Rattalerk Arunakul, M.D.

Academic Appointment      

Assistant Professor

E-mail [email protected] / [email protected]

Current Workplace

Department of Orthopaedics Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University Klongluang, Pathumthani, 12120 Thailand

Phone: 66-2-9269775

Fax: 66-2-9269793

Education

1987- 1993 Secondary School Suankularb Wittayalai  Bangkok, Thailand

1993 – 1999 Doctor of Medicine (MD) Faculty of Medicine  Chulalongkorn      University  Bangkok, Thailand

1999 – 2000 Internship in Srinakarind hospital, Khonkaen University, Khonkaen, Thailand 

2000 – 2004 Resident of department of Orthopaedics  Srinagarind hospital, Khonkaen University

2004 Clinical Instructor Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Faculty of Medicine,  Thammasat University, Thailand  

2007 – 2009 Research Associate and Clinical Observer of Spine SurgeryOrthopaedic Specialty Institute Orange, CADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery  School of Medicine, University of California Irvine Orange, CA

2008 – 2009 International Fellow in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Rady’s Children Hospital School of Medicine, University of California San Diego San Diego, California

2009 – 2010 Research Scholar & Visiting Scientist of Basic Research in Spine Surgery Department of Surgery Cedars-Sinai Medical Center   Los Angeles, California The Spine Institute Santa Monica, California

2010 – 2011 Clinical fellow in Spinal Surgery  Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Yale School of Medicine

Certifications

2000 – Certificate in Basic Sciences of Surgery

2004 – Certificate in Thai Specialty Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Council of Thailand

2009 – Certificate in Research Associate and Clinical Observer of Spine Surgery Orthopaedic Specialty Institute Orange, CADepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery School of Medicine, University of California Irvine Orange, CA

2009 – Certificate in International Fellow in Pediatric Spinal Deformity Rady’s Children Hospital School of Medicine, University of California San Diego San Diego, California

2010 – Certificate in Research Scholar &  Visiting Scientist of Basic Research in Spine Surgery Department of Surgery Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, California The Spine Institute Santa Monica, California

2011 – Certificate in Clinical fellow in Spinal Surgery Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Yale School of Medicine

2008 – USMLE Step 1; Passed

2008 – USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge; Passed

2009 – USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skill; Passed 

Memberships

1. Thai Medical Council since 1999
2. Thai Orthopaedic Association since 2004
3. Spine Society of Thailand since 2011
4. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Club of Thailand since 2016
5. AO Spine Foundation since 2017

Professional and administrative appointments

1. Committee of Spine Society of Thailand since 2011
2. Committee and Treasurer of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Club of Thailand since 2016

Special clinical Interest

1. Endoscopic Spine Surgery
2. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
3. Adult Reconstructive Spine Surgery
4. Pediatric Spinal Deformity

Presentations-Lectures

Podium presentations

1. Arunakul R, Peterson A, Bartley CE, Cidambi KR, Varley ES, Newton PO. The 15-year evolution of the thoracoscopic anterior release: Does it still have a role? 
2. Orally presentation at 2010 IMAST Annual Meeting and poster presentation at 2010 SRS annual meeting.
3. Asian Spine J. 2015 Aug;9(4):553-8. doi: 10.4184/asj.2015.9.4.553. Epub 2015 Jul 28.
4. Arunakul R, MD, M Metzger, PhD, Kanim L, MA, Bae H, MD, Kropf M, MD, Delamarter R, MD. Radiographic Analysis of Lumbosacral Juncture: Is There a Critial Sacral Angle for Total Disc Replacement? 
5. Orally presentation at 2010 NASS Annual Meeting. 
6. Asian Spine J. 2017 Apr;11(2):249-255. doi: 10.4184/asj.2017.11.2.249. Epub 2017 Apr 12. 

Poster presentations

1. Niempoog S, MD, Arunakul R, MD. A Simple New Technique to Remove a Bent Kuntscher Nail: A Case Report. 
2. Poster Presentation 28th RCOST Annual Meeting 2006, Siriraj Med J, Volume 60, Number 5, September-October 2008