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Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit

Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University,  Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110 , Thailand.

Education

• 2003 : MD. (First degree Honor), Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
• 2007 : Certificate of Thai board in Internal Medicine, Thailand.
• 2009 : Certificate of Thai board in Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Thailand.

Training

• 2003-2007 : Internal Medicine; Department of Internal Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
• 2007-2009 : Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand,
• 2017-2019 : Visiting researcher; Division of Liver Disease; Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

Position Title

• 2009-2017 : Lecturer of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit; Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University,Thailand.
• 2013-2017 : Chief of Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Department of Internal Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
• 2009-current : Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist ; NKC Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Songklanagarind Hospital, Prince of SongklaUniversity , Thailand.
• 2017-current :  Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine; Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, Division of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University,Thailand.

Memberships

• Member of The Gastroenterological Association of Thailand.
• Member of Thai Association for the Study of the Liver

Field of interest

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, Liver fibrogenesis, Non-invasive assessment of hepatic fibrosis, Autoimmune liver disease, Cirrhosis, Alcoholic liver disease, Hepatocellular carcinoma

Peer-reviewed publications

• Clinical Features, Endoscopic Findings, and Predictive Factors for Mortality in Tissue-Invasive Gastrointestinal Cytomegalovirus Disease between Immunocompetent and Immunocompromised Patients. Wetwittayakhlang P, Rujeerapaiboon N, Wetwittayakhlung P, Sripongpun P, Pruphetkaew N, Jandee S, Chamroonkul N, Piratvisuth T.Gastroenterol Res Pract. 2021 Apr 6
• Diarrhea in tube-fed hospitalized patients: Feeding formula is not the most common cause. Sripongpun P, Lertpipopmetha K, Chamroonkul N, Kongkamol C.J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Mar 8.
• Validation of the "Six-and-Twelve" Prognostic Score in Transarterial Chemoembolization-Treated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. Kaewdech A, Sripongpun P, Cheewasereechon N, Jandee S, Chamroonkul N, Piratvisuth T.Clin Transl Gastroenterol. 2021 Feb 18;12(2)
• Validation of original, expanded Baveno VI, and stepwise & platelet-MELD criteria to rule out varices needing treatment in compensated cirrhosis from various etiologies. Nawalerspanya S, Sripongpun P, Chamroonkul N, Kongkamol C, Piratvisuth T.Ann Hepatol. 2020 Mar-Apr;19(2):209-213.
• Re-bleeding and its predictors after capsule endoscopy in patients with obscure gastrointestinal bleeding in long-term follow-up. Wetwittayakhlang P, Wonglhow J, Netinatsunton N, Chamroonkul N, Piratvisuth T.BMC Gastroenterol. 2019 Dec 16;19(1):216.
• Hepatitis B screening rates and reactivation in solid organ malignancy patients undergoing chemotherapy in Southern Thailand. Laiwatthanapaisan R, Sripongpun P, Chamroonkul N, Dechaphunkul A, Sathitruangsak C, Sakdejayont S, Kongkamol C, Piratvisuth T.Clin Mol Hepatol. 2019 Dec;25(4):366-373.
• HIV and the liver. ChamroonkulN, Bansal MB. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jan;16(1):1-2
• Antifibrotics in liver disease: are we getting closer to clinical use? Bansal MB, Chamroonkul Hepatol Int. 2019 Jan;13(1):25-39.
• Hepatitis B During Pregnancy in Endemic Areas: Screening, Treatment, and Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission. ChamroonkulN, Piratvisuth T. Paediatr Drugs. 2017 Jun;19(3):173-181
• Simple Clinical Score to Predict 24-Week Survival Times in Patients with Inoperable Malignant Distal Biliary Obstruction as a Tool for Selecting Palliative Metallic or Plastic Stents. Sripongpun P, Attasaranya S, ChamroonkulN, Sookpaisal T, Khow-Ean U, Siripun A, Kongkamol C, Piratvisuth T, Ovartlarnporn B. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2018 Jun;49(2):138-143.
• Comparison between Computer Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Diagnosis of Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Lertpipopmetha K, Tubtawee T, Piratvisuth T, Chamroonkul Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016 Nov 1;17(11):4805-4811.
• Bacterial infections in cirrhosis: A critical review and practical guidance. Bunchorntavakul C, ChamroonkulN, Chavalitdhamrong D. World J Hepatol. 2016 Feb 28;8(6):307-21.
• i-Scan detection of minimal change esophagitis in dyspeptic patients with or without Gastroesophageal Reflux disease. Netinatsunton N, Sottisuporn J, Attasaranya S, Witeerungrot T, ChamroonkulN, Jongboonyanuparp T, Geater A, Ovartlarnporn B. BMC Gastroenterol. 2016 Jan 14;16:4
• Influence of meal intake on liver stiffness in patients with chronic hepatitis B and C. Tangpradabkiet W, Praneenararat S, Chamroonkul N, Witeerungrot T, Piratvisuth T. J Med Assoc Thai. 2014 Oct;97(10):1033-9.
• HBV DNA level could predict significant liver fibrosis in HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B patients with biopsy indication. Praneenararat S, ChamroonkulN, Sripongpun P, Kanngurn S, Jarumanokul R, Piratvisuth T. BMC Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec 19;14:218.

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