Background
The Department of Otolaryngology started operations simultaneous to the founding of the Faculty
of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital (1965). It was then part of the Department of Ophthalmology, which
was named "Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology" and comprised two major units : the
Ophthalmology Unit and the Otolaryngology Unit.
In practice, the administration of these two units was separate from the very begining, both in the
teaching of medical students, the training of residents and the provision of medical treatment through
physical examinations or through surgery. In 1967 (two years before the hospital officially opened), the
Otolaryngology Unit started its residency training program. Regarding medical service, the Otolaryngology
Unit's Communication Disorders Clinic", the first of its kind in Thailand and in Southeast Asia, provides
diagnostic services for hearing and speech. From experience at the clinic, the department later developed
the Communication Disorder Program, a master's degree program first offered in 1976. In 1977 , the
Otolaryngology Unit proceeded to separate itself from the Department of Ophthalmology and
Otolaryngology and establish itself as the Department of Otolaryngology. It received approval from the
Ministsy of University Affairs in 1980
The Department's main responsibilities are:
1. Teaching The department is responsible for 5 programs of study, namely:
1.1 Otolaryngology for medical students
1.2 Otolaryngology specialist training (residents)
1.3 Master of Science Program in Communication Disorder
1.4 Bachelor of Science Program in Communication Disorder
1.5 Continuing Residency Program for Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
2. Research Department faculty members conduct clinical and basic science researches which are
regularly published in domestic and foreign journals.
3. Administration The department is responsible for providing out-patient treatment at the Ear Nose
throat chinie, the Communication Disorders Clinic, the operating room unit and the in-patient unit.
4. Academic Service The department focuses its efforts on encouraging medical personnel to share
their academic knowledge inside and outside the department and to provide knowledge about
Otolaryngology through print media, radio and television. It provides information about health
and health care for clients, organizes mobile service units and organizes academic lectures through
the mass media.
5. Health Promotion The department is continuously striving to develop its work, holding weekly
faculty meetings and monthly lead clinical team meetings to facilitate smooth, efficient and effective
outcomes.
Head, Department of Otolaryngology Assit Prof. Thongchai Bhongmakapat
Deputy Head, Department of Otolaryngology Phurich Praneetvatakul.M.D
- Head , Lecturers and Staff, Department of Otolaryngology
Chira Siriphoti
Founder Head, Department of Otolaryngology Since, 1968 |
Prof.Poonpit Amatyakul
Head, Department of Otolaryngology Since, 1980-1985
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Assoc. Prof.Prapoj Klongsusuek Head, Department of Otolaryngology Since, 1985-1992 |
Prof.Boonchu Kulapaditharom Head, Department of Otolaryngology Since, 1992-2000
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Prof.Somyos Kunachak Head, Department of Otolaryngology Since, 2000-2005
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Asst. Prof.Wichit Cheewaruangroj Head, Department of Otolaryngology Since, 19 May 2005- 18 May 2013
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