Surgery

The 31st World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists 2019

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Prof. Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Deputy Dean for International Relations and the President of IASGO: Thailand Chapter welcomed all distinguished participants from all over the world to the 31st World Congress of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists 2019 (IASGO 2019) at Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at Central World, Bangkok, Thailand.

IASGO 2019 is the world congress held during October 3rd – 5th, 2019 under the objective to provide an opportunity for surgeons, gastroenterologists and oncologists from around the world to share the most updated knowledge and expertise, and to exchange the new approaches and challenges that we all would encounter in the field of Surgical endoscopy, GI tract surgery, HPB surgery, and Oncology.

MOU between Siriraj and University of Malaya Medical Center

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We are delighted to announce that we have signed the MOU with University of Malaya Medical Center!
The MOU focused on the breast fellowship training and education exchange program.

On October 1st, 2019, Prof. Dr. Prasit Watanapa, Dean of Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, along with Siriraj executive members welcomed Prof. Tunku Kamarulzaman bin Tunku Zainol Abidin, Director, and the distinguished delegates from University of Malaya Medical Center, Malaysia to attend the MOU signatory ceremony between Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University and University of Malaya Medical Center. The MOU allowed both parties to collaborate more efficiently via the exchange program, especially the breast fellowship training program. On this occasion, the Director and team were also escorted to meet with Asst. Prof. Witsanu Kumthornthip, Chairman of Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Suebwong Chuthapisith, Head Division of Head-Neck and Breast Surgery, and to visit Outpatient Pharmacy to learn about the Automatic Tablet Dispensing & Packaging System (ATDPS) arranged by Assoc. Prof. Cherdchai Nopmaneejumruslers, Vice Director of Siriraj Hospital.

Myanmar Surgeons Under the Scholarship of Royal College of Surgeon of Thailand Completed Siriraj International Short Training Program

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Congratulations to Dr. Thet Naung Soe, and Dr. Aung Ye Kyaw, the Surgeons from Myanmar under the scholarship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand, for their successful completion in “Siriraj International Short Training Program in General Surgery” at Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital between July 22nd – September 6th, 2019. The two doctors received the certificate of completion from Assoc.Prof. Chanean Ruansetakit, Chairman of Department of Surgery, witnessed by Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vitoon Chinswangwatanakul, Chief of Division of General Surgery, and Assoc.Prof. Woramin Riensuwarn from Division of General Surgery.

Indonesian Surgeons Attend Siriraj International Training Program

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On September 2nd, 2019, Dr. I Gusti Putu Hendra Sanjaya from Medicine Udayana University, Indonesia, attended Siriraj’s international short training program “Clinical Observership Training Program in Burn and Wound” at Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital starting from September 2nd – 30th, 2019, under the supervision of Assoc.Prof. Chongdee Aijanepong, Chief of Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

W.H.O. Fellows Attend “Siriraj International Training Program”

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Welcome, three World Health Organization’s Bariatric Surgery Fellows from D.P.R. Korea: Dr. Ri Su Hyon, Dr. Ri Song Bu, and Dr. Han Yong Il to attend Siriraj international short training program “12-Week Training Program in Treatment and Management of Obesity” at Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, under the supervision of Lecturer Dr. Voraboot Taweerutchana, Director of Surgical Endocrine, Bariatric and Metabolomic Surgery Center, Division of General Surgery, starting from September 2nd – November 22nd, 2019. The W.H.O. Fellows also received the warm welcome from Assoc.Prof. Chanean Ruansetakit, Chairman of Department of Surgery, on their first day.

Doctor from AKUH Clifton Medical Services Pakistan Undertake a Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) at Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center

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On August 28th, 2019, Prof. Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Deputy Dean for International Relations welcomed Dr. Lubna Kamani from Liaquat National Hospital and AKUH Clifton Medical Services, Karachi, Pakistan to undertake an Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) at Siriraj GI Endoscopy Center, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital for two weeks.

 

Macquarie University Australia Visits Siriraj

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On August 26th, 2019, Assoc.Prof. Chanean Ruansetakit, Chairman of Department of Surgery and team along with Prof. Thawatchai Akaraviputh, Deputy Dean for International Relations welcomed Prof. Stephen Arthur Deane from Macquarie University, Australia to visit Department of Surgery and deliver a special lecture on “Medical Education in Surgery” at Udom Posakrisana Meeting Room, 12th floor, Syamindra Building.

The 22nd Asian Congress of Surgery

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During August 2nd – 4th, 2019, Assoc.Prof. Suebwong Chuthapisith, Chief of the Division of Head, Neck, and Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, attended the international conference “22nd Asian Congress of Surgery” in Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Assoc.Prof. Suebwong was a designated chairperson of the SYMPOSIUM 16 – Surgical Techniques In Breast Surgery: Beyond The Norm.

During this occasion, Assoc.Prof. Suebwong also visited the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya, and discussed about the MoU in Fellowship Exchange Program, and the Research in Breast Diseases.

On  August 5th, 2019, Assoc.Prof. Suebwong led 12 faculty members from Department of Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, to attend the “Non-Technical Skills Workshop” co-hosted by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the College of Surgeons of Malaysia at the Advance Surgical Skill Center, UKM Medical Center, Malaysia.

On behalf of all the participants on this occasion, we would like to thanks Assoc.Prof. Chanean Ruansetakit, Chairman of Department of Surgery, for his kind support.

Elective Study at Department of Surgery

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Welcome! Ms. Raquel Llopis, Ms. Agata Kaczmarek, Mr. Mauricio Soto Guanotasig, Ms. Idoia Uriarte, Ms. Lidia Gacsi, Mr. Nikita Maslenko and Mr. Mauricio Soto Guanotasig from International Federation of Medical Students’ Associations to undertake an elective at Department of Surgery from August 5th – 16th, 2019.