was a deacon. They never skipped Sunday worship and bible studies.
He was also encouraged to develop his abilities, acquire new skills, and cultivate his talents. He was active in extra-curricular activities in school—cultural dances, singing, declamation, writing, and drama club. He loved music. He joined their church choir. His supportive parents bought him a ukulele when he asked for it. Then a piano. He took piano lessons for ten years, successfully holding recitals in other provinces.
Rollin has many memorable moments with his parents. But there was one that shaped his life. It became a destiny waiting to be lived and his most cherished life goal to achieve.
He was 11 years old and in the 5th grade of elementary school when his father sat him down one evening and said that he wanted him to be the first doctor in the family. That evening never left his mind.
Always an obedient, well-behaved, and diligent child, as Rollin matured and completed his early years in school, all the way through college, when he was about to choose an academic course, he was on a mission—to be the family’s first doctor. Despite the financial challenge of such an education, his parents did everything to put him in the best schools and training institutions.
Education & Training
Rollin Tabuena’s formative years were spent in Concepcion Elementary School from Grades 1 to 4. He transferred to Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, for his Elementary levels 5 and 6 (1975-1981) and High School (1981-1985), where he graduated with honors.
For his pre-medicine course, Rollin pursued a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology at Southwestern University, Cebu City, Philippines (1985-1989). He passed the Board Licensure examination for Medical Technologist in 1989. He then pursued his Doctor of Medicine degree at West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines (1990-1994), where he was later recognized with the Most Outstanding 100 Alumni Award in Science and Technology (2008).
He had his residency training in Iloilo Mission Hospital, Iloilo City, Philippines (January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1999). He took his fellowship training at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines (January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2001).
Rollin became a full-pledged Doctor of Medicine when he passed the Physician Licensure Examination in 1994.
A year later, he proceeded to his Post-Graduate Sub-Specialty Research Training at the Kyoto School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (October 1, 2002 – March 31, 2004), where he was a recipient of the Monbukagakusho Fellowship Grant. He took his intensive sub-specialty of Interventional Bronchoscopy (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy) at the Hospital Torrette of Ancona, Italy (October 28, 2004 – January 26, 2005). He accomplished this under the European Respiratory Society Grantee Fellowship Training. Rollin was also the European Respiratory Society Bursary Grantee in the Smoking Cessation Programme in Rhodes, Greece (September 20-22, 2006).
Professional Practice
A. Fields of Specialization
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Internal Medicine
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Pulmonology
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Interventional Bronchoscopy
B. Hospital Affiliations
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Iloilo Mission Hospital
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West Visayas State University Medical Center
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Medicus Medical Center
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Iloilo Doctors Hospital
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Metro Iloilo Hospital
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Asia Pacific Medical Center Iloilo
C. Professional Organizations
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Board Member, American College of Chest Physicians,
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Philippine Chapter Delegation 2023-2025
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Chairman for Asthma, Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP), Iloilo Chapter, 20___ - 20____years?
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Life Member, Philippine College of Physicians
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Fellow, Philippine College of Chest Physicians
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Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
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Fellow, European Respiratory Society
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Fellow, Asia Pacific Society of Respirology
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Member, Philippine Medical Society
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Member, Philippine College of Occupational Medicine
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Member, Philippine Association of Medical Technologists
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Member, American Thoracic Society
D. Pioneering Scientific Contributions
1. Interventional Bronchoscopy in Iloilo
Dr. Rollin Tabuena, the first interventional bronchoscopist of Iloilo, undertook intensive sub-specialty training in Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy at the Hospital Torrette of Ancona in Italy in 2004. Since then, over the course of two decades, he has treated and saved numerous patients. He relates three of his noteworthy cases performed at the Iloilo Mission Hospital:
Anecdotal Bronchoscopy Cases
Case 1 — My First Bronchoscopy (October 2, 2005, Iloilo Mission Hospital)
I will never forget my very first bronchoscopy. The patient was a 48-year-old man with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. His attending physician feared it was a mediastinal tumor or malignancy. The man had endured two years of recurrent cough and multiple admissions for pneumonia.
That day, a whole team was assembled—medical residents eager to observe, a pathologist ready for a rapid diagnosis, and an anesthesiologist on standby. The tension was palpable; this was my first procedure at Iloilo Mission Hospital.
When the results came in, the relief was immense: it wasn’t cancer at all, but tuberculosis. The patient was started on anti-TB medications, and within nine months, his lymphadenopathy completely resolved. That case reminded us that not all enlarged lymph nodes spell malignancy—and it gave me confidence that I could handle what lay ahead.
Case 2 — The Push Pin in the Lung (July 10, 2007)- An interesting case worth reporting.
One of my most nerve-racking cases involved a 10-year-old boy, Jesy, an asthmatic child who accidentally swallowed a pushpin while playing. He turned cyanotic, and in panic, his nurse-mother nebulized him instead of rushing him to the hospital, hoping it would pass into the stomach. It didn’t. Instead, the pin lodged in his right middle lobe, causing a persistent hacking cough and difficulty breathing.
When he was finally brought to us, no pediatrician in the locality had ever encountered a case like this, so it fell into my hands. With only limited equipment available, I worked for nearly two hours. I even called a gastroenterologist for assistance. Finally—after countless attempts—we extracted the pushpin. Jesy avoided surgery, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. It was a vivid reminder of how unpredictable emergencies can be, and how teamwork and persistence can save lives.
Case 3 — Mud in the Lungs (June 24, 2008, Typhoon Frank Rescue)- An interesting case.
During the devastation of Typhoon Frank, one patient I’ll never forget was a 39-year-old respiratory therapist who collapsed while rescuing flood victims. While carrying an obese individual, he slipped, aspirated mud, and was brought unconscious to the emergency room with an oxygen saturation of only 85%.
He was treated as a near-drowning case, but he soon developed acute respiratory distress syndrome—a “white lung” on X-ray—and was close to being intubated. I decided to perform a bronchoscopy. With repeated bronchoalveolar lavage, we were able to suction mud out of his lungs. He was then placed on a ventilator, started on antibiotics, and gradually recovered.
That bronchoscopy was literally lifesaving. To this day, I remember the mix of exhaustion and triumph when he finally pulled through.
These three cases remind me why bronchoscopy is not just a diagnostic tool, but at times, a true lifesaver. Each patient, each story, carried lessons that shaped me as a pulmonologist.
2. The TB-LAMP
In 2019, Dr Rollin Tabuena achieved a bold, life-changing feat in pulmonary medicine in Iloilo tertiary hospitals. He introduced the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB-LAMP) for the 60-minute diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
TB-LAMP was first developed in Japan by Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the assay was introduced (or became commercially available) before or around 2016 for the diagnosis of TB in adults.
It was originally designed as a rapid, low-cost, and easy-to-use molecular test for use in resource-limited and peripheral laboratories where access to GeneXpert or culture is difficult.
In the Philippines, including Iloilo City, TB-LAMP was made available under controlled or pilot program settings around 2019, supported by Japanese technology via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
In 2019, Dr. Tabuena initiated a research study, entitled “Accuracy of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB-LAMP) in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Iloilo City,” aimed to assess TB-LAMP’s performance (sensitivity, specificity) relative to other diagnostic standards (microscopy, culture, GeneXpert).
The research study, conducted over a three-year period (January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021) at Iloilo Mission Hospital, garnered affirmative results ____%. Dr. Tabuena’s study provided local evidence of TB-LAMP’s diagnostic accuracy and feasibility in a tertiary hospital setting, where it could complement or serve as an alternative to microscopy/ GeneXpert. The study demonstrated that TB-LAMP is not limited to peripheral labs, nor is it merely a replacement for smear microscopy in low-resource settings, but it can also be integrated into tertiary hospitals as part of diagnostic algorithms. It is accurate and feasible in tertiary hospitals, giving clinicians and policy-makers confidence to adopt it more widely.
Before TB-LAMP, the main molecular option was GeneXpert MTB/RIF, which, although highly sensitive, faced practical barriers:
a) GeneXpert testing was only available in government facilities that were closed on weekends, holidays, and at night, delaying diagnosis and treatment. Patients often had to wait several days for results, during which time the TB transmission risk remained high.
b) Microscopy, while available anytime, has low sensitivity, especially in smear-negative and HIV-positive patients.
Due to these limitations, many TB cases risk being missed or delayed, especially among symptomatic patients who cannot access government facilities during off-hours.
TB-LAMP offered a solution because:
a) It is a rapid test (results within 60 minutes).
b) It can be done in local hospital laboratories with minimal training.
c) It does not require expensive, high-maintenance machinery.
d) It allows for the timely initiation of treatment, even outside of standard government lab schedules.
Dr. Tabuena’s research study proved that TB-LAMP could be reliably used in a tertiary hospital setting for the diagnosis of adult TB, bridging the gap between speed, accessibility, and diagnostic accuracy. This helped open the way for TB-LAMP’s wider use in the region.
Advocacy
A. Dance Fitness – “Dancing Doctors of Iloilo”
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020, when going out and engaging in usual activities were limited, Dr. Rollin Tabuena, along with his wife, Dr. Daisy Tabuena, formed the Dancing Doctors of Iloilo. They incorporated Zumba into their home cardio exercises. They videotaped their choreographed numbers and shared them on social media, allowing others to follow along and dance with them.
