Dr. Poochong Timratana
Consultant
31 Years of ExperienceLaparoscopic Surgeon, Obesity and Bariatric Surgeon
MD, Diploma, Fellowship
Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok
English, Thai
Consultation Fee $ 29
Book an AppointmentAbout Dr. Poochong Timratana
- Dr. Poochong Timratana is an expert in obesity and weight loss surgery with over 31 years of profound experience.
- His areas of interest include laparoscopic, bariatric, and esophageal surgeries.
- He obtained his MD from the Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University in Thailand, in 1993.
- In 1998, he earned a Diploma from The Thai Board of Surgery.
- Dr. Timratana further completed a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery at the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University in 2009.
- This was followed by a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at the Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, Ohio, USA, in 2012.
- In 2013, he finished a Fellowship in Esophageal Surgery at the Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, USA.
- He also pursued clinical training in laparoscopic, bariatric, and esophageal surgery.
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Education
- MD, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, 1993
- Diploma from The Thai Board of Surgery, 1998
- Fellowship in Advance Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 2009
- Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Educational Foundation, Ohio, USA, 2012
- Fellowship in Esophageal, Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, USA, 2013
Training & Certificates
- Clinical Training in Laparoscopic, Bariatric, and Esophageal Surgery
Paper Published
- Timratana, P., El-Hayek, K., Shimizu, H., Kroh, M., & Chand, B. (2013). Laparoscopic Gastric Electrical Stimulation for Medically Refractory Diabetic and Idiopathic Gastroparesis. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 17(3), 461–470.
- El-Hayek, K., Timratana, P., Brethauer, S. A., & Chand, B. (2013). Complete endoscopic/transgastric retrieval of the eroded gastric band: description of a novel technique and review of the literature. Surgical Endoscopy/Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques, 27(8), 2974–2979.
- El-Hayek, K., Timratana, P., Meranda, J., Shimizu, H., Eldar, S., & Chand, B. (2012). Post Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass Biliary dilation: natural process or significant entity? Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 16(12), 2185–2189.
- Timratana, P., El-Hayek, K. M., Shimizu, H., Kroh, M., & Chand, B. (2012). Su1567 Laparoscopic Gastric Pacer Therapy for Medical Refractory Diabetic and Idiopathic Gastroparesis. Gastroenterology, 142(5), S-1065.
Field of Expertise
- Adjustable Gastric Band (AGB)
- Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss
- Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS)
- Duodenal Switch Surgery
- Gastric Band Surgery
- Gastric Bypass Surgery
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