Dr. Rapheephat Tanompetsanga

Dr. Rapheephat Tanompetsanga

Consultant 

22 Years of Experience

Hepatologist, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Obesity and Bariatric Surgeon

MD, Fellowship

Vejthani Hospital, Bangkok

English, Thai

Consultation Fee $ 23

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About Dr. Rapheephat Tanompetsanga

  • Dr. Rapheephat Tanompetsanga is a prominent hepatobiliary and weight loss surgeon in Thailand.  
  • He has over 22 years of experience in treating gallstones, acute cholecystitis, liver and pancreatic cancer, and hernia.
  • He is an expert in performing the following procedures: 
    • Laparoscopic pancreatic surgery
    • Bariatric surgery
    • Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
    • Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
    • Laparoscopic hepatectomy
    • Laparoscopic hernia repair
  • He received his MD from the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2002. 
  • In 2009, Dr. Rapheephat Tanompetsanga obtained a Certificate in General Surgery from the Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.  
  • He further completed a Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, in 2016.
  • Dr. Rapheephat Tanompetsanga is affiliated with the Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand.

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Education

  • MD, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2002
  • Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University, 2016

Training & Certificates

  • Certificate in General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University, 2009

Associations/Membership

  • Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand

Paper Published

  • Orannapalai, Nuengruetai & Chanwat, Rawisak & Bunchaliew, Chairat & Tanompetsanga, Rapheephat. (2019). Total Laparoscopic ALPPS: Extended Right Hepatectomy for Metastatic Liver Tumor. Surgery, Gastroenterology, and Oncology. 24. 320. 10.21614/sgo-24-6-320. 
  • Chanswangphuvana, Pakkavuth & Tanompetsanga, Rapheephat & Boonagard, Narong & Vichajarn, Pondech & Kitisin, Krit & Pungpapong, Suppa-Ut & Tharavej, Chadin & Navicharern, Patpong & Udomsawaengsup, Suthep. (2015). Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Morbidly Obese Patients: Prevalence, Histopathological Correlation and Associated Risk Factors. 1320-1320. 

Field of Expertise

  • Adjustable Gastric Band (AGB)
  • Bariatric Surgery for Weight Loss
  • Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (BPD-DS)
  • Complex Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
  • Contrast Nephrostomy
  • Duodenal Switch Surgery
  • External Drainage PTBD
  • Gastric Band Surgery
  • Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Gastric Sleeve Surgery
  • Hepatectomy (Liver Resection)
  • Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion
  • Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
  • Liver Ablation
  • Mini-Gastric Bypass Surgery
  • Percutaneous Nephrostomy Drainage Procedure
  • Percutaneous Transhepatic Cholangiogram
  • Post PTBD Cholangiogram
  • Post-operative PTBD
  • PTBD Externo Internalisation
  • PTBD Internalisation
  • Roux-En-Y- Gastric Bypass
  • Simple Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS)
  • Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S)
  • Transjugular Liver Biopsy
  • Weight Loss Surgery
  • Acute Liver Failure
  • Budd-Chiari Syndrome
  • Crigler-Najjar Syndrome
  • End-Stage Liver Disease
  • Liver Cirrhosis
  • Liver Fibrosis
  • Morbid Obesity
  • Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
  • Wilson's Disease