Along with proper nutrition and adequate rest, Zumba is a healthy and enjoyable way to stay fit. Aside from cardio and joint stretches, it also exercises the memory, as the steps should be remembered, and the motor skills, as we should coordinate the movements along with the beats of the music.
The Dancing Doctors of Iloilo has become both a program and a personality duo in the region. Rollin and Daisy collaborate with local artists and Zumba enthusiasts to organize dance-themed events and Zumba contests. These events educate and entertain the public about how to enhance physical immunity, endurance, and strength, as well as the importance of early detection and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Rollin and Daisy also utilize their social media platforms to share engaging content, including dance challenges and health tips, to reach a broader audience and encourage proactive health measures.
Their Zumba content on social media gained them some public influence outside their medical profession. Rollin received invitations to judge in dance competitions and beauty pageants, and also to perform at national conventions. These experiences gave him an added purpose in life. Thus, he plans to expand the program by adding ballroom dances in the routine, organizing more events in the region and nearby provinces, conducting masterclasses and community challenges to engage participants, and partnering with nutritionists and health coaches to adopt a holistic fitness approach.
B. Public Health Education
Dr. Rollin Tabuena is an active participant in health campaigns and medical missions initiated by the government, civic organizations, and professional organizations to which he belongs. A list of his works can be found in the Community Service section of this page. He is a frequent resource person and guest speaker for pulmonary healthcare. He also produces health advice videos, which he posts on his social media channels. Recently, he has frequently supported the projects of the Philippine Cancer Society.
C. Hablon Indigenous Textile
Dr. Rollin Tabuena is a patron and staunch supporter of local artisans, but most especially the weavers and fashion designers of Hablon in Iloilo. Hablon is Iloilo’s traditional handwoven textile made with a handloom using natural fibers such as cotton, abaca (Manila hemp from banana plan, piña (pineapple fiber), and jusi (silk with plant fiber). The term hablon comes from the Hiligaynon dialect word habol, meaning “to weave,” which refers to both the process of weaving and the woven fabric itself. Ever since Rollin was introduced to one of Iloilo’s pride, world-class fashion designer Nono Palmos, he has become a crusader for this indigenous material and the creations made from it. Palmos is hailed as the father of Hablon. Rollin joined Hablon fashion shows for a cause (GWAPO/GWAPA, Hymns of the Loom, Best Dressed Men and Women, among others) and supported the projects of Hablon weavers, particularly in Miag-ao, Iloilo. On many occasions, he would wear Hablon suits designed and made by Palmos. Rollin also has a wardrobe of Hablon-made casuals and stylish, avant-garde pieces.
Awards & Recognitions
Rollin Tabuena had received various accolades in his profession, affiliations, and advocacies. Some of the more notable ones are:
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Most Outstanding Young Scientist of 2006, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Republic of the Philippines DOST
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Most Outstanding 100 Alumni Award in Science and Technology 2008, West Visayas State University, Iloilo, Philippines Domain
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Achievers Award in the Field of Medicine 2017, Municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines Domain
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West Visayas State University Voluntary Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
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Asia’s Modern Heroes Award: Renowned Medical Internist and Pulmonary Specialist of the Year 2023, Manila, Philippines Domain Facebook, Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Asia’s Golden Icon Awards of 2023: Asia’s Distinguished Doctor in Pulmonary Medicine, Cebu City, Philippines domain; Facebook, Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Faaabvlous Men XI by Rupert Jacinto Award 2023, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Fashion-for-a-Cause: Elegance of Nono Palmos (For the benefit of women hablon weavers of Miag-ao, 2023 domain; Facebook
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Rigodon de Honor Charity Ball for a Cause 2023 - Facebook
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Asia’s Influential Leader Awards of 2024: Medical Category, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian; Youtube
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21st Men of Exemplary Influence 2024, Manila, Philippines by Philippine Cancer Society Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian Facebook; Youtube
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Power Couple Awardee and Faaabvlous XII by Rupert Jacinto 2024, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian; Youtube
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ATIN: Filipino Innovators in the Spotlight, The Physician who Introduced the 60-Minute Pulmonary Tuberculosis Test Kit, DOST – STII, Spheres, January 2025. DOST; Researchgate
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Distinguished Alumni Award in Research, West Visayas State University College of Medicine, 2025 Facebook; Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Outstanding Humanitarian Awardee (In honor of the exceptional contributions as a visionary leader in Philippine healthcare), 3rd Johnny Litton Awards, 2025 Facebook, Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Best Dressed XXII Ambassadors for Life, 2025
Selected Publications
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ATIN: Filipino Innovators in the Spotlight, The Physician who Introduced the 60-Minute Pulmonary Tuberculosis Test Kit, DOST – STII, Spheres, January 2025 - DOST
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“Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: A real clinical entity?”
Clinics in Chest Medicine 25 (2004) 705-715
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“Express Your Best Self” – Self-essay & Memoir
A visual and literary exploration of personal style and the multifaceted ways in which individuals can engage with life. It underscores the significance of authenticity, urging readers to embrace their uniqueness without reservation. This book serves as a call to transcend the fear of judgment and carve out one's distinct place in the world.
International Presentations
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Presentation of research at American College of Chest Physicians, “Evaluation of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (Tb-Lamp) for The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Iloilo City: Retrospective Study”, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, October 8-11, 2023
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Presentation at 27th Congress of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology: A Case of "Sarcophaga Specie" in the Tracheostomy Tube of Laryngeal Carcinoma Patient, Singapore, November 14-17, 2023
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Presentation at 28th Congress of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology, Emergence of Candida Famata Fungemia in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach, Hong Kong, November 7-10, 2024
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Case Presenter and Moderator at American College of Chest Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2024 - Facebook
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Case Presenter, 28th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Hong Kong Convention, November 2024 - Facebook, Post
Community Service
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Lecturer for National Lung Month Celebration: Information Dissemination of Asthma to La Paz National High School, in collaboration with the Philippine College of Chest Physicians, August 11, 2023.
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World Asthma Day Lecturer for Elementary students at JL Tiongco Elementary School, Jaro, Iloilo City, May 15, 2023.
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Giving of free CPAP machines to indigent patients with confirmed obstructive sleep apnea in collaboration with Respiratory Therapists Without Borders, Canada, 2019 to present. Here
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American College of Chest Physicians, Chest Delegation Medical Mission, June 2024. Facebook
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Community Service Collaboration with Share Love Charities, Inc., Symposium on Teenage Sexual Health “Lawas ko Halungan ko,” Barangay Sinikway, Lapuz, Iloilo City, July 14, 2024. HERE
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Danz For Hope: Zumba-for-a-Cause Campaign - promoting healthy lifestyle and wellness through fun aerobic exercises. HERE Facebook
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No to Tobacco Campaign and Lecture for Iloilo Mission Hospital Medical Residents and Staff. Facebook
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Stroke Society of the Philippines: A fun Walk and Dance Exercise - to promote a healthy lifestyle, a life after stroke. HERE
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ACCP 29th Annual Scientific Meeting Lecture: No to Vaping, Philippine Science, Tacloban. HERE
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Beat the Vape “Ditch Toxicity, Breathe Freely“ - World No Tobacco Day 2024, Festive Mall, Iloilo City. HERE
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Giving of Food Packs and a Lecture, Children in Conflict with the law under Dalayunan, a Home for the Boys, Bo. Obrero Lapuz, Iloilo City, July 28, 2024. HERE facebook
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World Asthma Day Lecturer for Grades 4 - 6 students of Rizal Elementary School, “Labanan ang Hika, Alagaan ang Malusog na Baga,” Tanza, Iloilo City, October 29, 2024. HERE, Facebook
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Judge for the Fit N’ Spire Anniversary, Pavia Robinson 2024. HERE
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Giving supplements (vitamins) to the Team Athletics of Banate National High School, January 14, 2025 - Facebook
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Judge for the Zumba Contest and one of the PCCP delegates in collaboration with ACCP Iloilo Chapter, Run for a Cause “Takbo Lungs: Empowering Every Breath”- Festive Mall, Iloilo City, December 15, 2024. Facebook, Rollin FB
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PCP Medical Quiz, Mentor for Iloilo Mission Hospital residents, Radisson Hotel Bacolod. Facebook
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World Cancer Day Campaign, video promotion & talks, February 2025. Youtube Facebook
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World Tuberculosis Day at Iloilo Mission Hospital, March 2025. HERE Facebook
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Volunteer Medical Doctor at Love in Action: A Parcel of Hope - Medical, Dental, and Evangelistic Mission, Creekside Baptist Church, Angolo Tiongko Subdivision, April 5, 2025
