ANDRES, Stephanie C.

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Dr. Stephanie C. Andres, MD, FPCP, FPSN is an Assistant Professor in the Department ofMedicine at the royal and pontifical University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine andSurgery (UST-FMS) in Manila, Philippines. She completed her medical education in the same institution and did her residency training in Internal Medicine and fellowship training in Adult Nephrology in UST Hospital. In 2004, she received further training in clinical nephrology, renal pathology and kidney transplantation at the New-YorkPresbyterian Hospital, USA. She returned to UST Hospital to serve as the Head of theTransplant Program since 2006, and Training Officer of the Fellowship Training Program in Adult Nephrology in 2010-2021, after which she became a member and in 2024 chair of the Philippine Specialty Board in Adult Nephrology. In 2022, she worked as a member of the Technical Working Group for the Continuous Development and Monitoring ofDOH Renal Care and Transplant Centers, Department of Health. Dr. Andres is a trailblazer in establishing a partnership with the Donation andTransplantation Institute of the University of Barcelona in running the Organ DonationInnovative Strategies for Southeast Asia, a postgraduate certificate course on deceased organ donation in UST-FMS.She actively participates in local and international scientific meetings and conferences as a speaker, i.e. Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation in 2017 and 2021. As aFellow of the Philippine College of Physicians and Philippine Society of Nephrology and a member of the International Society of Nephrology, she has worked in several committees in the service of the medical community. She is an Active Staff and holds regular clinics in UST Hospital and Delos Santos Medical Center.

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Asst. Prof. Stephanie C. Andres, MD, FPCP, FPSN

Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

scandres@ust.edu.ph

Academic Qualifications

Research Highlights

Research Interests

Academic Qualifications

Degrees

Doctor of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1989-1993
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, University of Santo Tomas – Manila, Philippines, 1985-1989

Eligibility

Professional Regulation Commission Physician Licensure Examination

Postgraduate Studies

Extension of Fellowship Training (Visiting) in Clinical Nephrology, Renal Pathology, Kidney Transplantation, New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia University), New York, USA, 2004-2005
Full Scholar, Asia Brewery Medical Specialty Scholarship Foundation
Training in Adult Nephrology, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, 2000-2001
Residency Training in Internal Medicine, University of Santo Tomas Hospital, 1997-1999
Postgraduate Medical Internship, University of Santo Tomas Hospital 1993-1994

Research Highlights

She has authored and co-authored eleven scientific manuscripts on the topics of kidney transplantation, glomerular diseases, acute kidney injury and hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Since 2019, she is the principal and sub- investigator in five international clinical trials investigating novel therapies for IgA Nephropathy.
She is a peer reviewer of the Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies in 2021.

Research Interests

Organ donation
Kidney transplantation
Dialysis
Glomerular Diseases
Acute Kidney Injury
Medical Education

Courses Handled

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

Courses Handled

Medicine 1 – Physical Diagnosis (2nd year Medical Students)
Medicine 2 (3rd year Medical Students)
Medicine 3 – Clerkship (4th year Medical Students)

Major Recognitions

Professional Activities

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENT

Assistant Professor 1, Department of Medicine, UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS/POSITIONS

Chair, Adult Specialty Board, Philippine Society of Nephrology
Member, Technical Working Group for the Continuous Development and Monitoring of DOH Renal Care and Transplant Centers, Department of Health
Faculty and Program Manager, Organ Donation Innovative Strategies for Southeast Asia (ODISSeA)
Head, Transplant Program, University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Peer Reviewer, Journal of the ASEAN Federation of Endocrine Societies
Member, Glomerulonephritis Ad Hoc Committee, Philippine Society of Nephrology
Founding Member, Southeast Asia Glomerulonephritis Network

