Personal Statement

     I have been working in the field of tropical medicine for more than 17 years. I have a Diploma Thai Board in Internal Medicine as well as Diploma Thai Board in Travel Medicine from Thai Medical Council and the Diploma of Travel Medicine from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

     I am the co-founder of the only Residency Training Program in Travel Medicine one of its kind in the world. I have done many research works on tropical/travel medicine and has more than 50 published paper listed in PubMed. I actively participate in all academic activities of DTM&H, MCTM course as well as the Residency training course. I also take care of patients/travelers in the Travel Clinic and in the Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

      I am also an active member of the ISTM which I serve as a Site Director of GeoSentinel Surveillance Network based in Bangkok, Thailand as well as the member of the Editorial Board of the JTM, International Health, TDTMV. I also attended every CISTM since 2007, I frequently served as a scientific committee and a chairperson/speaker of the CISTM. Apart from my research and academic activities, I also take care of patients/travelers in the Travel Clinic and in the Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

ADVOCACY ACTIVITIES FOR THE PRACTICE OF TRAVEL MEDICINE

Founded the Thai Travel Clinic of the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in 2005, now is the main teaching/training center of Travel Medicine in Thailand.

Co-founded the Residency Training of Travel Medicine, which set the standard practice guideline in Travel Medicine in Thailand

Wrote chapters and was an editor of first local Textbook of Travel Medicine (in Thai)

Joined the expert to establish the Recommendation in Adult immunization in Thailand

Joined the expert/steering committee of the development of Travel Medicine in Thailand in 2012. Nominated by the Department of Diseases Control, Ministry of Public Health Thailand

Served as a scientific committee member of 12th, 13th, 15th,16th CISTM

Served as a chairperson/speakers of several CISTM

Served as a ISTM international Outreach Task Force in 2011

Served in a editorial peer review group for the update of International Travel and Health (WHO Green book)