Meet the Team

  • THADDEUS AVERILLA MD

    President, Philippine Professional Association for Transgender Health (PPATH)

    Internal Medicine

    LGBTQIA+ health care provider and advocate

    Trainor and Co-author, Clinical Service Guidelines , Island of Southeast Asia Network on Male and Transgender Sexual Health (ISEAN-HI

    VOS)

    Former Program Coordinator, HIV-AIDS in the Workplace Program, Philippine Business for Social Progress

    Associate Professor, College of Medicine, University of Southern Mindanao

    Head, Section of Medicine, Madonna Medical Center, Inc.

    Head, Infection Prevention and Control Committee, Madonna Medical Center, Inc.

    Head, Blood Transfusion Committee, Madonna Medical Center, Inc

    Medical Consultant, Kidapawan City Hospital/Community Isolation Unit/Kidapawan City Molecular Laboratory

  • AME M. LOPEZ MD

    Vice President, Philippine Professional Association for Transgender Health (PPATH)

    Fellow, Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (POGS) ; Member, Asian Association for Transgender Health (AsiaPATH) ; Member, World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) ; Chair, Project on Sexual and Gender Minorities, Committee on Reproductive Health, POGS ; HIV and AIDS Clinician and advocate, transgender healthcare provider and rights advocate, obstetrician-gynecologist, medical educator and mentor

  • JAN DIO MIGUEL B. DELA CRUZ MD

    P.R.O., Philippine Professional Association for Transgender Health (PPATH)

    Public Relations Officer, PPATH

    Chief of Medicine, LoveYourself Inc.

    HIV and Trans Health Primary Care Physician since 2018, LoveYourself Inc

    Volunteer Life Coach since 2017,

    Occupational Health Physician

  • FRANCIS EDRIAN S. ARANA

    Secretary, Philippine Professional Association for Transgender Health (PPATH)

    Program Manager of Transcend by LoveYourself, the program of Loveyourself Inc.

    National Directress of Miss Trans Global Philippines

    Former Clinic Manager of Victoria by Loveyourself, the first community center

    Yanyan was also involved with the Isean-Hivos Program in 2016 and Islands of Southeast Asia Network on Male and Transgender Sexual Health (ISEAN) in 2017 as the Transgender Program Officer.

  • ROWENA V. BANES

    Treasurer, Philippine Professional Association for Transgender Health (PPATH)

    Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dr. Rowena V. Bañes, RGC, LPT, RPsy for being chosen to be the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) 2021 Outstanding Professional of the Year in the Field of Guidance and Counseling.

    The “Outstanding Professional of the Year Award” is the highest award bestowed by the Commission upon a professional as recommended by his/her peers for having sufficiently demonstrated professional competence of the highest degree.