Dr. Rattalerk Arunakul

Medical Degrees

• MD (Doctor of Medicine) — Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 1993–1999
• Internship — Srinakarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, 1999–2000
• Resident, Department of Orthopaedics — Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand, 2000–2004
• Diploma of the Thai Board of Orthopaedic Surgery — Thai Medical Council, Thailand

Fellowships & Special Training

• Clinical Instructor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery — Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Thailand, 2004
• Research Associate and Clinical Observer of Spine Surgery — Orthopaedic Specialty Institute, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California Irvine, Orange, CA, USA, 2007–2009
• International Fellow in Pediatric Spinal Deformity — Rady’s Children Hospital, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, USA, 2008–2009
• Research Scholar & Visiting Scientist of Basic Research in Spine Surgery — Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles + The Spine Institute, Santa Monica, California, USA, 2009–2010
• Clinical Fellow in Spinal Surgery — Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale School of Medicine, USA, 2010–2011

Certifications & Accreditations

• Thai Medical Council — Registered Specialist
• Thai Board of Orthopaedic Surgery — Diplomate
• Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Thailand — Member
• Associate Professor — Thammasat University

Current Affiliation

• Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand — Senior Consultant Spine Surgeon, Present
• Praram 9 Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand — Affiliated Consultant Spine Surgeon
• Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand — Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Past Affiliations

• Yale School of Medicine, USA — Clinical Fellow in Spinal Surgery, 2010–2011
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles + The Spine Institute, Santa Monica, USA — Research Scholar and Visiting Scientist, 2009–2010
• Rady’s Children Hospital, UC San Diego, USA — International Fellow in Pediatric Spinal Deformity, 2008–2009
• UC Irvine, Orange, CA, USA — Research Associate and Clinical Observer of Spine Surgery, 2007–2009
• Srinagarind Hospital, Khon Kaen University, Thailand — Orthopaedic Residency, 2000–2004

Academic & Research Roles

• Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery — Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University
• PubMed-indexed co-author with Peter O. Newton (UC San Diego) on thoracoscopic anterior release in spinal deformity
• Active member of Thai Spine Society and Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Thailand

Key Achievements

• 24+ years of clinical experience in orthopaedic and spine surgery
• Multiple US fellowships at UC Irvine, UC San Diego, Cedars-Sinai and Yale School of Medicine
• Published in international peer-reviewed spine journals