Research Studies
Pulmonary Hamartoma: A Left Hilar Endobronchial Extension in a 63-year-old Female
Emergence of Candida Famata Fungemia in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach, December 2024
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Shaira S. Arinzol, Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, Lysa Lynn U. Libanan
Publication: Philippine Journal of Chest Diseases 22(2), 2024
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(24)01477-6/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385103488_Emergence_of_Candida_famata_Fungemia_in_an_Immunocompromised_Patient_A_Case_Presentation_and_Therapeutic_ApproachEvaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification test kit (TB Lamp) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary hospital in Iloilo City: Retrospective Study
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Jiggy Leonard F. Landong, Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, Earl Joshua G. Alcantara, and Ma. Theresa Crisanta L. Anayan
Publication: Chest Infections 164(4), Supplement October 2023
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)01613-6/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374403474_evaluation_of_loop-mediated_isothermal_amplification_test_kit_tblamp_for_the_diagnosis_of_pulmonary_tuberculosis_in_a_tertiary_hospital_in_iloilo_city_retrospective_studyAtaxia with Vitamin E Deficiency in the Philippines: A Case Report of Two Siblings, January 2021
Authors: Ma Daisy Tabuena, Ryoma Morigaki, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Hideo Mure, Nobuaki Yamamoto, Kazuhisa Miyake, Taku Matsuda, Yuishin Izumi, Yasushi Takagi, Rollin P Tabuena, Toshitaka Kawarai
Publication: The Journal of Medical Investigation 68(3.4):400-403, 2021
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34759169/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360929081_Ataxia_with_vitamin_E_deficiency_in_the_Philippines_A_case_report_of_two_siblingsCough Triggers and their Pathophysiology in Patients with Prolonged or Chronic Cough, July 2011
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Rollin P Tabuena, Akio Niimi, Hideki Inoue, Isao Ito, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Kojiro Otsuka, Tomoshi Takeda, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Hitoshi Nakaji, Tomoko Tajiri, Toshiyuki Iwata, Tadao Nagasaki, Makiko Jinnai, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Michiaki Mishima
Publication: Allergology International 61(1):123-32, 2012
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22377525/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805057_Cough_Triggers_and_Their_Pathophysiology_in_Patients_with_Prolonged_or_Chronic_CoughC-reactive Protein as a Diagnostic Marker for Community Acquired Pneumonia, May 2008
Authors: Belosillo-Lindero J., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:69-73, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=1681
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822926_C-reactive_Protein_as_a_Diagnostic_Marker_for_Community_Acquired_PneumoniaAn Unusual Latrogenic Foreign Body (Surgical Gauze) in the Trachea, February 2008
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Lina Zuccatosta, Alberto Tubaldi, Stefano Gasparini
Publication: Respiration 75(1):105-8, 2008
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16205043/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790459_An_Unususal_Latrogenic_Foreign_Body_Surgical_Gauze_in_the_Trachea|Use for Eosinophil Count in Induced Sputum and Blood in Evaluating Airway Inflammation in Asthmatic and Normal Subjects; A Prospective Study, January 2008
Authors: Sarbues M.L., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:63-68, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3683
https://library.slmc-cm.edu.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=846&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20rollin%20tabuena
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928915_Use_for_Eosinophil_Count_in_Induced_Sputum_and_Blood_in_Evaluating_Airway_Inflammation_In_Asthmatic_and_Normal_Subjects_A_Prospective_Study/referencesThe Role of Perilesional Edema on the Outcome of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage, January 2008
Authors: Baylosis, E.J., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:1-6, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=43744
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928828_The_Role_of_Perilesional_Edema_on_the_Outcome_of_Hypertensive_Intracerebral_Hemorrhage/referencesDiagnostic Yield Isolate from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Versus Sputum Culture: The Iloilo Mission Hospital Experience, January 2008
Authors: Bullas M.B., Capacio M.A., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46: 63-68, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3684
https://library.slmc-cm.edu.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=4025https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928567_Diagnostic_Yield_Isolate_From_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Versus_Sputum_Culture_The_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital_ExperienceThe Relationship of D-Dimer Levels with Pulmonary Thromboembolism, January 2008
Authors: Navarro III F.J., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:7-13, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=43838
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928511_The_Relationship_of_D-Dimer_Levels_With_Pulmonary_ThromboembolismCranial CT Findings among Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) at Iloilo Mission Hospital
Authors: Baylosis, E.J., Baria S.M., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 45:7-10, 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=2066
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822753_Cranial_CT_Scan_Findings_Among_Patients_with_Transient_Ischemic_Attack_TIA_at_Iloilo_Mission_HospitalAirway Wall Thickening in Patients with Cough Variant Asthma and Non-Asthmatic Chronic Cough
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Rollin P Tabuena, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Makiko Jinnai, Kazuo Chin, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Chest 131(4):1042-9, 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3610
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790416_Airway_Wall_Thickening_in_Patients_With_Cough_Variant_Asthma_and_Nonasthmatic_Chronic_Cough
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17426208/Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) Using the Olympus Gauge 21 Cytology Needle in Addition to CDB Versus CDB Alone in the Diagnosis of Submucosal and Peri-bronchial Lesions, January 2007
Authors: Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D., Basco J., Navarro F. III
Publication: European Respiratory Journal 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=2124
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-74343-transbronchial-needle-aspiration-tbna-in-addition-to-conventional-diagnostic-bronchoscopy-cdb-in-the-diagnosis-of-submucosal-and-peribronchial-lesions-iloilo-city-philippines-experienceSmoking Prevalence among Grade 4-6 Public Elementary Pupils of Iloilo City, Philippines, May 2007
The Mini-Mental Status Examination as a Screening Test for Vascular Dementia among Chronic Hypertensive Patients, January 2007
C-reactive Protein: Its Prognostic Value in Patients with Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke, January 2007
Diagnostic Yield Isolate from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Versus Sputum Culture: The Iloilo Mission Hospital Experience
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Tomohiro Handa, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Isao Ito, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima, Om P Sharma
Publication title: Internal Medicine Volume 46: 63-68, March – April, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3684
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928567_Diagnostic_Yield_Isolate_From_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Versus_Sputum_Culture_The_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital_ExperienceWeaning Outcome of Neurological Patients at the ICU of West Visayas State University Medical Center
Authors: Buyco M., Tabuena R., Tabuena Ma. Daisy
Publication title: European Respiratory Journal 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=387
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-78397-weaning-outcome-of-neurological-patients-at-the-icu-of-west-visayas-state-university-medical-center
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928845_Weaning_Outcome_of_Neurological_Patients_at_the_Intensive_Care_Unit_of_West_Visayas_State_University_Medical_CenterPrognosis of Cough Variant Asthma, A Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Rollin Tabuena, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Toyohiro Hirai, Shigeo Muro, Yutaka Ito, Tadashi Mio, Kazuo Chin, Hideki Nishiyama, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: The Journal of Asthma 43(2):131-5, 2006
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16517429/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Prognosis-of-Cough-Variant-Asthma%3A-A-Retrospective-Matsumoto-Niimi/b3d3685bec4d10b6dffa44cc6ec286df8df7b8f8
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7261484_Prognosis_of_Cough_Variant_Asthma_A_Retrospective_AnalysisPeripheral Arterial Disease’s Prevalence Using Ankle Brachial Index (ABI): Its Association with Stroke
Authors: Dianco F., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:219-223, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=388
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928400_Peripheral_Arterial_Disease's_Prevalence_Using_Ankle_Branchial_Index_ABI_Its_Association_to_StrokeHemicraniectomy in the Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Case Report
Authors: Minerva I.T., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:209-212, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=141Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality of Adult Patients with Hypertensive Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia Admitted at West Visayas State University Medical Center
Authors: Cherry Lee, Ma Daisy Tabuena, Rollin Tabuena
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44: 191-195, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=138
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18tzdjgfuywdKHCPU8DmBXRws-EVaM3X5/viewEffects of Dexamethasone in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia
Authors: Sumagpao N., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:185-189, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=137Polymorphisms of B7 (CD80 And CD86) Genes Do Not Affect Disease Susceptibility to Sarcoidosis
Authors: Tomohiro Handa, Sonoko Nagai, Isao Ito, Rollin Tabuena, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Masanori Kitaichi, Takateru Izumi, Tomoki Aoyama, Junya Toguchida, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Respiration 72(3):243-8, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15942292/Patient Characteristics and Clinical Features of Japanese Sarcoidosis Patients with Low Bronchoalveolar Lavage CD4/CD8 Ratios
Authors: Handa T., Nagai S., Shigematsu M., Tabuena R., Takeuchi M., Mikuniya T., Hamada K., Izumi T., Mishima M.
