Dr. Josefina V. Calayan, the Calayan family matriarch, explains and clarifies the issues against the newly incorporated Calayan Medical Group Inc. (CMGI), allegedly perpetrated by celebrity doctors Manny and Pie Calayan. The former is the son of Dr. Josefina V. Calayan
CMGI is owned by the Calayan family of doctors spanning three generations and operated by professionals of different fields. Its Cebu clinic opened on June 8, amidst negative issues thrown by the mentioned couple against the whole family.
CMGI is technically a “separate” entity from the known Calayan clinics of the celebrity doctors. Dr. Josie (Josefina V. Calayan) was the one who established Calayan hospital, Calayan school and clinics in the Philippines since the 1960s way before the name Calayan became synonymous with cosmetic surgery.
Drs. Manny and Pie Calayan have filed a case against Lalen Calayan, CMGI Head of Operations, for violating intellectual property rights as they accused her of using the Calayan logo for CMGI. In fact, it was Lalen who designed the logo and secured its copyright.
Despite the couple’s denials and giving other reasons why Dr. Pie came back home from the United States, where she had a clinic and where their three daughters were studying, the Calayan family knows the truth – that Dr. Pie and her daughters have been banned and blacklisted from entering and residing in the United States. A 2011 statement issued by the Medical Board of California narrated that it served a search warrant on the unlicensed medical practice of the Calayan Medical Clinic in West Hollywood. It stated that the Board received complaints from the patients who were injured by the laser treatments.
Dr. Pie’s case was referred to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for violation of the Business and Professions Code – Practicing Medicine Without a License.