Yutthapol Samagachandra

We are Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital

We – the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital – never stop forging ahead to become ‘a world changer’! We have been harvesting so many experiences and knowledge; therefore, we wish to share these insights with the world.

We’re certain that we have a lot to offer especially to those who are looking for a potential partner in medicine in Thailand. 

Siriraj Hospital, best medical stitutions

Let’s have a look at some evidence below!

• Holding the top rank of leading medical institutions of Thailand from the beginning – SIRIRAJ has the highest numbers of patient treatments, with the health professional covering all the sub-specialties.
• Our 16 Excellence Centers (and still counting) – engage and dedicate to finding novel insights, for we could raise the bar to respond to the global healthcare trends and healthcare standards.
• Convenient access via public transport – we are located on the commuter-friendly complex where you can reach us by roads, river, and rails (by MRT and Skytrain in the near future).
• We have a great capacity for medical research opportunities both in the basic sciences field and clinical trials – we are fully equipped with cutting-edge research instruments, a highly experienced research team, funding sources, and an international network.
• The foundation of our hospitality comes from SIRIRAJ’s spirit and belief in ‘public beneficence,’ ‘courtesy,’ ‘mastery,’ and ‘virtue’. Competency in English communication skills of the people on campus eases the language barrier.
• East meets West Practice – Here we combine the science of modern medicine and the time-honored Thai traditional medicine for the great benefit of our patients.

The Benefit for our partners

The following are some of the valuable benefits for our partners.

• Increasing your institute’s brand recognition in the ASEAN region, which is one of the major players in the world with over 600 million people. Thailand has great potential as an ASEAN gateway because of its location and numerous robust networks.
• Initiating a range of collaboration to expand the scope of new learning opportunities through a variety of activities such as student and staff exchange, jointed academic conference, jointed research, dual degree program, and so on.
• Gaining knowledge in fields of tropical medicine and Thai Traditional Medicine
• Joining hands to create the innovations in future healthcare and medical education – that promote both the circular resource use and the sustainable partnership
• We would like to cordially invite medical schools, institutions, or research centers – from all over the world – to get acquainted, share, and exchange what you have with us for a better tomorrow of the next generation. We do believe in the power of partnership that benefits not only on both sides but to the world. With your partnership and collaboration, we know we can.

Thai & Japan Medical School Collaboration

Since August 2019, in order to support the national educational policy, the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital in collaboration with Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Japan, has opened an international doctoral program in Medical Sciences. The main goals of this program are to develop global leaders who will conduct ongoing research and innovation in order to improve healthcare services. 

Joint Doctoral Degree Program in Medical Sciences

The following are some of the exclusive features of this program.

1. The leading medical institutes of Thailand (Siriraj) and Japan (TMDU) have joined hands and spent hours after hours brainstorming, arguing and debating, and finally came up with an international program that is one of the most exquisite doctoral programs in medical sciences.
2. The contents of this Ph.D program are up to date, focusing on a wide range of surgical specialties and disorders, particularly cancers of various organ systems. The program also offers learnings in Clinical Statistics & Informatics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, and Disease Prevention through various learning activities such as classroom, online & video learning, research meeting & consultation, laboratory techniques coaching, and surgical skills development in the operating room, all of which are supervised by many renowned lecturers.
3. Both basic science research conducting skills and surgical skills are greatly consolidated throughout the program in order to enable the learners to be as competent as possible for their future careers. The program also sharpens creativity and systematic thinking and analytic skills, all of which are crucial for innovation development after completing the education.
4. The learning activities are conducted in both Thailand and Japan, and the period of stay on either campus can be customized by the students. This provides an opportunity to learn about the diversity in medicine, research, culture, and social aspects that will even broaden the students’ perspectives.
5. The opportunity of medical capacity enhancement is now available to those who want to achieve great success in medicine, especially surgery. The curriculum intensity and the exquisite expertise of the mentors will push the students to their maximal limits. The number of students is limited to 3 persons per year for the highest quality control. Graduates earn a Ph.D. degree endorsed by two universities which are highly regarded as a credential to success. 