Publication title: Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease 22(22): 154-60, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16053032/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805145_Patient_Characteristics_and_Clinical_Features_of_Japanese_Sarcoidosis_Patients_with_Low_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_CD4_CD8_RatiosRelationship of Airway Wall Thickening to an Imbalance Between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Its Inhibitor in Asthma
Authors: H Matsumoto, A Niimi, M Takemura, T Ueda, M Minakuchi, R Tabuena, K Chin, T Mio, Y Ito, S Muro, T Hirai, S Morita, S Fukuhara, M Mishima
Publication title: Thorax 60(4):277-81, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15790981/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1747359/Cell profiles of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid as Prognosticators of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/Usual Interstitial Pneumonia among Japanese Patients
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Takeo Tsutsumi, Tomohiro Handa, Takeuchi Minoru, Takeshi Mikuniya, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Respiration 72(5):490-8., 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16210888/https://karger.com/res/article-abstract/72/5/490/288713/Cell-Profiles-of-Bronchoalveolar-Lavage-Fluid-as?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790485_Cell_Profiles_of_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Fluid_as_Pronosticators_of_Idiopathic_Pulmonary_Fibrosis_Usual_Interstitial_Pneumonia_Among_Japanese_PatientsSuccessful Weaning Using Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in a Patient with Status Asthmaticus, November 2004
Diurnal Variation and Serial Changes of Peak Expiratory Flow in Adult Patients with Cough Variant Asthma
Authors: Matsumoto H., Niimi A., Takemura T., Ueda T., Tabuena R., Chin M., Mishima
Publication title: European Respiratory Journal 48:588, 2004
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-90053-diurnal-variation-and-serial-changes-of-peak-expiratory-flow-in-adult-patients-with-cough-variant-asthmaDiabetes Insipidus in Neurosarcoidosis, A Long-Term Follow-Up of More than Eight Years
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Tomohiro Handa, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Isao Ito, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima, Om P Sharma
Publication title: Internal Medicine Volume 43 No. 10 pages 960-966 October 2004
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15575248/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805059_Diabetes_Insipidus_from_Neurosarcoidosis_Long_Term_Follow_up_For_More_than_Eight_YearsValidation of Bayesian Approach in estimating the probability of malignancy for Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
Authors: Tabuena R, Dela Cruz MT.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40: 319-32, 2004
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=36600
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928843_Validation_of_Bayesian_Approach_in_estimating_the_probability_of_malignancy_in_solitary_pulmonary_nodulesAntikoch’s Induced Hepatitis: A Veterans Memorial Medical Center Experience
Authors: Tabuena R., Dalisay C., Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Chest Diseases 10:104-108, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34686
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822632_Antikoch's_Induced_Hepatitis_-_A_Veterans_Memorial_Medical_Center_ExperienceSmoke Inhalational Injury
Authors: Tabuena R., Nazal A., Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:91-93, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34831https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928771_Smoke_Inhalation_InjuryCytomegalovirus Pneumonia in a Renal Transplant Patient, A Case Report
Authors: Tabuena R., Dalisay C., Leyson M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:39-41, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37806https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822892_Cytomegalovirus_Pneumonia_in_Renal_Transplant_PatientDaily Screen as a Parameter in Weaning Patients from Mechanical Ventilation
Authors: Tabuena R., Atienza Dalisay C.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:27-31, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=38100https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928396_Daily_Screen_as_a_Parameter_in_Weaning_Patients_from_Mechanical_VentilationMetastatic Tumor in the Right Atrium, December 2003
Cushing’s Syndrome from Exogenous Corticosteroids: A Case Series
Authors: Tabuena R. and Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40: 319-32, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37839
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822850_Cushing%27s_Syndrome_from_Exogenous_Corticosteroids_-_A_Case_SeriesOnset of a Second Stroke in Patients Maintained on Low-Dose and Medium-Dose Aspirin
Authors: Pedroso M.D., Punzalan R., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40:101-104, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37821The Effect of Cilostazol on Fibrinogen Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Concomitant Cardiovascular Events and Risk Factors
Authors: Tabuena R., Apistar M., Dañucop M., Jalbuena L.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40:44-49, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=35295https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928818_The_effect_of_cilostazol_on_fibrinogen_level_in_diabetes_mellitus_type_2_patients_with_concomitant_cardiovascular_events_and_risk_factorsClinical Outcome of In-Hospital Patients with Hypertensive Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia
Authors: Tabuena R. and Sobrevega E.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 39:255-262, 2001
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34458
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822747_Clinical_Outcome_of_In-hospital_Patients_with_Hypertensive_Hemorrhage_of_Basal_GangliaThe Effect of Antiplatelets on Fibrinogen Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Concomitant Cardiovascular Events and Risk Factors
Authors: Tabuena R., Dañucop M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 39:150-154, 2001
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34415
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928679_The_Effect_of_Anti-platelets_on_Fibrinogen_Level_in_Diabetes_Mellitus_Type_2_with_Concomitant_Cardiovascular_Events_Risk_FactorAdrenal Carcinoma- A Case Report and Review of Related Literature
Authors: Tabuena R., Tendencia M., Ariete G., Advincula J., Octaviano D., Legada B., Apistar M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 37:200-203, 1999
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34488
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360818979_Adrenal_Carcinoma_-_A_Case_Report_and_Review_of_Literature
Dr. Rollin Palermo Tabuena
Rollin Palermo Tabuena is a Filipino pulmonologist and the first interventional bronchoscopist in Iloilo City, Philippines. He is known for introducing the 60-minute Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB LAMP) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in the hospitals of Iloilo. He was awarded the Most Outstanding Young Scientist 2006 by the country’s Department of Science and Technology and the Distinguished Alumni Award for Research in 2025, among other accolades in his field of practice. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Rollin, along with his wife, Dr. Daisy P. Tabuena, began promoting the Zumba dance fitness program extensively under the duo title of “Dancing Doctors of Iloilo.” Rollin is also an advocate and patron of local artisans, especially fashion designers who utilize indigenous materials in their creations, foremost of which is Iloilo’s Hablon fabric. This led to his recognitions in the field of fashion, such as Men of Exemplary Influence 2024 and Faaabvlous Men XI (2023) and XII (2024).
Personal Data
Born: December 3, 1968
Concepcion, Province of Iloilo
The Philippines
Nationality: Filipino
Spouse: Ma. Daisy Pedroso Tabuena, M.D.
Child: Dane Marco P. Tabuena
Parents: Rogelio Loredo Tabuena (Father)
Liny Chu Palermo-Tabuena (Mother)
Siblings: Jallin Tabuena Pelayo (Sister)
Cyril Tabuena (Brother)
Occupation
Internist and Pulmonologist / Consultant
- Iloilo Mission Hospital
- West Visayas State University Medical Center
- Medicus Medical Center
- Iloilo Doctors Hospital
- Metro Iloilo Hospital
- Asia Pacific Medical Center Iloilo
Professorial Lecturer
West Visayas State University, College of Medicine
Iloilo City, Philippines
President and Medical DirectorAsclepius Drugstore Medical Laboratory and Allied Services CorporationIloilo City, Philippines
Education
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology
Southwestern University
Cebu City, The Philippines
Years 1985-1989
Doctor of Medicine
West Visayas State University
Iloilo City, The Philippines
Years 1990-1994
Residency Training:
Iloilo Mission Hospital
Iloilo City, The Philippines
Years 1997-1999
Fellowship Training:
Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC)
Department of Pulmonary Diseases
Quezon City, Metro Manila
The Philippines
Years 2000-2001
Post-Graduate Subspecialty Training:
Kyoto University, School of Medicine
Department of Respiratory Medicine
Kyoto, Japan
October 2002 - March 2004
Interventional Bronchoscopy
(Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy)
Hospital Torrette of Ancona
Ancona, Italy
October 2004 – January 2005
Media and Resource Links
https://asclepiuscorp.ph/asclepius.html
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rollin-Tabuena-3
https://spheres.dost.gov.ph/profiles/681-dr-rollin-palermo-tabuena
https://johnbcastigador.com/doc-rollin-is-on-the-go/
https://porfirioness.home.blog/2019/02/21/king-of-the-day-2/
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/procedures/scholarships
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)01613-6/fulltext
https://asclepiuscorp.ph/asclepius.html
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rollin-Tabuena-3
https://spheres.dost.gov.ph/profiles/681-dr-rollin-palermo-tabuena
https://johnbcastigador.com/doc-rollin-is-on-the-go/
https://porfirioness.home.blog/2019/02/21/king-of-the-day-2/
https://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/procedures/scholarships
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)01613-6/fulltext
Early Life
Rollin Palermo Tabuena was born on December 3, 1968, in Concepcion, Iloilo Province, Philippines. He is the eldest child of farmer-entrepreneur Rogelio Loredo Tabuena and Liny Chu Palermo-Tabuena, a general merchandise store owner originally from Leyte province, who is of Filipino-Chinese descent.
Rollin’s parents were a simple, hardworking, assertive middle-class couple. They were able to build and operate a small neighborhood variety store, which grew successfully into a general merchandise mart in the town center. It existed for 36 years.
This store business left an indelible mark on Rollin’s young life. It served both as a playground and his first exposure to a life of work and responsibility. At a young age of ten, his mother would take him to their store on Saturdays. He would help in handing the goods to customers and in cashiering. This work of helping regularly at the store continued well into his teenage and college years. His proficiency in business and serving customers has developed significantly over the years, becoming one of his most valuable strengths.
Where money was involved, the topmost value instilled in him and the business skills first taught to him were those that concerned “honesty.” Long before he was taught how money was earned in the store, he was first drilled with the words, “Be honest, my son.”
Rollin was given a strong spiritual foundation by his parents and the pastor of his hometown. His father was a deacon. They never skipped Sunday worship and bible studies.
He was also encouraged to develop his abilities, acquire new skills, and cultivate his talents. He was active in extra-curricular activities in school—cultural dances, singing, declamation, writing, and drama club. He loved music. He joined their church choir. His supportive parents bought him a ukulele when he asked for it. Then a piano. He took piano lessons for ten years, successfully holding recitals in other provinces.
