When the National Kidney Foundation of the Philippines opened in 1983, one of the departments created was that of Anesthesiology. Due to the limited number of cases during the first two years, the Department had only one fellow whose duty was to answer calls for resuscitation and other related concerns. In 1985, the opening of the main building resulted in a rise in the number of operative cases necessitating the addition of two more fellows.

A three-year residency training-program was started in 1987. With a full complement of residents and with the participation of the re-named National Kidney Institute in the Integrated Residency Training in Anesthesiology, the residency training program was accredited by the Board of Anesthesiology in January 1991.

With our incessant quest for excellence, we continue to improve our services both to patient care and training.