The Application

The applicants must have graduated Doctor of Medicine (MD) or received a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50. The recruitment process will begin in December and end in February, in order to coincide with the start of the first semester in April.

Case Study About bowels abnormal

Three years ago, Siriraj hospital admitted a female patient who had suffered from entire small bowels and proximal large bowels necrosis resulting from mesenteric vein thrombosis after a duodenal surgery. After repeated surgery, she was unable to eat or swallow anything and required total parenteral nutrition to survive. Her liver and pancreas were also damaged from ischemia and long-term intravenous nutrition.

“It was a terrible tragedy that I couldn’t do such basic daily activities as eating, chewing, swallowing, or even feeling full” the patient once moaned while waiting for the bowels transplantation which was the only option to put her back to normal life.

Bowels Transplantation Operation 

In Thailand, bowel transplantation operations have never been done before. Not only is it a complicated surgery, but the donated bowels must come from a blood-group-compatible and healthy donor close to Bangkok, as the small intestine is a delicate organ that cannot endure long periods of ischemia. It took more than 2 years before we finally received a perfect donation. In April 2021, 4 surgeons from the Siriraj transplantation surgery team traveled an hour away to a hospital to retrieve donated abdominal organs, which were liver, pancreas, stomach, and small bowels, which took nearly 3 hours. On the way back to Siriraj Hospital, another 4 surgeons, 3 anesthesiologists, and 15 surgical nurses had started a surgery to prepare the patient’s intra abdominal conditions for the impending unprecedented transplantation. 

The First 4 Abdominal Organs Transplantation

After 7 hours of intense strain and tiredness, the first-in-Thailand surgery was satisfactorily finished because of the surgeons’ expertise and excellent teamwork, and the patient uneventfully recovered a few days afterward. Parenteral nutrition was completely stopped 1 month later and the patient was discharged home to resume her normal life again.

“My first bite in years was quite a weird feeling, but I was overjoyed. I could not put into words how much I’m grateful to the whole team.” The patient stated when she came for a follow-up and was still doing well.

After the first successful kidney transplantation in 1973, Siriraj continues to provide help for the patients who require organ transplantation. Today, the transplantation team performs approximately 80 organ transplants/year including kidney, liver, heart, lung, and, most recently, intestines. Not only holding many country’s records,  but Siriraj hospital is also one of the hospitals that perform the highest number of organ transplants in Thailand with the best possible standard! 

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What is MRI-LINAC?

MRI-LINAC is a ground-breaking linear accelerator system equipped with a fully integrated diagnostic 1.5 Tesla MRI scanner. The cutting-edge technology of the fully integrated MRI with real-time on-board imaging is superior to CBCT for its precise localization of the tumor whereabouts, correction for internal target and organ motion, and adaptation for daily anatomical changes, such as respiratory motion, bowel gas movement, or bladder filling, enabling the most optimal radiation that destroys the tumor cells without damaging the surrounding normal tissue. 

For moving tumor targets, the system combined with a computerized multi-leaf collimator, allows tracking of tumor targets for exceptionally accurate radiation delivery. Moreover, many common long-term complications from radiation could be avoided with this easy-to-use device, resulting in substantially higher quality of life for the patients after completion of treatment. To date, the MRI-LINAC is the best-in-class of the truly personalized real-time adaptive precision radiotherapy system in the world.

Siriraj Hospital – The First Hospital in Thailand to install MRI-LINAC

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, is the first in Southeast Asia and the only hospital in Thailand to install the UNITY® 1.5T MRI 7MV-Linear accelerator for clinical use in radiation therapy and research program in December 2019. More than 140 cases have been treated over a two-year period, the majority of which is prostate cancer. The survival rate is satisfactorily high, at 100 percent, with 98 percent biochemical control. The occurrence of acute and late radiation-induced genitourinary toxicity has been significantly decreased from approximately 10% to 3% and even lower for gastrointestinal toxicity, resulting in better quality of life of the patients.