PAST POSITIONS

Assistant Professor, Chinese General Hospital Medical Colleges, College of Medicine, 2017- 2019
Training Officer, Fellowship Training Program in Adult Nephrology, UST Hospital, 2010-2021
Core Faculty, Renal Module, Ateneo de Manila University School of Medicine and Public Health, 2008- 2015
Chair, Committee on Quality Assurance for Kidney Transplantation, Philippine Society of Nephrology, 2012-2019; Member, 2020-2023
Member, Scientific Committee, Congress of the Asian Society of Transplantation (CAST), 2017
Member, Committee on Continuing Medical Education, Philippine Society of Nephrology, 2012-2013
Chair, Scientific Committee, Philippine Society of Nephrology 2010, Member 2008-2023
Member, Committee on Public Health and Community Outreach, Philippine Society of Nephrology, 2004- 2012

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Fellow, Philippine College of Physicians
Fellow, Philippine Society of Nephrology
Member, International Society of Nephrology

HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS

UST Hospital
Delos Santos Medical Center

Selected Publications

Andres S, dela Cruz M, Que D, Marcial M, Rosales, L. Is There Life After Dialysis: A Multi-center Study on the Quality of Life Among Filipino Hemodialysis Patients, Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine, 2002, Awarded Most Outstanding Research Paper in Nephrology, PSN Annual Convention, 2000
Regala E, Jao G, Andres S, Cayco A, Peritonitis Among Patients on Intermittent Peritoneal Dialysis: A Three-Year Experience at the UST Hospital, Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine, 39:53-57, 2001 and Journal of the Philippine Society of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 31, Number 3, 2002
Andres S, Alora A, A Case Series on Disseminated Tuberculosis, Journal of the Philippine Society of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 30 Number 1, January-March 2001
Delos Santos W, Andres S, Cayco A, 8-hour versus 24-hour Observation after Percutaneous Renal Biopsy, Philippine Journal of Internal Medicine, 2002
Aguila B., Andres S., Africa J, Single Dose Alemtuzumab Induction Followed by Steroid-free Immunosuppression in a Filipino Kidney Transplant Cohort in UST Hospital, 2009
Laguesma M, Yao R, Andres S, Purino F, Caguioa V, Left Ventricular Echocardiographic Changes after Renal Transplantation of Hemodialysis Patients at UST Hospital, 2010
Navarro M, Andres, S, Renal Outcomes of Biopsy-Proven Glomerulonephritis in UST Hospital, 2011
Querequincia K, Andres S, Africa J, Outcomes of Filipino Kidney Transplant Recipients on Steroid-free Maintenance Immunosuppression, a 7-Year Single Center Experience, 2013, Poster Presentation, World Transplant Congress, San Francisco, USA, July 26-31, 2014
Doromal MA, Andres S., The Applicability of an Acute Kidney Injury Risk Index for Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery at the University of Santo Tomas, Second Prize winner for the Analytical Retrospective study design for the 2018 MOST OUTSTANDING PCP RESEARCHES, Oral Presentation, Philippine College of Physicians Annual Convention, SMX, April 30-May 2, 2018
Alava KM, Andres, S, Continuous Saline Infusion Versus Intermittent Saline Flushes n Preventing Clot Formation in Heparin-free Hemodialysis, Poster Presentation, World Congress of Nephrology, Melbourne, Australia, April 12-15, 2019, Poster Presentation, ERA-EDTA Congress, Budapest, Hungary, June 13-16, 2019
Marayag, E, Alava K, Andres S., Purino FM, Predictive Value of Urinary L-type Fatty Acid-Binding Protein as an Early Biomarker of Contrast-induced AKI Among Filipino CKD Patients with Diabetes Mellitus Undergoing Coronary Angiography
Principal Investigator, Southeast Asia Glomerulonephritis Registry
Principal Investigator, A Phase II Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of Cemdisiran in Adult Patients with IgA Nephropathy (Start: 9 October 2019)
Sub-investigator, A Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multiple Dose Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of VIS649 in Participants with IgA Nephropathy (Start: October 15, 2021)
Principal Investigator, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center, Double-Blind, Proof of Concept Phase IIa Trial and Dose Evaluation Trial of Felzartamab in IgAN. (Start: January 10, 2022)
Principal Investigator, A Phase 2a, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of AT-1501 in Patients with IgA Nephropathy (Start: September 28, 2022)
Sub-investigator, A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Sibeprenlimab administered subcutaneously in subjects with IgA nephropathy (Start: July 6, 2023)

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