Dr. Chaiyos Chaichankul

Dr. Chaiyos Chaichankul

Consultant 

22 Years of Experience

Spine Surgeon

MD, Diploma, Fellowship

Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok

English, Thai

Consultation Fee $ 24

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About Dr. Chaiyos Chaichankul

  • Dr. Chaiyos Chaichankul is a prominent orthopedic surgeon who specializes in spine surgery and has 22 years of experience in the field of orthopedics.
  • His expertise lies in spine-related disorders, arthroplasty, and minimally invasive surgeries of the spine, like microdiscectomies, endoscopic spine surgeries, and spine tumor surgery.
  • Some of the advanced procedures in which he is skilled include:
    • Laminoplasty
    • Spine Decompression Surgery
    • Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF)
  • Dr. Chaiyos’s qualifications include an MD and a Diploma in Orthopedic Surgery from Chulalongkorn University in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He also holds a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering from the same university, which he received in 2008.
  • He pursued a Fellowship in Spine Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University in 2011.
  • His international exposure includes a research fellowship from Stanford Hospital & Clinics, USA Trauma Service in 2013, and multiple certificates for workshops, lectures, and conferences held in the United States and South Korea.

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Education

  • MD, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 2002
  • Diploma in Orthopedic Surgery, Chulalongkorn University, 2007
  • Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering,  Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, 2008
  • Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 2011
  • Research Fellowship, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, CA, USA Trauma Service, 2013

Training & Certificates

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support Student Course, American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand, 2006
  • AO Basic and Advance Course, 2011
  • Certificate for International Orthopedic Surgery’s Program, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, 2012
  • Workshop Training in XLIF at Nuvasive, San Diego, CA, USA, 2015
  • Workshop training in ACR, Nuvasive, San Diego, CA, USA, 2017
  • Advanced Training in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Cornell University, New York, USA, 2018

Past Experience

  • Head, Minimally Invasive Surgery Spine and Joints Center, Veterans General Hospital, 2019
  • Staff, Department of Orthopedics, Veterans General Hospital, 2014
  • Assisting Staff, Department of Orthopedics, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University, 2013

Paper Published

  • Chaichankul, C., Tanavalee, A., & Itiravivong, P. (2011). Anthropometric measurements of knee joints in Thai population: Correlation to the sizing of current knee prostheses. Knee/the Knee, 18(1), 5–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2009.12.005
  • Wangroongsub, Y., & Chaichankul, C. (2012). A modified posterior spinal fusion technique: surgical technique and clinical outcome in minimal 2-year follow-up. Asian Biomedicine/Asian Biomedicine (Research, Reviews and News), 6(5), 723–729. https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0605.113
  • Yingsakmongkol, W., Chaichankul, C., & Limthongkul, W. (2014). Percutaneous interspinous distraction device for the treatment of lumbar spinal canal stenosis: Clinical and radiographic results at 2-year follow-up. The International Journal of Spine Surgery, 8, 32. https://doi.org/10.14444/1032
  • Chaichankul, C., & Chaichankul, C. (2017). Fracture motion in distal tibial rodding: Effect of obliquity, load, and locking screw pattern. Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, 100(12), 1274-1282.

Field of Expertise

  • ACDF (Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion)
  • ALIF (Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Anterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Anterior Spinal Fusion
  • Artificial Lumbar Disc Replacement
  • Cervical Corpectomy
  • Cervical Decompression
  • Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery
  • Cervical Fusion for Tumor
  • Cervical Laminectomy
  • Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
  • Cervical Laminoplasty
  • Cervical Laminotomy
  • Cervical Posterior Foraminotomy
  • Cervical Spine Surgery
  • Chiropractic Adjustment
  • Disc Replacement
  • Endoscopic Spine Surgery
  • Foraminotomy
  • Intrathecal Baclofen Pump
  • Keyhole Spine Surgery
  • Laminectomy
  • Laminoplasty
  • Laminotomy
  • Lumbar Decompression
  • Lumbar Discectomy
  • Lumbar Fusion for Tumor
  • Lumbar Laminectomy
  • Lumbar Microdiscectomy
  • Lumbar Posterior Fusion
  • Microdiscectomy
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Navigation Assisted Spine Surgery (NASS)
  • Nucleoplasty
  • OLIF (Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Pars Repair
  • Percutaneous Pedicle Fixation
  • PLIF (Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Posterior Cervical Discectomy
  • Posterior Spinal Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Decompression
  • Posterior Thoracic Fusion
  • Posterior Thoracic Laminectomy
  • Revision Spine Surgery
  • Scoliosis Spine Surgery
  • Spinal Cord Detethering
  • Spinal Decompression and Fixation
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Implant Removal
  • Spine Tumur Surgery
  • Synovial Cyst Excision
  • Thoracic Interbody Fusion
  • TLIF (Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion)
  • Traumatic Spine Stabilization
  • XLIF (Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion)
  • Adjacent Segment Disease
  • Baastrup's Disease (Kissing Spine)
  • Burst Fracture
  • Cauda Equina Syndrome
  • Coccydynia (Tailbone Pain)
  • Comprehensive Myelopathy
  • Compression and Wedge Spinal Fracture
  • Congenital Spine Cord Malformations
  • Crooked Spine
  • Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
  • Fixed Sagittal Imbalance
  • Flatback Syndrome
  • Kummell Disease
  • Kyphosis
  • Lumbar Radiculopathy
  • Osteoarthritis of Spine
  • Osteomyelitis (Spinal Bone Infection)
  • Pinched Nerve
  • Prolapsed Disc
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis of Spine
  • Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction (SJD)
  • Sciatic Nerve Pain
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal Deformities
  • Spinal Synovial Cyst
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Stinger (Neck Sports Injury)
  • Tarlov Cysts

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