Asst.Prof.Dr. Krairerk Athirakul

Asst.Prof.Dr. Krairerk Athirakul

Consultant 

43 Years of Experience

Nephrologist

MD, Diploma, Fellowship

Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok

English, Thai

Consultation Fee $ 65

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About Asst.Prof.Dr. Krairerk Athirakul

  • Dr. Krairerk Athirakul is a multidisciplinary medical professional with experience in internal medicine and nephrology. 
  • He has 43 years of exposure to the medical field. 
  • He is skilled in performing procedures such as cystectomy, robot-assisted prostatectomy, and radical nephrectomy.
  • Further, his special interests are in dialysis and hypertension. 
  • Dr. Krairerk Athirakul obtained an MD in Medicine from Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, in 1981. 
  • He earned a Diploma from the American Board of Internal Medicine in 1993, with recertifications in 2003 and 2013. 
  • He also received a Diploma from the American Board of Nephrology in 1996, with recertifications in 2006 and 2016. 
  • Dr. Athirakul completed his Fellowship in Nephrology at Duke University Medical Center, USA, in 1997. 
  • Additionally, he obtained a Diploma from the Thai Board of Internal Medicine in 2004 and a Diploma from the Thai Sub Board of Nephrology in 2005.

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Education

  • MD (Medicine), Prince of Songkla University, Thailand, 1981
  • Diploma from the American Board of Internal Medicine, 1993
  • Diploma from the American Board of Nephrology, 1996
  • Fellowship in Nephrology, Duke University Medical Center, USA, 1997
  • Diploma from the Thai Board of Internal Medicine, 2004
  • Diploma from the Thai Sub Board of Nephrology, 2005

Paper Published

  • Kitayaporn, D., Sudlah, N., Athirakul, K., Jenkolrob, K., Anuras, S., & Anuras, J. (2011). Incidence and factors associated with overweight and obesity, and hypertensive disorder, among staff in a private healthcare setting: a retrospective cohort study. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 94(9), 1044.
  • Pruksananonda, P., Athirakul, K., Worawattanakul, M., Varavithya, W., Pisithpun, A., Kitayaporn, D., & Anuras, S. (2008). Diarrhea among children admitted to a private tertiary-care hospital, Bangkok, Thailand: a case series. Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 39(3), 434.
  • Pruksananonda, P., Athirakul, K., Worawattanakul, M., Varavithya, W., Pisithpun, A., Kitayaporn, D., & Anuras, S. (2007). Intussusception in a private tertiary-care hospital, Bangkok, Thailand: a case series. Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health, 38(2), 339.
  • Athirakul, K., Anuras, S., & Lausoontornsiri, W. (2006, September). Gender differences in the prevalence of impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in healthy Thai. In Diabetologia (Vol. 49, Pp. 195-196). 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013 USA: Springer.
  • Lausoontornsiri, W., & Athirakul, K. (2007). The Prevalence of Impaired Fasting Glucose in Thais is influenced by Age and Gender. Bulletin of the Department of Medical Sciences, 49, 269-78

Field of Expertise

  • Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
  • Dialysis
  • Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL)
  • Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT)
  • Heminephrectomy
  • Hemodialysis
  • Holmium Laser Lithotripsy
  • Image-Guided Dialysis Catheter Insertion
  • Image-Guided Permcath Insertion
  • Image-Guided Permcath Removal
  • Interventional Nephrology
  • Kidney Stone Removal
  • Laparoscopic Kidney Surgery
  • Nephrectomy
  • PCNL With DJ Stenting
  • Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL)
  • Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
  • Radical Nephrectomy
  • Renal Angiogram
  • Renal Artery Embolization
  • Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery (RIRS)
  • Robotic Kidney Surgery
  • Robotic Kidney Transplant
  • Robotic Partial Nephrectomy
  • Robotic Radical Nephrectomy
  • Acute Kidney Failure
  • Anuria
  • Bartter Syndrome
  • Chronic Kidney Disease
  • Chronic Renal Insufficiency
  • Duplex Kidney
  • End-Stage Renal (Kidney) Disease
  • Familial Hypophosphatemia
  • Fanconi Syndrome
  • Gitelman Syndrome
  • Glomerulonephritis (GN)
  • Hepatorenal Syndrome
  • Hereditary Nephritis
  • Hyperoxaluria
  • Interstitial Nephritis
  • Kidney Cancer
  • Kidney Cysts
  • Kidney Failure
  • Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)
  • Kidney Stones
  • Liddle Syndrome
  • Lipoid Nephrosis
  • Lowe Syndrome (Oculocerebrorenal Syndrome)
  • Medullary Cystic Disease
  • Medullary Sponge Kidney (MSK)
  • Membranous Nephropathy
  • Mesoblastic Nephroma
  • Metabolic Acidosis
  • Multicystic Dysplastic Kidney
  • Nephritis
  • Nephrocalcinosis
  • Nephrolithiasis
  • Nephropathy
  • Nephrosclerosis
  • Nephrotic Syndrome
  • Pediatric Kidney Failure
  • Perinephritis
  • Polycystic Kidney Disease
  • Pseudohypoaldosteronism
  • Renal Artery Aneurysm
  • Renal Artery Disease
  • Renal Cortical Necrosis
  • Renal Glycosuria
  • Renal Hypertension
  • Renal Osteodystrophy
  • Renal Papillary Necrosis
  • Renal Tuberculosis
  • Renal Tubular Acidosis
  • Uremia
  • Wolfram Syndrome
  • Zellweger Syndrome