The Efficiency of MRI-LINAC

Siriraj’s radiation oncology team expects that the MRI-LINAC will enhance and maximize tumor control to benefit cancer patients, for example, prostate cancer, bladder cancer, gynecologic malignancy, and head and neck cancer. Many studies employing this approach are currently underway to explore better possible solutions for many conditions, and we are certain that we will be able to offer a new chapter in cancer treatment, which is precision cancer radiotherapy, to serve Thai patients as well as those in the ASEAN region.

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“It’s not about being the best, it’s about being better than you were yesterday.”

Every year, many organizations distribute the results of international university ranking to provide deep insights about the quality of higher education and academic excellence to people pursuing education or looking for jobs. Those organizations, for example, include Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Time Higher Education (THE) magazine, US News, Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), and others. 

The indicators used to calculate scores could be varied in several ways, but many of them are shared, such as

• Teaching reputation
• Research outputs & Citations
• Facilities
• Employability
• International outlook

Top Ranking of Mahidol University 

It’s been a great pride of Mahidol University to keep its leading position for many years. Here are the examples of evidence.

• Mahidol University has been holding on to the best place of Thailand University ranking provided by Time Higher Education World University Ranking for 7 consecutive years since 2016.
• Mahidol University has maintained at the top of Thailand University ranked by Academic Ranking of World Universities for 4 years in a row since 2018.
• Mahidol University tops the ranking list of Thailand University provided by US News in 2022.
• Mahidol University is ranked 130th (by THE), and 43th (by QS), among the Best Asian University in 2021.

About Faculty of Medicine Ranking

Mahidol University continues to be Thailand’s top university when ranked by subject medicine.

• THE World University Ranking has recognized Mahidol University as the best in Thailand’s Medicine since 2018.
• QS World University Ranking has placed Mahidol University at the top of Thailand’s Medicine since 2015.
• Mahidol University has remained the best in Thailand’s clinical medicine on the ranking provided by ARWU since 2017.
• Mahidol University again tops on Thailand’s clinical medicine on the list of US News in 2022.

Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital joins forces with Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital and Faculty of Tropical Medicine to make a greater contribution from Mahidol University to the local and global communities. We always realize that getting to the top is difficult, and staying there is even more challenging, which is the reason we work harder every day. To make our forefront position deserving, we commit ourselves to work tirelessly to inspire a new generation of thinkers and learners, as well as to help shape our world into a better place to live for all. We do believe that’s the best way to merit the trust we’ve received.

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“Love before first sight does exist.”

It’s been said that babies are like little suns that, in a magical way, bring warmth, happiness, and light to the families.

However, not every baby is born intact, since 1-2% of them may have some kind of physical anomalies, some of which are severe enough to cause death shortly after birth.

Thanks to the advancement in medicine that now we can provide intrauterine treatments to the unborn babies resulting in improved survival rate and fewer collateral consequences.

What is Siriraj fetal therapy center?

Siriraj fetal therapy center began employing a fetoscope in 2006 and was the first in Thailand to be successful in treating Twins to Twins Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) by coagulating the connecting vessels in the placenta with a laser beam to reduce imbalanced perfusion. Since then, the center has continued to apply more techniques including radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and bipolar coagulation and have successfully treated more than 400 pairs of twin pregnancies until now.

The center also provides various other intrauterine procedures, for example 45 cases of intrauterine blood transfusion, 20 cases of shunt placement for treatment of pleural effusion or severe ascites, 5 cases of laser ablation of posterior urethral valve, and 4 cases of fetoscopic endoluminal tracheal occlusion (FETO) for severe congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

What is Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH)?

