Assoc. Prof. Dr. Worawat Limthongkul

Consultant

25 Years of Experience

Spine Surgeon

MD, Diploma, Fellowship

Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok

English, Thai

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About Assoc. Prof. Dr. Worawat Limthongkul

Dr. Worawat Limthongkul is an accomplished Orthopedics and Spine Surgeon. He has over 25 years of clinical experience in managing spinal deformity and trauma of the spine and bones.
His expertise lies in diagnosing and managing fractures, spine tumors, sclerosis, spondylitis, slipped discs, arthrodesis, ectodermal dysplasia- syndactyly syndrome, and others.
He performs the following surgeries with utmost competence:
- Arthroscopic Surgery
- Laminoplasty and Laminectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
- TLIF surgery
He is also skilled at minimally invasive spine surgery, cervical spine surgery, spine tumor surgery, and spine decompression surgery.
Dr. Limthongkul's qualifications include an MD from Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand, in 1999, followed by a Diploma in Clinical Science Program in Surgery in 2002 and a Diploma in Clinical Science Program in Orthopedic Surgery in 2006 from the same university.
He earned his Fellowship in Spine Research at Northshore University Health System, University of Chicago, in 2009 and the Spine Program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, USA, in 2010.
Dr. Limthongkul has been certified in multiple programs, like the Thai Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Advanced Trauma Life Support, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, and the Thai Board of Emergency Medicine.
Additionally, he was certified for the Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program by the American Heart Association in 2012.
He has 84 scientific publications and 780 citations in his name. Some of them are published in reputed journals like The Spine Journal and the Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences.

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Education

MD, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand, 1999
Diploma in Clinical Science Program in Surgery, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand, 2002
Diploma in Clinical Science Program in Orthopedic Surgery, Chulalongkorn University Bangkok, Thailand, 2006
Fellowship in Spine Research, Northshore University Health System, University of Chicago, Evanston. Illinois, USA, 2009
Fellowship in Spine Program, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and Rothman Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, 2010

Training & Certificates

Certified by the Thai Board of Orthopedic Surgery, Medical Council of Thailand, and Royal Thai College of Orthopedic Surgeons, 2006
Certified for Advanced Trauma Life Support Student Program, 2007
Certified for Advanced Trauma Life Support Instructor Program, 2007
Certified for Pediatric Advanced Life Support Program, American Heart Association, 2012
Certified for Thai Board of Emergency Medicine, Medical Council of Thailand, 2012

Past Experience

Surgical Residency, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2004
Chief Resident, Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006

Paper Published

Dr. Worawat Limthongkul has 84 scientific publications and 780 citations in his name.

Karaikovic, Eldin & Rattner, Zachary & Bilimoria, Malcolm & Sener, Stephen & McGee, John & Metrick, Lawrence & Szokol, Joseph & Limthongkul, Worawat. (2010). Coil Embolization of a Lumbar Artery to Control Vascular Injury During Intradiscal Surgery. Spine. 35. E163-6. 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bdc2f7.
Limthongkul, Worawat & Karaikovic, Eldin & Savage, Jason & Markovic, Alexander. (2010). Volumetric analysis of thoracic and lumbar vertebral bodies. The Spine Journal: official journal of the North American Spine Society. 10. 153-8. 10.1016/j.spinee.2009.11.018.
Limthongkul, W., Savage, J., Nenonene, E. K., & Karaikovic, E. E. (2009). Evaluation of the intrinsic properties of pedicle screws: diameter, manufacturing and screw design affect resistance and resistivity. Bosnian journal of basic medical sciences, 9 Suppl 1(Suppl 1), S77–S82. https://doi.org/10.17305/bjbms.2009.2767
Li, J., Dumonski, M. L., Liu, Q., Lipman, A., Hong, J., Yang, N., Jin, Z., Ren, Y., Limthongkul, W., Bessey, J. T., Thalgott, J., Gebauer, G., Albert, T. J., & Vaccaro, A. R. (2010). A multicenter study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a stand-alone anterior carbon I/F Cage for anterior lumbar interbody fusion: two-year results from a Food and Drug Administration investigational device exemption clinical trial. Spine, 35(26), E1564–E1570. https://doi.org/10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181ef5c14
Savage, J. W., Limthongkul, W., Park, H. S., Zhang, L. Q., & Karaikovic, E. E. (2011). A comparison of biomechanical stability and pullout strength of two C1-C2 fixation constructs. The spine journal: official journal of the North American Spine Society, 11(7), 654–658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2011.04.022