Supattra Rungmaitree, MD

Biography

Dr. Supattra Rungmaitree is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases and has served as a Physician in the Division of Pediatrics Infectious Disease at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University since July 2013. Her early medical career involved serving as an Internist at Khonkaen Hospital from 2004 to 2007, followed by a role as Medical staff at Nongbualumphu hospital. In addition to her medical and specialty training in Thailand, she completed a Master’s program in vaccinology and pharmaceutical clinical development at the University of Siena in Italy.

Education & Credentials

• M.D. – Faculty of Medicine, Srinagarind hospital, Khonkaen university, Khonkaen, Thailand (1998-2004)
• Diplomate, Thai Board of Pediatrics – Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj hospital, Mahidol university, Bangkok, Thailand (2007-2009)
• Diplomate, Thai Subboard of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases – Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj hospital, Mahidol university, Bangkok, Thailand (2010-2012)
• Postgraduate Training – Master program in vaccinology and pharmaceutical clinical development, University of Siena, Siena, Italy (2015-2016)

Research Interests

• Vaccinology and pharmaceutical clinical development
• Pediatric HIV and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programs for youth
• Tuberculosis diagnostic protocols and infection risk in pediatric intensive care settings
• COVID-19 vaccination and pre-exposure prophylaxis in immunocompromised children

Selected Publications

• Optimizing Diagnostic Protocols for Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children: A Comparison of Diagnostic Yields From One-day, Two-day and Three-day Specimen Collection Strategies. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2025.
• Re-emerging outbreaks of chikungunya virus infections of increased severity: A single-center, retrospective analysis of atypical manifestations in hospitalized children during the 2019 outbreak in Bangkok, Thailand. PLoS One, 2025.
• Vaccination strategies, public health impact and cost-effectiveness of dengue vaccine TAK-003: A modeling case study in Thailand. PLoS Med, 2025.
• Infant Responses to Primary Immunization Following Vaccination in Pregnancy With Varying Doses of Recombinant Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Alone or Combined With Tetanus-Diphtheria. Pediatr Infect Dis J, 2025.