Sopon Jirasiritham, MD, FACS Professor Emeritus of Surgery

Specialty
Vascular Surgery
Endovascular Surgery
Kidney Transplantation Surgery
Chronic foot ulcer
Degrees & Certificates
1977 M.D.(honours ) from Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital , Mahidol University, Bangkok Thailand
1979 Diploma in Clinical Science ( Surgery ) Mahidol University
1981 Diploma of Thai Board of Surgery
2005 Diploma of The Thai Vascular Surgery
Working Experience
1979 – 1981 : Residency in general surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
1981 – 1982 : Staff and instructor in general surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Prince Songkhlanakarin University, Songkhlanakarin, Thailand
1982 – 1984 : Registrar in Vascular Surgery Guy’s Hospital, University of London, U.K
1985 – present :
- Staff and instructor in general surgery, transplant surgery, vascular surgery
- Head of General Surgery A. Department of Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok
- Head of Clinical Lead Team of Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital , Mahidol University1985-1986 : Fellow in Transplantation Surgery, Innsbruke Hospital, University of Innsbruke, Austria
1986-1987 : Fellow in Transplantation Surgery, Addenbrook’ s Hospital,University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U. K
1989 : Fellow in clinical Transplantation in University of Minnesota , USA
2008- 2013 :
- - Director of Kidney Transplantation Program Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University
- - Chairman of Organ Donation Working Group Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University
2010-2013 : Head of Division of Vascular and Transplantation Surgery Department of Surgery Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University
Scholarships
King Ananthamahidol Foundation Scholarship 1982
Professional Society
President of Asian Society for Transplantation (2009-2011)
President of Thai Transplant Society (2005- 2009)
President of Thai Vascular Society (2005-2009)
President of Asian Society of Vascular Surgeons (2008-2009)
Fellow of American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeon of Thailand (FRCST)
Fellow of the International college of Surgeons (FICS)
Executive committee and vice secretary of the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand
Scientific Chairman of the Royal College of Surgeon of Thailand
Chairman of Vascular Board Surgery of Thailand
Member of the International Transplant Society
Councilor and Member of the Asian Society of Transplantation
Executive Committee of the Kidney Foundation of Thailand
Editor of The Bulletin of Vascular Surgery
Associated Editor of the Annal of Vascular Disease
Editor of The Journal of Thai Vascular Society
Editor of The Textbook of Vascular Surgery I
Editor of The Textbook of Vascular Surgery II
Editor of The Textbook of Vascular Access for Hemodialysis 1st and 2nd edition
Editor of The Textbook of Emergency Surgery
Editor of The Textbook of Kidney Transplantation
Main Research Area
- 1.Vascular Surgery
-
Atherosclerosis
Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
Diabetic Vasculopathy
Carotid Artery Disease
Vascular Infection
-
- 2.Transplantation
Kidney Transplantation (personal experience > 1000 cases)
Technique of Kidney Transplantation
Immunosuppression
Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
Post Transplantation Malignancy
Tolerance
- 3.General Surgery
Hepatobiliary Surgery
Surgical Infection
-
Publications
-
Textbook:
Textbook of Vascular Access for Hemodialysis
Textbook of Kidney Transplantation
Textbook of Organ Procurement
Textbook of Vascular Surgery volume 1
Textbook of Vascular Surgery volume 2
-
Textbook of Emergency Surgery
-
Articles:
-
74 Published articles in national and international journal
Current Position
Professor Emritus of Vascular and Kidney Transplant surgery
-
At Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
-
At Nonthavej Hospital , Nonthaburi, Thailand blished articles in national and international journals