Dr. Rene Samaniego, M.D.
Fellow, Philippine Psychiatric Association
Diplomate, Philippine Board of Psychiatry
Makati Medical Center
Institute of Neurosciences
Department of Psychiatry
#2 Amorsolo Street
Legaspi Village
Makati City 1229
Philippines
Dr. Rene Samaniego is a practicing psychiatrist and psychotherapist in Makati Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry under the Institute of Neurosciences. He is a member of the training team of the psychiatry residency training program of the hospital. Currently, he is also the chair of the Specialty Board of Philippine Psychiatry as well as the chair and a faculty staff of the Carl Jung Circle Center. In addition, he is involved in the academe and is a part-time faculty staff of the Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health.
Dr. Samaniego completed his residency training in psychiatry at the Makati Medical Center, after which he pursued further training on Psychosomatic Medicine at the George Washington University in Washington D.C. and Inova-Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S.A. He also completed a visitors training course on Cognitive- Behavioral Therapy at The Beck Institute in Bala Cynwyd, Philadelphia.
He is a past president of the Philippine Psychiatric Association and a past president of the Carl Jung Circle Center. He also served as the Secretary of Education and Training of the Asian Federation of Psychiatric Associations (AFPA) from 2018 to 2022, as well as a country representative to the Global Alliance for Mental Health Advocates.