Rollin has many memorable moments with his parents. But there was one that shaped his life. It became a destiny waiting to be lived and his most cherished life goal to achieve.
He was 11 years old and in the 5th grade of elementary school when his father sat him down one evening and said that he wanted him to be the first doctor in the family. That evening never left his mind.
Always an obedient, well-behaved, and diligent child, as Rollin matured and completed his early years in school, all the way through college, when he was about to choose an academic course, he was on a mission—to be the family’s first doctor. Despite the financial challenge of such an education, his parents did everything to put him in the best schools and training institutions.
Education & Training
Rollin Tabuena’s formative years were spent in Concepcion Elementary School from Grades 1 to 4. He transferred to Central Philippine University, Iloilo City, for his Elementary levels 5 and 6 (1975-1981) and High School (1981-1985), where he graduated with honors.
For his pre-medicine course, Rollin pursued a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology at Southwestern University, Cebu City, Philippines (1985-1989). He passed the Board Licensure examination for Medical Technologist in 1989. He then pursued his Doctor of Medicine degree at West Visayas State University, Iloilo City, Philippines (1990-1994), where he was later recognized with the Most Outstanding 100 Alumni Award in Science and Technology (2008).
He had his residency training in Iloilo Mission Hospital, Iloilo City, Philippines (January 1, 1997 to December 31, 1999). He took his fellowship training at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC), Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines (January 1, 2000 – December 31, 2001).
Rollin became a full-pledged Doctor of Medicine when he passed the Physician Licensure Examination in 1994.
A year later, he proceeded to his Post-Graduate Sub-Specialty Research Training at the Kyoto School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan (October 1, 2002 – March 31, 2004), where he was a recipient of the Monbukagakusho Fellowship Grant. He took his intensive sub-specialty of Interventional Bronchoscopy (Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy) at the Hospital Torrette of Ancona, Italy (October 28, 2004 – January 26, 2005). He accomplished this under the European Respiratory Society Grantee Fellowship Training. Rollin was also the European Respiratory Society Bursary Grantee in the Smoking Cessation Programme in Rhodes, Greece (September 20-22, 2006).
Professional Practice
A. Fields of Specialization
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Internal Medicine
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Pulmonology
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Interventional Bronchoscopy
B. Hospital Affiliations
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Iloilo Mission Hospital
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West Visayas State University Medical Center
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Medicus Medical Center
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Iloilo Doctors Hospital
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Metro Iloilo Hospital
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Asia Pacific Medical Center Iloilo
C. Professional Organizations
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Board Member, American College of Chest Physicians,
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Philippine Chapter Delegation 2023-2025
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Chairman for Asthma, Philippine College of Chest Physicians (PCCP), Iloilo Chapter, 2020 - 2025
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Life Member, Philippine College of Physicians
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Fellow, Philippine College of Chest Physicians
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Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
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Fellow, European Respiratory Society
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Fellow, Asia Pacific Society of Respirology
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Member, Philippine Medical Society
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Member, Philippine College of Occupational Medicine
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Member, Philippine Association of Medical Technologists
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Member, American Thoracic Society
D. Pioneering Scientific Contributions
1. Interventional Bronchoscopy in Iloilo
Dr. Rollin Tabuena, the first interventional bronchoscopist of Iloilo, undertook intensive sub-specialty training in Transbronchial Needle Aspiration Biopsy at the Hospital Torrette of Ancona in Italy in 2004. Since then, over the course of two decades, he has treated and saved numerous patients. He relates three of his noteworthy cases performed at the Iloilo Mission Hospital:
Anecdotal Bronchoscopy Cases
Case 1 — My First Bronchoscopy (October 2, 2005, Iloilo Mission Hospital)
I will never forget my very first bronchoscopy. The patient was a 48-year-old man with mediastinal lymphadenopathy. His attending physician feared it was a mediastinal tumor or malignancy. The man had endured two years of recurrent cough and multiple admissions for pneumonia.
That day, a whole team was assembled—medical residents eager to observe, a pathologist ready for a rapid diagnosis, and an anesthesiologist on standby. The tension was palpable; this was my first procedure at Iloilo Mission Hospital.
When the results came in, the relief was immense: it wasn’t cancer at all, but tuberculosis. The patient was started on anti-TB medications, and within nine months, his lymphadenopathy completely resolved. That case reminded us that not all enlarged lymph nodes spell malignancy—and it gave me confidence that I could handle what lay ahead.
Case 2 — The Push Pin in the Lung (July 10, 2007)- An interesting case worth reporting.
One of my most nerve-racking cases involved a 10-year-old boy, Jesy, an asthmatic child who accidentally swallowed a pushpin while playing. He turned cyanotic, and in panic, his nurse-mother nebulized him instead of rushing him to the hospital, hoping it would pass into the stomach. It didn’t. Instead, the pin lodged in his right middle lobe, causing a persistent hacking cough and difficulty breathing.
When he was finally brought to us, no pediatrician in the locality had ever encountered a case like this, so it fell into my hands. With only limited equipment available, I worked for nearly two hours. I even called a gastroenterologist for assistance. Finally—after countless attempts—we extracted the pushpin. Jesy avoided surgery, and we all breathed a sigh of relief. It was a vivid reminder of how unpredictable emergencies can be, and how teamwork and persistence can save lives.
Case 3 — Mud in the Lungs (June 24, 2008, Typhoon Frank Rescue)- An interesting case.
During the devastation of Typhoon Frank, one patient I’ll never forget was a 39-year-old respiratory therapist who collapsed while rescuing flood victims. While carrying an obese individual, he slipped, aspirated mud, and was brought unconscious to the emergency room with an oxygen saturation of only 85%.
He was treated as a near-drowning case, but he soon developed acute respiratory distress syndrome—a “white lung” on X-ray—and was close to being intubated. I decided to perform a bronchoscopy. With repeated bronchoalveolar lavage, we were able to suction mud out of his lungs. He was then placed on a ventilator, started on antibiotics, and gradually recovered.
That bronchoscopy was literally lifesaving. To this day, I remember the mix of exhaustion and triumph when he finally pulled through.
These three cases remind me why bronchoscopy is not just a diagnostic tool, but at times, a true lifesaver. Each patient, each story, carried lessons that shaped me as a pulmonologist.
2. The TB-LAMP
In 2019, Dr Rollin Tabuena achieved a bold, life-changing feat in pulmonary medicine in Iloilo tertiary hospitals. He introduced the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB-LAMP) for the 60-minute diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis.
TB-LAMP was first developed in Japan by Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. in collaboration with the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the assay was introduced (or became commercially available) before or around 2016 for the diagnosis of TB in adults.
It was originally designed as a rapid, low-cost, and easy-to-use molecular test for use in resource-limited and peripheral laboratories where access to GeneXpert or culture is difficult.
In the Philippines, including Iloilo City, TB-LAMP was made available under controlled or pilot program settings around 2019, supported by Japanese technology via the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
In 2019, Dr. Tabuena initiated a research study, entitled “Accuracy of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (TB-LAMP) in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Iloilo City,” aimed to assess TB-LAMP’s performance (sensitivity, specificity) relative to other diagnostic standards (microscopy, culture, GeneXpert).
The research study, conducted over a three-year period (January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2021) at Iloilo Mission Hospital, garnered affirmative results 80%. Dr. Tabuena’s study provided local evidence of TB-LAMP’s diagnostic accuracy and feasibility in a tertiary hospital setting, where it could complement or serve as an alternative to microscopy/ GeneXpert. The study demonstrated that TB-LAMP is not limited to peripheral labs, nor is it merely a replacement for smear microscopy in low-resource settings, but it can also be integrated into tertiary hospitals as part of diagnostic algorithms. It is accurate and feasible in tertiary hospitals, giving clinicians and policy-makers confidence to adopt it more widely.
Before TB-LAMP, the main molecular option was GeneXpert MTB/RIF, which, although highly sensitive, faced practical barriers:
a) GeneXpert testing was only available in government facilities that were closed on weekends, holidays, and at night, delaying diagnosis and treatment. Patients often had to wait several days for results, during which time the TB transmission risk remained high.
b) Microscopy, while available anytime, has low sensitivity, especially in smear-negative and HIV-positive patients.
Due to these limitations, many TB cases risk being missed or delayed, especially among symptomatic patients who cannot access government facilities during off-hours.
TB-LAMP offered a solution because:
a) It is a rapid test (results within 60 minutes).
b) It can be done in local hospital laboratories with minimal training.
c) It does not require expensive, high-maintenance machinery.
d) It allows for the timely initiation of treatment, even outside of standard government lab schedules.
Dr. Tabuena’s research study proved that TB-LAMP could be reliably used in a tertiary hospital setting for the diagnosis of adult TB, bridging the gap between speed, accessibility, and diagnostic accuracy. This helped open the way for TB-LAMP’s wider use in the region.
Advocacy
A. Dance Fitness – “Dancing Doctors of Iloilo”
During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020, when going out and engaging in usual activities were limited, Dr. Rollin Tabuena, along with his wife, Dr. Daisy Tabuena, formed the Dancing Doctors of Iloilo. They incorporated Zumba into their home cardio exercises. They videotaped their choreographed numbers and shared them on social media, allowing others to follow along and dance with them.
