Meet our Psychiatrist
Dr. Dana Natasha Barrameda is a graduate of Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, where she had her Psychiatry Residency Training. She is an Associate Member of Philippine Psychiatric Association, Inc. She earned her medical degree from the University of Cebu – College of Medicine Foundation, Inc. in 2019, and had her pre-medicine course at the University of the Philippines – Cebu. As a young dynamic psychiatrist, Dr. Dana is driven by a passion to serve and support individuals navigating mental health challenges, delivering empathetic, patient-centered treatment.
Current Position
- 2025 Practicing Physician (Adult Psychiatry), Online in SeriousMD, NowServing, and PMHA – Cebu Chapter
May 2025
Guest Speaker, World Family Doctors Day on Mental Health – Department of Family and Community
Medicine, Mendero Medical Center, Barangay Nangka, Consolacion, Cebu | May 2025
Medical Officer III at Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center – Department of Psychiatry (April 2021 to
May 2025)
Resident Intern Monitor, Xavier University (January 2023 to April 2025) - 2024 Organizer and facilitator of the Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center – Post Graduate Interns:
Interpersonal Skills Building (VSMMC, December 2024)
Coordinator, Organizer, and Participant, Philippine Psychiatric Association (PPA) – Vicente Sotto
Memorial Medical Center 18th Scientific Meeting – Sukwahi: Investigating Functional Neurologic
Symptom Disorder (Conversion Disorder) under the Lens of Biological Neuropsychiatry | Cebu
(November 2024)
Resource Speaker, University of Cebu First-Year Medicine Students: Mental Health Awareness for a
Successful Medical Journey (October 2024)
Technical Team Head, Director, and Participant, 2nd CBS Alliance for Mental Health Inc Post Graduate
Course – Ethereal and Corporeal: Integrating the Magnificence of the Body and the Mind | Cebu City
(October 2024)
Main organizer and Facilitator during the Suicide Prevention Month – Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical
Center (September 2024)
Volunteer Resident Psychiatrist, Philippine Mental Health Association, Inc. (November 2023 to April
2024) - 2023 Technical Team Head and Participant, 1st Postgraduate Course – The New Normal: Mental Health
Trends Across All Ages by Center for Behavioral Sciences (CBS) Alliance for Mental Health Inc.
Cebu City (May 2023) - 2021 Guest Speaker, “Bestie, get VAXXED!” by iMatter Philippines on Mental Health of Some
Health Workers During Covid-19 | August 2021
Professional Memberships
- Philippine Mental Health Association – Cebu Chapter
- Philippine Medical Association
- Cebu Medical Society, Inc. (A Component Society of Philippine Medical Association)
License, Certification, and Award
- Departmental Case Presentation, 2nd Place, 2022 and 2024 | VSMMC – Department of Psychiatry
Preliminary and Final Rounds Participant – 5TH TORRENT YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARDS IN PSYCHIATRY,
March 20, 2024
Personal Growth and Engagement
- 2025
PPA 51st Annual Convention and WFP Regional Meeting – Biopsychosocial Advances in
Evidence-Based Therapies in Psychiatry | January 2025 - 2024
PPA 50th Annual Convention – Then & Now: Philippine Psychiatry’s Evolution in the Last 50 Years
Manila | January 2024
17th Philippine College of Addiction Medicine (PCAM) Annual Convention – Navigating the Path to
Sobriety: Advancements in Addiction Medicine and Recovery | Manila (September 2024)
Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Basic Training | Surigao Del Norte (August 2024)
Basic Crisis Hotline Management Training (DOH – National Center for Mental Health)
Cavite (August 2024)
PPA 34th Midyear Convention and 39th Postgraduate Course – The Interplay of Psychiatry and Clinical
Neurosciences: Current Trends and Future Directions | Marriott Hotel, Pampanga (July 2024)
- 2023
33rd PPA Midyear Convention – The Grand Rounds: Clinical Considerations in Challenging Cases |
CAP John Hay Trade & Cultural Center, Baguio City (July 2023)
PPA 49th Annual Convention – Expanding the Clinical Perspective of the Psychiatrist: Learning from
International Experts (January 2023)
Undergraduate
Participant, 41st Annual Convention Philippine Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (PSBMB)
Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, Cebu City (December 4-5, 2014)
Research Presenter and Participant, 2nd Annual Central Visayas Health Research and Development
(CVCHRD)
Waterfront Hotel, Cebu City (June 21-22, 2017)
Trainings
- Good Clinical Practice, Version 5, NIDA Clinical Trials Network (Valid: February 2023 to 2026)
- Lecture on Medical Certification on the Cause of Death | VSMMC (August 2022)
- Training Course on the International Classification of Diseases Version 10 (ICD-10) for Coders (VSMMC,
January 2023) - Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Online Training | DOH (July 2024)
Take the first step toward emotional well-being with guidance you can trust. Contact us to book an appointment today to begin your journey toward healing and personal growth.