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is an uncommon congenital anomaly found in 1-5 of approximately 10,000 live births. The herniated abdominal organs compress fetal lungs and cause pulmonary hypoplasia which is fatal in many cases. Surgical treatment after birth remains the treatment of choice but the outcomes are not very satisfactory especially when pulmonary hypoplasia is severe. 

FETO The New Treatment of (CDH)

The new treatment is FETO which shows significant benefit in severe cases of CDH. During 27-29 weeks of pregnancy, with the use of a fetoscope, a small balloon is firmly placed in the fetal trachea to store fluid within the fetal lungs in the hopes of expanding the compressed lungs so that the baby can survive after birth. The balloon will be taken out or decompressed at 34-35 weeks of gestation. 

Multidisciplinary team approach after birth is crucial for survival of the babies with CDH. Postnatal management in the NICU includes intubation and gentle ventilation, correction of pulmonary hypertension, ventricular dysfunction, and acid-base imbalance, as well as the preservation of hemodynamics. Previous studies showed that when compared to expectant management, the survival rate after FETO increased from 0-15 % to 40%. Siriraj hospital as Thailand’s leading referral center has received 33 cases of CHD during the last 5 years. FETO was performed in 4 severe cases and 1 baby survived.

In addition to treatment, Siriaj hospital provides procedural training for both local and foreign doctors. During the process of training, a model developed by Siriraj hospital team will be used for a simulation training to enhance their skills before any actual procedure. Many Thai hospitals are now capable of performing fetoscopic intrauterine procedures, and people no longer have to travel to Bangkok for treatment.

In the future, the center aims to incorporate innovative technologies into the utmost experiences and expertise to improve the core performances while also doing research to bring new insights to this field. The faculty’s philosophy of ‘..to the benefit of mankind’ will always be implemented in this center in order to make the mothers and their babies as safe as possible.

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Every year Siriraj Hospital provides the finest medical services to more than 3 million outpatients. Even so, the ‘health for all‘ throughout the country still could not be achieved. Not to mention the growing number of patients that could overwhelm Thailand’s capacities in the time of an aging society. Wouldn’t it be better if people have the self-awareness to stay away from those illnesses and from the hospital? This is possible when people receive appropriate and accurate health information in a timely manner. 

Siriraj hospital – the medical influencer 

Through its existence, ‘Siriraj’ has been aware of its role as the medical and healthcare influencer of Thai society and has never stopped its duty ever since. With its outstanding health professionals’ competence, Siriraj has gained high trust and faith and is known as the ‘Hospital of The Land.’ For a long time, it becomes phenomenal when Siriraj makes a move and people out there listen when Siriraj speaks. 

 

Siriraj hospital achievements

Today, in a disruptive era where digital technologies reign supreme, we employ all available technology and social media to remain the country’s most powerful medical influencer, reaching out to even more people. The following achievements clearly highlight our position in Thailand:

• well-known medical professionals

Siriraj is a medical center with a large number of well-known medical professionals whose highly sought-after opinions act as personal influencers.

• medical associations

From past to present, the representatives from Siriraj have been working as chairs of many medical associations, for example, Thailand Medical Council, Medical Association of Thailand, Royal Thai Colleges of Medical Professionals, or members of The Advisory Board of Commission, or the advisor of the minister, etc. As policymakers, they provide insightful information and opinion on medical issues relevant to the policy, law, and regulation that lead to the well-being of Thais.

• Social educator of Thailand

Siriraj has been a significant social educator of Thailand. When critical healthcare concerns arise in society, it is quite usual to see Siriraj experts on the mass media, giving interviews or providing facts and opinions to stop controversies. Siriraj shares a variety of medical and healthcare knowledge with the public on a regular basis through various media platforms. One example is ‘Pob Morh Siriraj’ (Meet Siriraj Doctors) which has been aired on TV for over 35 years, and continues to receive a high rating among miscellaneous healthcare TV programs.  Using social media platforms like YouTube and Facebook, as well as an in-house application called ‘SirirajConnect’ and a telemedicine system, it’s now easier to reach out to more people.