Along with proper nutrition and adequate rest, Zumba is a healthy and enjoyable way to stay fit. Aside from cardio and joint stretches, it also exercises the memory, as the steps should be remembered, and the motor skills, as we should coordinate the movements along with the beats of the music.
The Dancing Doctors of Iloilo has become both a program and a personality duo in the region. Rollin and Daisy collaborate with local artists and Zumba enthusiasts to organize dance-themed events and Zumba contests. These events educate and entertain the public about how to enhance physical immunity, endurance, and strength, as well as the importance of early detection and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Rollin and Daisy also utilize their social media platforms to share engaging content, including dance challenges and health tips, to reach a broader audience and encourage proactive health measures.
Their Zumba content on social media gained them some public influence outside their medical profession. Rollin received invitations to judge in dance competitions and beauty pageants, and also to perform at national conventions. These experiences gave him an added purpose in life. Thus, he plans to expand the program by adding ballroom dances in the routine, organizing more events in the region and nearby provinces, conducting masterclasses and community challenges to engage participants, and partnering with nutritionists and health coaches to adopt a holistic fitness approach.
B. Public Health Education
Dr. Rollin Tabuena is an active participant in health campaigns and medical missions initiated by the government, civic organizations, and professional organizations to which he belongs. A list of his works can be found in the Community Service section of this page. He is a frequent resource person and guest speaker for pulmonary healthcare. He also produces health advice videos, which he posts on his social media channels. Recently, he has frequently supported the projects of the Philippine Cancer Society.
C. Hablon Indigenous Textile
Dr. Rollin Tabuena is a patron and staunch supporter of local artisans, but most especially the weavers and fashion designers of Hablon in Iloilo. Hablon is Iloilo’s traditional handwoven textile made with a handloom using natural fibers such as cotton, abaca (Manila hemp from banana plan, piña (pineapple fiber), and jusi (silk with plant fiber). The term hablon comes from the Hiligaynon dialect word habol, meaning “to weave,” which refers to both the process of weaving and the woven fabric itself. Ever since Rollin was introduced to one of Iloilo’s pride, world-class fashion designer Nono Palmos, he has become a crusader for this indigenous material and the creations made from it. Palmos is hailed as the father of Hablon. Rollin joined Hablon fashion shows for a cause (GWAPO/GWAPA, Hymns of the Loom, Best Dressed Men and Women, among others) and supported the projects of Hablon weavers, particularly in Miag-ao, Iloilo. On many occasions, he would wear Hablon suits designed and made by Palmos. Rollin also has a wardrobe of Hablon-made casuals and stylish, avant-garde pieces.
Awards & Recognitions
Rollin Tabuena had received various accolades in his profession, affiliations, and advocacies. Some of the more notable ones are:
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Most Outstanding Young Scientist of 2006, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Republic of the Philippines DOST
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Most Outstanding 100 Alumni Award in Science and Technology 2008, West Visayas State University, Iloilo, Philippines Domain
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Achievers Award in the Field of Medicine 2017, Municipality of Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines Domain
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West Visayas State University Voluntary Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
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Asia’s Modern Heroes Award: Renowned Medical Internist and Pulmonary Specialist of the Year 2023, Manila, Philippines Facebook, Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Asia’s Golden Icon Awards of 2023: Asia’s Distinguished Doctor in Pulmonary Medicine, Cebu City, Philippines ; Facebook, Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Faaabvlous Men XI by Rupert Jacinto Award 2023, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Fashion-for-a-Cause: Elegance of Nono Palmos (For the benefit of women hablon weavers of Miag-ao, 2023; Facebook
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Rigodon de Honor Charity Ball for a Cause 2023 - Daily Guardian Facebook
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Asia’s Influential Leader Awards of 2024: Medical Category, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian; Youtube
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21st Men of Exemplary Influence 2024, Manila, Philippines by Philippine Cancer Society Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian Facebook; Youtube
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Power Couple Awardee and Faaabvlous XII by Rupert Jacinto 2024, Manila, Philippines Bulletin; Daily Guardian; Youtube
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ATIN: Filipino Innovators in the Spotlight, The Physician who Introduced the 60-Minute Pulmonary Tuberculosis Test Kit, DOST – STII, Spheres, January 2025. DOST; Researchgate
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Distinguished Alumni Award in Research, West Visayas State University College of Medicine, 2025 Facebook; Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Outstanding Humanitarian Awardee (In honor of the exceptional contributions as a visionary leader in Philippine healthcare), 3rd Johnny Litton Awards, 2025 Facebook, Manila Bulletin; Daily Guardian
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Best Dressed XXII Ambassadors for Life, 2025 Manila Bulletin
Selected Publications
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ATIN: Filipino Innovators in the Spotlight, The Physician who Introduced the 60-Minute Pulmonary Tuberculosis Test Kit, DOST – STII, Spheres, January 2025 - DOST
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“Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia: A real clinical entity?”
Clinics in Chest Medicine 25 (2004) 705-715
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“Express Your Best Self” – Self-essay & Memoir
A visual and literary exploration of personal style and the multifaceted ways in which individuals can engage with life. It underscores the significance of authenticity, urging readers to embrace their uniqueness without reservation. This book serves as a call to transcend the fear of judgment and carve out one's distinct place in the world.
International Presentations
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Presentation of research at American College of Chest Physicians, “Evaluation of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test Kit (Tb-Lamp) for The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Hospital in Iloilo City: Retrospective Study”, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, October 8-11, 2023
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Presentation at 27th Congress of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology: A Case of "Sarcophaga Specie" in the Tracheostomy Tube of Laryngeal Carcinoma Patient, Singapore, November 14-17, 2023
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Presentation at 28th Congress of Asia Pacific Society of Respirology, Emergence of Candida Famata Fungemia in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis and Therapeutic Approach, Hong Kong, November 7-10, 2024
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Case Presenter and Moderator at American College of Chest Physicians, Boston, Massachusetts, October 2024 - Facebook
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Case Presenter, 28th Congress of the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Hong Kong Convention, November 2024 - Facebook, Post
Community Service
- Volunteer physician in a medical-surgical mission in Barangay Sanggutan, Concepcion (November 2013), reaching over 230 families with healthcare and relief following Typhoon Yolanda, one of the most devastating natural disasters in Philippine history. Facebook
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Volunteer Physician Battle against COVID-19 Pandemic.
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World Asthma Day “Asthma Care for All” Information Dissemination Lecturer for Elementary students at Judith Lazarraga Tiongco Elementary School, Jaro, Iloilo City, May 2, 2023. Facebook
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Giving of free CPAP machines to indigent patients with confirmed obstructive sleep apnea in collaboration with Respiratory Therapist Without Borders, Canada, 2019 up to present. Facebook
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Gift Giving and Zumba at Baluarte Zumbaranggay for a Cause “ Bulig mo, Asenso ko”, for the Fire Victims of Brgy. West Habog-Habog and Brgy. San Juan Molo, Iloilo City Feb. 2023. Facebook
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Brain Attack Awareness Month “ Strike out Stroke” A fun Walk and Dance Exercise to promote healthy lifestyle, a life after stroke, Stroke Society of the Philippines, August 2023. Facebook
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Danz For Hope: Zumba for A Cause Campaign promoting healthy lifestyle and wellness through fun aerobic exercises with the participation of KSquad, TML crew and Kramer for the benefit of the Rotary Club of La Paz in support for its humanitarian project. Ateneo de Iloilo Campus - July 2023. Facebook
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Collaborated with then Share Love Charities Inc. ,Lions Club and Rotary Club during the Symposium on Maternal Care, Child Health and Solo Parenting at Molo Iloilo, July 31, 2023. Facebook
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Fashion-for-a-Cause: Elegance of Nono Palmos for the benefits of Women Hablon weavers in Miag-ao, April 2023. Facebook Daily Guardian
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No to Tobacco Campaign and Lecture at Iloilo Mission Hospital Medical Residents and Staff, May 2023. Facebook
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National Asthma Week ,Medical Mission and Advocacy Lecture “Sama-sama malusog na Baga sa bawat Pilipino, kayang-kaya ang Hika” with PCCP at Lapaz National High School, August 6 – 12, 2023. Facebook
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Asclepius Drugstore Christmas Medical Mission at Baldoza Lapaz Iloilo, December 13, 2023. Facebook
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ACCP 29th Annual Scientific Meeting Lecture NO TO Vaping at Philippine Science at Tacloban, June-6-8,2024. Facebook
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Community Service Collaboration with Share Love Charities, Inc, Symposium on Teenage Sexual Health “Lawas ko Halungan ko” at Barangay Sinikway, Lapuz, Iloilo City, July 14, 2024. Facebook
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Beat the Vape “Ditch Toxicity, Breathe Freely“ World No Tobacco Day, Iloilo City, 2024. Facebook
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Giving of food packs and lecture to children in conflict with the law under Dalayunan Home for the Boys, Bo. Obrero Lapuz, Iloilo City, July 28, 2024. Facebook Video Facebook
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World Asthma Day Lecturer for Grades 4 - 6 of Rizal Elementary School, Tanza, Iloilo City, October 29, 2024. “Labanan ang Hika, Alagaan ang Malusog na Baga”. Facebook
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Run for a Cause “Takbo Lungs: Empowering Every breath” at Festive Mall Iloilo City, December 15, 2024. Facebook Video, Rollin FB
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Medical Mission Love in Action- A Parcel of Hope
(Free medical, dental, evangelical outreach program) with Philippine College of Chest Physicians at Creekside Baptist Church , Sambag Jaro, April 05, 2025. Daily Guardian-
Collaborate and served as volunteer doctor during the medical mission of 30th Annual Scientific Meeting Lung Summit “Youth Fora on the Health Impact of Vape” at Baguio City National High School, June 5, 2025. Facebook
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Promotes awareness through Zumba Session for a healthy lifestyle during Diabetes Awareness Week “Tara na! Stop Diabetes” in cooperation of the Philippine Diabetes Association at Sunset Boulevard Iloilo, July 15, 2025. Facebook
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World Asthma Day Resource Speaker for Elementary pupils at JL Tiongco Elementary School, Jaro, Iloilo City, August 13, 2025. Facebook
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Volunteer doctor during the Medical, Dental and Feeding Program at Tagbac Elementary School, Oton Iloilo, August 17, 2025 Facebook
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Spearheaded the Tree Planting Activity with the special cooperation of Philippine College of Chest Physician, Rotary Club Of Iloilo South 3850, Asclepius Corp. Philippine Society of General Surgeons Inc, Share Love Charities and Iloilo City Environment and Natural Resources Office along Diversion Road in front of INJAP Hotel to Jollibee Mandurriao Iloilo City, August 30, 2025. Facebook
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Research Studies
