Chief : Professor Kamolporn Kaewpornsawan, MD; Email: sikkw@mahidol.ac.th
Attending staffs :
Associate Professor Chatupon Chotigavanichaya, MD
Assistant Professor Perachit Eamsobhana, MD
Honorary advisors:
Clinical Professor Emeritus Prasit Gonggetyai, MD
Associate Professor Atirek Chivabongs, MS
Introduction
Although the division of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery was not formally established until the year 2000, we have offered services in this area for a long time since the era of Professor Fuang Satsa-nguan, MD who was the first Thai physician who traveled to the United States after the World War II to study Orthopedic Surgery with Professor Arthur Steindler in Iowa. Later, Professor Sit Tejakampuj, MD was the first member of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery who went to Germany to study pediatric orthopedic surgery with Professor Imhouser, with a specialty in treatment of club foot in children using gradual stretching method through a series of casting. Since then, many other faculty members had gone to study abroad and trained in many areas such as treatment for malformation of extremities, hip pathology resulting in dislocation, ischemic hip disease, and leg length discrepancy. These various expertise enable the division to provide comprehensive and systematic services addressing all types of abnormalities/pathology of extremities in children.
Clinical service
The Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery division offers consultation and services for children with abnormalities/pathology of extremities, fractures/ dislocation, and scoliosis. We provide detailed evaluation by highly experienced medical staff, and develop systematic and comprehensive treatment plans, including follow-up plans that taken into consideration patients’ physical development trajectory into adulthood. We aim to further advance our services to include arthroscopic hip surgery; surgery to repair/reconstruct hip socket; and the use of motion analysis lab to help with treatment planning.
Training
We began to offer a Pediatric orthopedic Surgery fellowship training program in 2002. Since then, 5 fellows have completed the program, and most are now working at medical schools.