• Strongest Medical influencer

The two-year-long pandemic of COVID-19 underscores the role of Siriraj as the strongest medical influencer. It took immediate actions not just as frontline healthcare workers, but also assisting the government in the formulation and implementation of several health policies, as well as conducting numerous studies to shed light on this unprecedented outbreak. More than 200 pieces of advice from Siriraj helped to calm the society and encourage people’s cooperation that could reduce the incidence of infection. 

• Siriraj Health Science Education Excellent Center (SHEE)

a significant division that pushes medical education to the next level. It enables our staff to deliver more effective teaching, curriculum development, and evaluation. The center interests a high number of followers and many of the learning materials posted on the website, as well as live events through Facebook or podcast, have received more and more attention recently.

• Siriraj research institute

Every year Siriraj research institute receives hundreds of millions of baht from outside organizations to support the research conduction to solve many existing medical problems. Siriraj produces more than 1,000 credible research outputs per year, many of which have been widely cited.

 

The heterologous COVID-19 vaccine combination study

At an international level, Siriraj just gained a big credit from ‘the heterologous COVID-19 vaccine combination study’ conducted by Siriraj Clinical Research Institution, which was used by WHO to issue a recommendation about COVID-19 vaccine schedules. Siriraj Urticaria and Angioedema Center and Siriraj Center of Allergy and Immunology have been certified as global reference centers in these fields. Many of our staff that is recognized as world-class authorities continue to expand their works and experiences through many international scientific conferences.

 

Many emerging trends and technologies could be both positive and negative in today’s disruptive world, depending on how we use them. In any case, it is our job to keep up with all of the changes and to continue to be a major medical influencer providing a reliable source of knowledge and inspiration in the coming years.

Thailand has been an endemic area of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) since 1958, resulting in hundreds of deaths every year. One of the four strains of the Dengue virus can be contracted to humans through mosquito bites. DHF can be found all year round, but the incidence is highest in the rainy season when outspread water collections enable mosquito hatching. 

The symptoms of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHL)

The symptoms after infection vary and can be divided into three phases as follows:

• Fever stage

which usually lasts for 3-5 days and is accompanied by muscle ache, stomachache, vomiting, and skin rashes. Later in this stage, pin-point cutaneous hemorrhagic spots may appear.

• Shock stage

which develops in severe cases as a result of extravascular fluid leakage induced by a strong immunological reaction. The patients will suffer from low blood pressure, alteration of consciousness, worsening stomach ache and vomiting, internal organ bleeding, which could be severe enough to cause death if adequate treatment is not initiated.

• Recovery stage

less severe patients will improve quickly and may take another 7-10 days to fully recover.

 

The Second time of Infection 

Physical and health status, as well as infection for a second time, are crucial factors in determining the severity of DHF. After primary infection, specific immunity is produced, which will highly surge after recurrent infection with another strain of Dengue virus. Extreme age, obesity, many chronic medical conditions, and delayed treatment also put the patients at higher risk of developing severe disease. As there is no specific cure for DHF, the major treatment focuses on maintaining a healthy fluid balance to keep patients from developing severe hypotension and consequences from fluid imbalance, as well as avoiding organ damage.

 

The Recommendations after infection

Many trials employing different drugs to reduce the severity of DHF or genetic re-engineering to castrate the mosquitos have been reported to be unsatisfactory. However, experts are looking forward to the results of many ongoing studies which might shed some light on this tragic disease. In the meantime, disease prevention and mosquito control appear to be the best measures for people in tropical countries, including Thailand, to live a healthy life. The following are some professional recommendations:

• Avoid mosquito bites, not just daytime but all day long. All kinds of mosquito repellent cream or spray are safe for children and pregnant women.
• When having a fever, always keep in mind that DHF is possible, and prompt and early access to medical care will help to reduce the severity of the disease.
• Do not use aspirin or other NSAID drugs to reduce the fever as these drugs can cause severe bleeding.
• Properly manage the household water reservoir to prevent mosquito spawning. Mosquito eggs could survive in dry conditions for months and will hatch when a small amount of water is retrieved. Therefore, before the monsoon season, drying all the buckets and brushing them well is recommended to stop mosquito reproduction. For necessary water reservoirs, putting Abate sand or keeping small fishes will help control the mosquito larva.
• Report the local municipal officers when a DHF case is diagnosed for a community-wide mosquito spray.
• 100% commitment from all sectors is crucial for eradicating of DHF.