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Pulmonary Hamartoma: A Left Hilar Endobronchial Extension in a 63-year-old Female
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/397597220_Pulmonary_Hamartoma_with_Left_Hilar_Endobronchial_Extension_in_a_63-year-old_Female_A_Case_Report_Abstract_ID_549
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Emergence of Candida Famata Fungemia in an Immunocompromised Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Clinical Presentation, Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Approach, December 2024
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Shaira S. Arinzol, Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, Lysa Lynn U. Libanan
Publication: Philippine Journal of Chest Diseases 22(2), 2024
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(24)01477-6/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/385103488_Emergence_of_Candida_famata_Fungemia_in_an_Immunocompromised_Patient_A_Case_Presentation_and_Therapeutic_Approach
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Evaluation of loop-mediated isothermal amplification test kit (TB Lamp) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in a tertiary hospital in Iloilo City: Retrospective Study
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Jiggy Leonard F. Landong, Ma. Daisy P. Tabuena, Earl Joshua G. Alcantara, and Ma. Theresa Crisanta L. Anayan
Publication: Chest Infections 164(4), Supplement October 2023
https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)01613-6/fulltext
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374403474_evaluation_of_loop-mediated_isothermal_amplification_test_kit_tblamp_for_the_diagnosis_of_pulmonary_tuberculosis_in_a_tertiary_hospital_in_iloilo_city_retrospective_study
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Ataxia with Vitamin E Deficiency in the Philippines: A Case Report of Two Siblings, January 2021
Authors: Ma Daisy Tabuena, Ryoma Morigaki, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Hideo Mure, Nobuaki Yamamoto, Kazuhisa Miyake, Taku Matsuda, Yuishin Izumi, Yasushi Takagi, Rollin P Tabuena, Toshitaka Kawarai
Publication: The Journal of Medical Investigation 68(3.4):400-403, 2021
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34759169/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360929081_Ataxia_with_vitamin_E_deficiency_in_the_Philippines_A_case_report_of_two_siblings
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Cough Triggers and their Pathophysiology in Patients with Prolonged or Chronic Cough, July 2011
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Rollin P Tabuena, Akio Niimi, Hideki Inoue, Isao Ito, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Kojiro Otsuka, Tomoshi Takeda, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Hitoshi Nakaji, Tomoko Tajiri, Toshiyuki Iwata, Tadao Nagasaki, Makiko Jinnai, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Michiaki Mishima
Publication: Allergology International 61(1):123-32, 2012
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22377525/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805057_Cough_Triggers_and_Their_Pathophysiology_in_Patients_with_Prolonged_or_Chronic_Cough
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C-reactive Protein as a Diagnostic Marker for Community Acquired Pneumonia, May 2008
Authors: Belosillo-Lindero J., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:69-73, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=1681
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822926_C-reactive_Protein_as_a_Diagnostic_Marker_for_Community_Acquired_Pneumonia
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An Unusual Latrogenic Foreign Body (Surgical Gauze) in the Trachea, February 2008
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Lina Zuccatosta, Alberto Tubaldi, Stefano Gasparini
Publication: Respiration 75(1):105-8, 2008
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16205043/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790459_An_Unususal_Latrogenic_Foreign_Body_Surgical_Gauze_in_the_Trachea|
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Use for Eosinophil Count in Induced Sputum and Blood in Evaluating Airway Inflammation in Asthmatic and Normal Subjects; A Prospective Study, January 2008
Authors: Sarbues M.L., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:63-68, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3683
https://library.slmc-cm.edu.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=846&query_desc=kw%2Cwrdl%3A%20rollin%20tabuena
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928915_Use_for_Eosinophil_Count_in_Induced_Sputum_and_Blood_in_Evaluating_Airway_Inflammation_In_Asthmatic_and_Normal_Subjects_A_Prospective_Study/references
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The Role of Perilesional Edema on the Outcome of Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage, January 2008
Authors: Baylosis, E.J., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:1-6, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=43744
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928828_The_Role_of_Perilesional_Edema_on_the_Outcome_of_Hypertensive_Intracerebral_Hemorrhage/references
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Diagnostic Yield Isolate from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Versus Sputum Culture: The Iloilo Mission Hospital Experience, January 2008
Authors: Bullas M.B., Capacio M.A., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46: 63-68, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3684
https://library.slmc-cm.edu.ph/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=4025https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928567_Diagnostic_Yield_Isolate_From_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Versus_Sputum_Culture_The_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital_Experience
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The Relationship of D-Dimer Levels with Pulmonary Thromboembolism, January 2008
Authors: Navarro III F.J., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 46:7-13, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=43838
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928511_The_Relationship_of_D-Dimer_Levels_With_Pulmonary_Thromboembolism
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Cranial CT Findings among Patients with Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) at Iloilo Mission Hospital
Authors: Baylosis, E.J., Baria S.M., Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 45:7-10, 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=2066
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822753_Cranial_CT_Scan_Findings_Among_Patients_with_Transient_Ischemic_Attack_TIA_at_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital
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Airway Wall Thickening in Patients with Cough Variant Asthma and Non-Asthmatic Chronic Cough
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Rollin P Tabuena, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Makiko Jinnai, Kazuo Chin, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Chest 131(4):1042-9, 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3610
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790416_Airway_Wall_Thickening_in_Patients_With_Cough_Variant_Asthma_and_Nonasthmatic_Chronic_Cough
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17426208/
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Transbronchial Needle Aspiration (TBNA) Using the Olympus Gauge 21 Cytology Needle in Addition to CDB Versus CDB Alone in the Diagnosis of Submucosal and Peri-bronchial Lesions, January 2007
Authors: Tabuena R., Tabuena M.D., Basco J., Navarro F. III
Publication: European Respiratory Journal 2007
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=2124
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-74343-transbronchial-needle-aspiration-tbna-in-addition-to-conventional-diagnostic-bronchoscopy-cdb-in-the-diagnosis-of-submucosal-and-peribronchial-lesions-iloilo-city-philippines-experience
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Smoking Prevalence among Grade 4-6 Public Elementary Pupils of Iloilo City, Philippines, May 2007
Authors: Rollin Tabuena, Sheenly Vi T. Suresca, Marie Grace Dawn T. Isidro
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/388629606_Smoking_Prevalence_among_Grades_4-6_Public_Elementary_Pupils_of_Iloilo_City_Philippines
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The Mini-Mental Status Examination as a Screening Test for Vascular Dementia among Chronic Hypertensive Patients, January 2007
Authors: Marianne Diaz, Ma Daisy P Tabuena, Rollin Tabuena
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928509_The_Mini-Mental_Status_Examination_as_a_Screening_Test_for_Vascular_Dementia_Among_Chronic_Hypertensive_patients
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C-reactive Protein: Its Prognostic Value in Patients with Acute Hemorrhagic Stroke, January 2007
Authors: Nieva Jean Tolentino-Jordan, Ma Daisy P Tabuena, Rollin Tabuena
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822772_C-reactive_Protein_Its_Prognostic_Value_in_Patients_with_Acute_Hemorrhagic_Stroke
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Diagnostic Yield Isolate from Bronchoalveolar Lavage Versus Sputum Culture: The Iloilo Mission Hospital Experience
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Tomohiro Handa, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Isao Ito, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima, Om P Sharma
Publication title: Internal Medicine Volume 46: 63-68, March – April, 2008
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=3684
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928567_Diagnostic_Yield_Isolate_From_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Versus_Sputum_Culture_The_Iloilo_Mission_Hospital_Experience
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Weaning Outcome of Neurological Patients at the ICU of West Visayas State University Medical Center
Authors: Buyco M., Tabuena R., Tabuena Ma. Daisy
Publication title: European Respiratory Journal 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=387
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-78397-weaning-outcome-of-neurological-patients-at-the-icu-of-west-visayas-state-university-medical-center
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928845_Weaning_Outcome_of_Neurological_Patients_at_the_Intensive_Care_Unit_of_West_Visayas_State_University_Medical_Center
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Prognosis of Cough Variant Asthma, A Retrospective Analysis
Authors: Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Masaya Takemura, Tetsuya Ueda, Rollin Tabuena, Masafumi Yamaguchi, Hirofumi Matsuoka, Toyohiro Hirai, Shigeo Muro, Yutaka Ito, Tadashi Mio, Kazuo Chin, Hideki Nishiyama, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: The Journal of Asthma 43(2):131-5, 2006
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16517429/
https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Prognosis-of-Cough-Variant-Asthma%3A-A-Retrospective-Matsumoto-Niimi/b3d3685bec4d10b6dffa44cc6ec286df8df7b8f8
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/7261484_Prognosis_of_Cough_Variant_Asthma_A_Retrospective_Analysis
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Peripheral Arterial Disease’s Prevalence Using Ankle Brachial Index (ABI): Its Association with Stroke
Authors: Dianco F., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:219-223, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=388
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928400_Peripheral_Arterial_Disease's_Prevalence_Using_Ankle_Branchial_Index_ABI_Its_Association_to_Stroke
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Hemicraniectomy in the Middle Cerebral Artery Infarction: A Case Report
Authors: Minerva I.T., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:209-212, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=141
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Prognostic Factors Affecting Mortality of Adult Patients with Hypertensive Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia Admitted at West Visayas State University Medical Center
Authors: Cherry Lee, Ma Daisy Tabuena, Rollin Tabuena
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44: 191-195, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=138
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18tzdjgfuywdKHCPU8DmBXRws-EVaM3X5/view
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Effects of Dexamethasone in Hypertensive Intracerebral Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia
Authors: Sumagpao N., Tabuena M.D., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 44:185-189, 2006
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=137
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Polymorphisms of B7 (CD80 And CD86) Genes Do Not Affect Disease Susceptibility to Sarcoidosis
Authors: Tomohiro Handa, Sonoko Nagai, Isao Ito, Rollin Tabuena, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Masanori Kitaichi, Takateru Izumi, Tomoki Aoyama, Junya Toguchida, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Respiration 72(3):243-8, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15942292/
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Patient Characteristics and Clinical Features of Japanese Sarcoidosis Patients with Low Bronchoalveolar Lavage CD4/CD8 Ratios
Authors: Handa T., Nagai S., Shigematsu M., Tabuena R., Takeuchi M., Mikuniya T., Hamada K., Izumi T., Mishima M.
