Romina Jasmin Pineda Laguesma-Navarro, MD, MHPEd, FPCP, FPSN, holds the position of Assistant Professor 4 in the Department of Medicine at UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. She is a graduate of Medicine under the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. She took her internship, residency, and fellowship in the UST Hospital. She furthered her studies by taking her Masters in Health Professions Education under the UST Graduate School which she completed in 2017. She previously held key positions in the academe as Supervisor of Medicine 1 and was part of the USTFMS Department of Medical Education. Dr. Laguesma-Navarro is an active member of the UST Hospital’s Section of Nephrology and previously headed the section as its chief. She is a Fellow of the Philippine College of Physicians and Philippine Society of Nephrology and is a member of the International Society of Nephrology. Her interests includes Dialysis, Glomerular Diseases, and Medical Education and is currently involved in clinical trial for IgA Nephropathy. As an active member of the USTH hospital providing training to the medical residents,  she combines clinical expertise with a passion for nurturing future medical professionals. Dr. Laguesma-Navarro continues to make significant contributions as an active consultant at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Philippine Heart Center, The Medical City Clinics (Sta. Mesa branch), as well as medical director of the St. John Biocare and Dialysis Center Marikina Branch.