 

Siriraj hospital – Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever Research

Siriraj hospital has been conducting DHF research for decades and has recently completed a number of projects, including Dengue virus isolation and viral genome replication, generation of varieties of anti-NS1 antibodies, many of which show potential roles in protection against Dengue virus infection or production, drugs testing that showed inhibition of the viral output in hepatocytes model. Future research will be focused on a potential biomarker that is serotype-specific to improve diagnostic performance / molecular study of NS1 protein in enhancing the severity of infection through integrated omics technology / sophisticated statistical model to predict clinical course/efficacy of the combination of 3 potential drugs in treating DHF / a controlled human infection model (CHIM) in Thailand. We strongly believe that all the hard work will pay off in the near future and the world will be a better place for everyone to live.

 

Siriraj hospital establishment

Siriraj medical School, founded in 1891, is Thailand’s oldest medical school. In 1922, Siamese government representative, Prince Mahidol of Songkla, negotiated with the Rockefeller Foundation to improve medical education. Thereafter, Thailand’s medical education took a significant leap ahead. 

Throughout its long history, the medical curriculum has undergone numerous revisions to produce the best possible doctors. In today’s world, when interprofessional education is critical for future learners, a new curriculum called the “6 plus 1 curriculum” has been launched allowing medical students to get master’s degrees in a variety of fields while pursuing their medical degree. 

 

Four master’s degrees

There are four master’s degrees offered by Mahidol University, including Information and Communication Technology, Public Health, Bioengineering, and Business Management, as well as two master’s degrees from the United States and Australia, namely Health & Clinical Informatics @OHSU and Public Health @UWA. We are certain that our curriculum will positively shape the students into global doctors as well as multitaskers who check all boxes of future expectations.

 

Postgraduate programs @ Siriraj

Siriraj also provides a wide range of postgraduate programs in biomedical sciences for those who are interested in continuing their education beyond a bachelor’s degree. The students can choose a program that best suits their needs from a pile of selections, many of which are highly competitive. Here are some of the magnet programs available at Siriraj.

• Master Degree in Biodesign in Medicine
• Master Degree in Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Ph.D. in Immunology
• The Doctoral Degree of Science Program in Prosthetics & Orthotics (Siriraj is the world’s 2nd institute to launch this program)
• Clinical Fellowship Training program in Dermatologic surgery
• Fellowship training program in glaucoma
• Fellowship training program in Hair Disorder and Hair Transplantation
• Fellowship Program in Pain Management
• Fellowship Program in Gynecologic Endoscopic Surgery
• Dual and Joint Doctorate Degree Programs with renowned international medical institutions

 

Siriraj Hospital – the biggest fellowship training of Thailand

Siriraj is Thailand’s biggest residency and fellowship training center that covers all fields of medicine. Each year, thousands of doctors from across the country compete for a spot in one of the 31 residency training programs, and many of them stay on for a few more years for fellowship training. Here, they will get not just the most up-to-date knowledge, proficient skills, and experiences, but also a long-held Siriraj’s heritage of professionalism, particularly altruism (the practice of selfless concern for the well-being of others). Large international network even broaden the horizon of the students. We open a platform for world-class authorities to meet and share their knowledge and novel solutions, which students can benefit from. We also offer scholarships for doctors in ASEAN region to get short course training in many departments with the hope that all the integrations and co-operations will result in better quality of life and health equity of the community.