Publication title: Sarcoidosis, Vasculitis and Diffuse Lung Disease 22(22): 154-60, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16053032/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805145_Patient_Characteristics_and_Clinical_Features_of_Japanese_Sarcoidosis_Patients_with_Low_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_CD4_CD8_Ratios
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Relationship of Airway Wall Thickening to an Imbalance Between Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 and Its Inhibitor in Asthma
Authors: H Matsumoto, A Niimi, M Takemura, T Ueda, M Minakuchi, R Tabuena, K Chin, T Mio, Y Ito, S Muro, T Hirai, S Morita, S Fukuhara, M Mishima
Publication title: Thorax 60(4):277-81, 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15790981/https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1747359/
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Cell profiles of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid as Prognosticators of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis/Usual Interstitial Pneumonia among Japanese Patients
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Takeo Tsutsumi, Tomohiro Handa, Takeuchi Minoru, Takeshi Mikuniya, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima
Publication title: Respiration 72(5):490-8., 2005
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16210888/https://karger.com/res/article-abstract/72/5/490/288713/Cell-Profiles-of-Bronchoalveolar-Lavage-Fluid-as?redirectedFrom=fulltexthttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/360790485_Cell_Profiles_of_Bronchoalveolar_Lavage_Fluid_as_Pronosticators_of_Idiopathic_Pulmonary_Fibrosis_Usual_Interstitial_Pneumonia_Among_Japanese_Patients
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Successful Weaning Using Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in a Patient with Status Asthmaticus, November 2004
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15609703/
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Diurnal Variation and Serial Changes of Peak Expiratory Flow in Adult Patients with Cough Variant Asthma
Authors: Matsumoto H., Niimi A., Takemura T., Ueda T., Tabuena R., Chin M., Mishima
Publication title: European Respiratory Journal 48:588, 2004
https://channel.ersnet.org/media-90053-diurnal-variation-and-serial-changes-of-peak-expiratory-flow-in-adult-patients-with-cough-variant-asthma
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Diabetes Insipidus in Neurosarcoidosis, A Long-Term Follow-Up of More than Eight Years
Authors: Rollin P Tabuena, Sonoko Nagai, Tomohiro Handa, Michio Shigematsu, Kunio Hamada, Isao Ito, Takateru Izumi, Michiaki Mishima, Om P Sharma
Publication title: Internal Medicine Volume 43 No. 10 pages 960-966 October 2004
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15575248/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360805059_Diabetes_Insipidus_from_Neurosarcoidosis_Long_Term_Follow_up_For_More_than_Eight_Years
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Validation of Bayesian Approach in estimating the probability of malignancy for Solitary Pulmonary Nodules
Authors: Tabuena R, Dela Cruz MT.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40: 319-32, 2004
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=36600
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928843_Validation_of_Bayesian_Approach_in_estimating_the_probability_of_malignancy_in_solitary_pulmonary_nodules
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Antikoch’s Induced Hepatitis: A Veterans Memorial Medical Center Experience
Authors: Tabuena R., Dalisay C., Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Chest Diseases 10:104-108, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34686
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822632_Antikoch's_Induced_Hepatitis_-_A_Veterans_Memorial_Medical_Center_Experience
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Smoke Inhalational Injury
Authors: Tabuena R., Nazal A., Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:91-93, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34831https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928771_Smoke_Inhalation_Injury
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Cytomegalovirus Pneumonia in a Renal Transplant Patient, A Case Report
Authors: Tabuena R., Dalisay C., Leyson M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:39-41, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37806https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822892_Cytomegalovirus_Pneumonia_in_Renal_Transplant_Patient
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Daily Screen as a Parameter in Weaning Patients from Mechanical Ventilation
Authors: Tabuena R., Atienza Dalisay C.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 41:27-31, 2003
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=38100https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928396_Daily_Screen_as_a_Parameter_in_Weaning_Patients_from_Mechanical_Ventilation
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Metastatic Tumor in the Right Atrium, December 2003
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15206563/
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Cushing’s Syndrome from Exogenous Corticosteroids: A Case Series
Authors: Tabuena R. and Bringas B.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40: 319-32, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37839
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822850_Cushing%27s_Syndrome_from_Exogenous_Corticosteroids_-_A_Case_Series
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Onset of a Second Stroke in Patients Maintained on Low-Dose and Medium-Dose Aspirin
Authors: Pedroso M.D., Punzalan R., Tabuena R.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40:101-104, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=37821
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The Effect of Cilostazol on Fibrinogen Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Concomitant Cardiovascular Events and Risk Factors
Authors: Tabuena R., Apistar M., Dañucop M., Jalbuena L.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 40:44-49, 2002
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=35295https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928818_The_effect_of_cilostazol_on_fibrinogen_level_in_diabetes_mellitus_type_2_patients_with_concomitant_cardiovascular_events_and_risk_factors
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Clinical Outcome of In-Hospital Patients with Hypertensive Hemorrhage of the Basal Ganglia
Authors: Tabuena R. and Sobrevega E.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 39:255-262, 2001
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34458
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360822747_Clinical_Outcome_of_In-hospital_Patients_with_Hypertensive_Hemorrhage_of_Basal_Ganglia
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The Effect of Antiplatelets on Fibrinogen Level in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients with Concomitant Cardiovascular Events and Risk Factors
Authors: Tabuena R., Dañucop M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 39:150-154, 2001
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34415
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360928679_The_Effect_of_Anti-platelets_on_Fibrinogen_Level_in_Diabetes_Mellitus_Type_2_with_Concomitant_Cardiovascular_Events_Risk_Factor
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Adrenal Carcinoma- A Case Report and Review of Related Literature
Authors: Tabuena R., Tendencia M., Ariete G., Advincula J., Octaviano D., Legada B., Apistar M.
Publication title: Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine 37:200-203, 1999
https://www.herdin.ph/index.php/component/herdin/?view=research&cid=34488
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/360818979_Adrenal_Carcinoma_-_A_Case_Report_and_Review_of_Literature
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Pulmonary Aspergilloma in an Immunocompromised Patients Expanding Treatment Horizons with Voriconazole and Anidulafungin.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391055628_Pulmonary_Aspergilloma_in_an_Immunocompromised_Host_Treated_with_Voriconazole_A_Case_Report
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Utilizing Tuberculosis Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (TB-LAMP) in the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report of Secondary Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/391055377_Utilizing_Tuberculosis_Loop- Mediated_Isothermal_Amplification_TBLAMP_in_the_Diagnosis_of_Tuberculous_Meningitis_A_Case_Report_of_Secondary_Normal_Pressure_Hydrocephalus
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