Qualifications

• 1973 – 1977: B.Sc. Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, Thailand
• 1977 – 1979: M. Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University, Chiangmai, Thailand
• 1979 – 1980: Internship Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand
• 1980 – 1983: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
• 1984 – 1986: Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
• 1990 – 1991: Fellowship at Minneapolis Heart Institute, Minnesota, USA

Education and Work Experience

• 1982 – 2014: Teaching Staff, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
• 2007 – 2009: Director of Queen Sirikit Heart Center of the Northeast, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
• 2010 – 2014: Head Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
• 2017 – Present: Director of Heart Center of Excellence, Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Phuket, Thailand
• 2018 – Present: President of the Society of Surgeons of the Northeast, Thailand

• Member of the Medical Council of Thailand
• Member of the Medical Association of Thailand
• Member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand
• Member of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons of Thailand
• Member of the Heart Society of Thailand
• Member of the International College of Surgeons, Thailand

• Thymectomy for myasthenia gravis : Factors influencing outcome.Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1997 ; 3 : 199-203.
• Surgical treatment in intrathoracic tumor in children.Thai J Surg 1998 : 1 : 31-34.
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Thai J Surg 1992 ; 13 : 26-30.
• Bilateral pleural effusion in paragonimiasis : A case report . Asean J Radiol 1996 ; 2 : 13-18.
• Esophageal carcinoma : Twelve years experience. Thai J Surg 1996 ; 17 : 167-172.
• Endomyocardial fibrosis (EMF) : Srinagarind experience of 20 cases. Thai Heart J 1995 ; 8 : 7-13.
• Congenital Aortocaval Fistula to the Superior Vena Cava : A Case Report.J Med Assoc Thai 2003 ; 4: 381-384.
• Pleuropulmonary Blastoma in a Child Presenting with Spontaneous Pneumothorax. J Med Assoc Thai 2003 ; 4 : 385-391.
• Acute Pulmonary Edema after Pericardial Drainage.Clin Pediatr Anesth 2005 ; 11 : 179-181.
• The posterior pericardiotomy. Does it reduce the incidence of postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting? J Med Assoc Thai 2014 Oct;97 Suppl 10:S97-104
• Diagnostic accuracy of coronary CT angiography in patients after coronary bypass surgery: evaluation of grafts and native coronary arteries. J Med Assoc Thai 2014 Feb;97(2):211-9
• Surgical outcomes for congenital lung malformations: 10 years experiences at a single center. J Med Assoc Thai 2014 Jan;97(1):52-9
• Malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium: a report of two different presentations. Case Rep Oncol Med 2013 21;2013:356901. Epub 2013 Aug 21.
• Treatment of pulmonary aspergilloma in Srinagarind Hospital. J Med Assoc Thai 2013 Sep;96 Suppl 4:S142-8.
• Role of silicone derivative plus onion extract gel in presternal hypertrophic scar protection: a prospective randomized, double blinded, controlled trial. Int Wound J 2012 Aug 14;9(4):397-402. Epub 2011 Dec 14.
• Congenital aortocaval fistula to the superior vena cava: a case report. J Med Assoc Thai 2003 Apr;86(4):381-4.