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Bumrungrad International Hospital
hosts the 37 th International Full-
Endospine Workshop in Bangkok
Bangkok – The Bumrungrad Spine Institute,
led by Dr. Verapan Kuansongtham (4 th from
right) and Bumrungrad’s senior executives,
together with an executive team from St. Anna
Hospital, Germany, recently organized a
workshop titled “The 37 th Live Surgery and
Lecture of International Training Course for
Full – Endoscopic Operations of the Lumbar,
Thoracic and Cervical Spine”. Surgeons across
Asia actively participated in the workshop
at Bumrungrad International Hospital.
Photo: from left to right 1. Mr. Dirk Goethel - Head of Product Marketing Spine Surgery,
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, Germany 2. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Somsak Chaovisitsaree -
Medical Director at Bumrungrad International 3. Mr. Dennis Brown - Corporate CEO at
Bumrungrad International 4. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Ruetten - Director of the Surgical and Pain
Therapy Center, St. Anna Hospital, Germany 5. Prof. Dr. Sinn Anuras - Group Medical Director
at Bumrungrad International 6. Dr. Verapan Kuansongtham - Director of the Bumrungrad
Spine Institute 7. Dr. Withawin Kesornsak - Spine Surgeon at Bumrungrad International
8. Ms. Jiraporn Lekdumrongsak - Chief Nursing Officer at Bumrungrad International
9. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Thanet Wattanawong - Spine Surgeon at Bumrungrad International
Bumrungrad International Hospital Pushes the
Boundaries of Healthcare to Excellence
Dr. Koonlawee Nademanee (2 nd from right), world-renowned cardiologist
specializing in cardiac electrophysiology, and Director of the Pacific
Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute in Los Angeles, California – as
well as an electrophysiologist at Bumrungrad International Hospital’s
Arrhythmia Center – together with an executive team of heart disease
experts from Bumrungrad International Hospital and a number of other
leading international heart institutes, joined in on the opening ceremony
for the operational conference titled “Genetic, Diagnosis and Treatment
of Brugada and Early Repolarization or (Brugada Syndrome) and Early
Repolarization”, held at Bumrungrad International.
The conference aimed to train medical staff in heart disease from
Thailand, the United States, Europe, and other Asian countries to acquire
state-of-the-art knowledge and improve medical care to achieve
consistent excellence in quality and safety.
Photo: from left to right 1. Prof. Dr. Peng-Sheng Chen - Editor-in-Chief, Heart Rhythm
Journal; Medtronic Zipes Chair in Cardiology, Director, Krannert Institute of Cardiology,
Chief, Division of Cardiology and Department of Medicine, Indiana University School
of Medicine 2. Elijah Behr MA MBBS MD FRCP, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist
and Electrophysiologist Cardiology Clinical Academic Group, St. George's, University
of London, St. George's University Hospitals NHS. 3. Arthur Wilde, MD, PhD - Heart
Centre Academic Medical Centre, Director and Professor of Cardiology, and Chair
of the Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, University of Amsterdam
4. Dr. Koonlawee Nademanee, World-renowned Cardiologist and Director of the Pacific
Rim Electrophysiology Research Institute. 5. Prof. Dr. Sinn Anuras, Group Medical
Director at Bumrungrad International 6. Dr. Num Tanthuwanit, Hospital CEO at
Bumrungrad International 7. Akihiko Nogami, MD, PhD - Professor of Medicine
Cardiovascular Division, University of Tsukuba
30
724 cases,
updated in
January of 2016
Saving the lives of children with
congenital heart defects with a gift to
“Rak Jai Thai”
Since 2003, the “Rak Jai Thai” program has
provided no-cost heart surgeries to over 724
children with congenital heart disease.
Rak Jai Thai, established by Bumrungrad
International Hospital and The Bumrungrad
Hospital Foundation, in conjunction with the
Cardiac Children Foundation of Thailand
under the Royal Patronage of HRH Princess
Galyanivadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas
Rajanagarindra, is a charity program to provide
no-cost heart surgeries for underprivileged
Thai children. The average cost of surgery per
case is about 550,000 baht.
To support the program, please make out
donations by check or bank transfer to the
Bumrungrad Hospital Foundation (Bangkok
Bank savings account # 197-0-111157, North
Nana branch). Please fax a copy of your bank
transfer confirmation receipt to Bumrungrad’s
accounting department at 0 2667 2031. For
more information, please contact 0 2667 1398.
Additionally, you can help these children
by purchasing products at the Lahn Nam Jai
shops, operated by the Bumrungrad Hospital
Foundation. The Lahn Nam Jai shops are located
on the BI Hospital Building’s M floor and the BI
Clinic’s G floor, open daily from 9.00 to 17.00 hrs.