Lt. Col. Dr. Setthasiri Pantanakul

Education

• M.D. – Royal Thai Armed Forces Medical College (2007)

Board Certifications and Advanced Training

• General Surgery Certification – Phrapokklao Hospital, Royal Thai Air Force (2013)
• Flight Surgeon – Air Force Medical Institute, Royal Thai Air Force (2014)
• Minimally Invasive and Advanced Endoscopic Surgery – Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand (2018)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Student Course – American College of Surgeons & Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand (2009)
• Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor Course – American College of Surgeons & Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand (2020)
• Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery – St. Mary’s Hospital, Seoul, South Korea (2013)
• Advance Endoscopy – Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan (2018)
• Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery – Yotsuya Medical Cube, Tokyo, Japan (2018)
• Observership Program in Hernia Surgery – Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, USA (July 1 – September 19, 2024)

Professional Experience

• General Surgeon – Phrapokklao Hospital, Royal Thai Air Force (2013 – Present)
• Intern – Chanthaburi Air Force Hospital, Royal Thai Air Force (2007 – 2008)
• General Physician – 4th Air Wing Hospital, Royal Thai Air Force (2008 – 2010)

Special Clinical Interests

• Abdominal and inguinal hernia surgery
• Laparoscopic surgery for obesity and metabolic disorders
• Laparoscopic colorectal surgery

Awards & Honors

• Metro ABSITE 90 Club Award – ABSITE score 91 percentile (Intern Year)

Research & Publications

Published Articles

• “Success rate and factors associated with failure of A.V.F.” – Royal Thai Air Force Medical Gazette, 2013
• “Impact of metabolic surgery on health-related quality of life and quality of alimentation” – Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases, 2019
• “Thai society for metabolic and bariatric surgery consensus guideline on bariatric surgery for the treatment of obese patient in Thailand” – J Med Assoc Thai, 2020

Published Abstracts

• “A case report: gallbladder duplication” – Surg. Endosc., 2016
• “Antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy?” – Surg. Endosc., 2016
• “The outcomes of ProTack™ and n-butyl cyanoacrylate Histoacryl® glue for mesh fixation in Laparoscopic Totally Extra-Peritoneal (TEP) inguinal hernia repair” – Surg. Endosc., 2017
• “Intra-gastric balloons for obesity, experience of one institution in Thailand; A case series” – Surg. Endosc., 2017
• “Prevalence of esophageal dysmotility in asymptomatic obese patient” – Surg. Endosc., 2018
• “Outcomes of laparoscopic totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair (lap. TEP) with fixation device (ProTack™) and self-fixating mesh (ProGrip™)” – Surg. Endosc., 2019