Reasons given for wishing to study @ Siriraj

• Siriraj is a leader in the field of medicine. Siriraj also has the highest level of trust from both patients and medical professionals.
• Every year, Siriraj hospital receives the highest number of outpatients and inpatients. From the solid foundation, having the opportunity to see many rare cases or treat the complicated cases will eventually leverage the students’ competency. Furthermore, many of Siriraj’s medical staffs are world-class authorities who are critical for the program’s quality and intensity.
• Almost all curricula have been accredited by international standard organizations.
• Overall high research quality as a result of an efficient system that includes a standard IRB, a 12-story research building with 30,000 square meters of space and state-of-the-art laboratory equipment. The undergraduate students have a chance to participate in many leading research projects during their pre-clinical years.
• International outlook
• Professionalism
• Hospitality and friendliness of the people

 

Getting into a study at Siriraj hasn’t been easy, but in the end, with proper pressure and finest polishing, Siriraj will transform you from a lump of coal into a diamond, from a general doctor into a specialist that everyone would be proud of. A degree from Siriraj is like a license to success as it represents an education of highest quality. Siriraj alumni are pleased to bear the name of Siriraj on their shoulders and to carry on the legacy of Siriraj to future generations

Siriraj Hospital is Thailand’s largest hospital, with 40 acres of land and the highest number of outpatients (3 million per year) and inpatients (85,000 per year). There are about 1,000 doctors who specialize in various branches of medicine. The hospital is also equipped with the latest versions of cutting-edge medical devices. 

The excellent medical hub

Siriraj as a major referral center receives the patients with difficult diseases or complicated conditions from all throughout Thailand, whose doctors are seeking a second opinion or assistance. Year after year, Siriraj has earned the highest level of trust from the local people as a result of its dedication and hard work. This is solidly affirmed by the fact that Siriraj have won the Reader Digest’s Trusted Brand Award (Hospital category) for 5 consecutive years (2007-2011; the award discontinued afterwards).

Examples of Siriraj’s remarkable performances

• Siriraj Urticaria & Angioedema Center 

This is the only center in SEA that has been certified by Global Allergy and Asthma European Network as GA2LEN Urticaria Center of Reference and Excellence. (2020)

• Siriraj is the first in SEA to install 

MRI- Linear Accelerator equipped with MRI scanner that enables better visualization of the tumor during radiation therapy. (2019)

• Heart-Liver-Kidney transplantation

For the first time in Asia, Siriraj successfully performed combined Heart-Liver-Kidney transplantation in one person. (2018)

• Siriraj Inherited Metabolic Diseases Center 

This is the first and only center in Thailand that provides screening, diagnosis and management for 40 inherited metabolic diseases.

• The robotic surgery

For the first time in Thailand, Siriraj started performing robotic surgery with 4th Gen Da Vinci Robots after 12 years of experiences with more than 2,500 cases of fulfilling outcomes. (2020)

• The medical institute of Thailand 

During the difficult time of the #COVID-19 pandemic, Siriraj has been a credible and trustworthy medical institute of Thailand that gives information about the virus, medical care for extremely ill patients, updated treatment protocols, vaccination, and other medical guidance.

Siriraj responsibility as Thailand’s medical hub 

Siriraj truly acknowledges the importance of health promotion and disease prevention. We always provides medical advices to Thailand community via various social media channels, particularly during difficult times when people desperately need accurate information. Siriraj is also responsible for hosting regular academic conferences to keep other medical institutes in Thailand up to date on the latest standards of treatment.

In the near future, a complete transportation system will be built around the Siriraj campus, including a sky train, a subway crossing under the Chao Praya river, efficient water transportation, and smart buses. The ease with which one may travel to and from Siriraj will allow it to expand its capacity to the next level. 

Not just the hospital of the land but Siriraj is also the medical hub of the region  where the joy on the faces of the patients when they are able to return home in better health brightens our day.