Ronnie E. Baticulon

“Some Days You Can’t Save Them All” is a memoir, collecting my essays on medical school and neurosurgery training. “Vital Signs” is an anthology of classic and contemporary Philippine short stories on the art of healing, from the POV of doctors, patients, & caregivers.

Halos kalahati ng Senado ay pinamumunuan ng magkakamag-anak. The Upper House has become nothing more than a family reunion of traditional politicians. newsinfo.inquirer.net/2060981/its-a-…

Para sa bawat kabataan na nais magka-diploma at makahanap ng trabaho; Para sa bawat magulang na nagnanais maiangat ang kanilang mga pamilya; Para sa bawat Pilipinong nagsusumikap at dumidiskarte; Para sa bawat Pilipino na kumakapit sa katiting na pag-asa araw-araw; PARA SA…

There is a limited hardcover edition of “Vital Signs: Philippine Short Stories on Healing.” If you’re from the Philippines, you can order a signed, personalized copy of #VitalSignsStories delivered with tracking using this form: 📝 forms.gle/sqjhtEx1RmQspX…

New blog post! @ronibats Ronnie E. Baticulon and Marjorie Evasco launched their anthology today - Vital Signs: Philippine Short Stories on Healing, from @MilfloresBooks My #medicalhumanities heart is happy :) @lukanbioethics @UPManilaOnline jenniferyangmd.com/vital-signs-ph…

The PGH Division of Neurosurgery and Department of Neurosciences mourn the loss of one of the pillars of Neurosurgery in the Philippines, Dr. Faustino T. Domingo Jr. We thank you for your wisdom, dedication, and service Sir #FTD, and offer our prayers to the Domingo family.🙏🏼

Enjoy some moments captured during the ISPN Education course in Bhubaneswar, India, organized in conjunction with the Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (INDSPN) Midterm CME 2025 Thanks to the amazing #ISPNeurosrugery faculty and the local hosts 👏 #ispneducation

As we pass the halfway mark of 2025, we sift through the year's great reads and put a spotlight on the best ones—so far.

Today, we celebrate 32 scientists & clinicians who earned their degrees from the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. The graduates have completed a Doctorate in Biomedical Sciences or a Master’s in Global Child Health, Clinical Investigations, or Biomedical Sciences.

We are excited to launch the 2nd cohort of our Mentorship program! 👩‍🎓This year, next to students and candidate members, the Program will also include Nurses and early & mid-career neurosurgeons 👉Become a Mentee or a Mentor - bit.ly/43PgAZk #youngneuros #nurses

ISPN Course in China has concluded. Exceptional-144 neurosurgeon attendees from 19 provinces ( of total 34 provinces). 2 packed days of lectures, cases, conversations and exemplary/ gracious hospitality. Grateful/ impressed.

Follow up! For my last two-minute talk this school year, I talked about the book "Somedays You Can't Save Them All" by Dr. Ronnie Baticulon. I ended the talk with the quote from the book "The greatest injustice you can do to yourself is to be mediocre." 1/2

𝗟𝗔𝗚𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗔 𝗦𝗔’𝗬𝗢, 𝗣𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗦! Hindi po naging madali ang ating laban. Sa bawat pagod, luha, at dasal, kasama ko kayo. Hindi pa tapos ang laban. Simula pa lang ito ng mas matatag na pag-asa. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗼 𝘀𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗻𝗴…

📣📣📣 Do you treat children with brain tumors? The ISPN Neuro-Oncology Committee is gathering data on #BrainTumor services for children around the world. Answer our brief survey using the link below: 🔗: cri-datacap.org/surveys/?s=WL4…

That essay about students using chatbots to cheat on their essays is depressing for me because it feels like curiosity and a love of learning are dying from the world. Why even attend school if you’re not hungry to learn? Don’t you have the slightest interest in this world? ...