Dr. Poochong Timratana

Dr. Poochong Timratana

Consultant 

31 Years of Experience

Laparoscopic Surgeon, Obesity and Bariatric Surgeon

MD, Diploma, Fellowship

Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok

English, Thai

Consultation Fee $ 29

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About 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
  • Gastric Sleeve Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion
  • Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Mini-Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Roux-En-Y- Gastric Bypass
  • Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S)
  • Weight Loss Surgery
  • Morbid Obesity

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