Dr. Vichai Benjacholamas

Dr. Vichai Benjacholamas

Consultant 

41 Years of Experience

Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeon, Pediatric Cardiologist

MD, Diploma, Fellowship

Bangpakok 9 International Hospital, Bangkok

English, Thai

Consultation Fee $ 31

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About Dr. Vichai Benjacholamas

  • Dr. Vichai Benjacholamas is a renowned cardiologist in Thailand.
  • With more than 41 years of clinical experience, he brings the best and most effective strategic solutions to treat patients with different cardiac issues,
  • He masters at performing a number of procedures, including:
    • Cardiac valve replacement
    • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) repair
    • Bentall procedure
    • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
    • Heart port surgery
  • In terms of his academic record, he completed his MD from the Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand, in 1983.
  • Then, he earned a Diploma in General Surgery from the Thai Board of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 1989.
  • Later, he pursued another specialized Diploma in Thoracic Surgery from the Thai Sub-Board of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 199.
  • To enhance his practical skills, he opted for a Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, in 1994.
  • He enjoys honorable membership in some of the most creditable associations, including the Thai Board of Surgery, the Thai Board of Thoracic Surgery, and the Thai Board of Family Medicine.

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Education

  • MD, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Thailand, 1983
  • Diploma in General Surgery, Thai Board of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1989
  • Diploma in Thoracic Surgery, Thai Sub-Board of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, 1991
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Royal Children Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1994

Associations/Membership

  • Thai Board of Surgery
  • Thai Board of Thoracic Surgery
  • Thai Board of Family Medicine

Paper Published

  • Benjacholamas, V., Junnil, P.,  Cheanvechai, C., et al. (2020). Long-term course after pediatric right ventricular outflow tract reconstruction. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals.
  • Thitivaraporn, P., Chiramongkol, S., Muntham, D., Pornpatrtanarak, N., Kittayarak, C., Namchaisiri, J., Singhatanadgige, S., Ongcharit, P., & Benjacholamas, V. (2018). Thrombocytopenia in Moderate- to High-Risk Sutureless Aortic Valve Replacement. The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery/Daehan Hyungbu Oe’gwa Haghoeji. Hyungbu Simjang Hyeolgwan, 51(3), 172–179. https://doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2018.51.3.172
  • Benjacholamas, V., Namchaisiri, J., Khongphatthanayothin, A., & Lertsapcharoen, P. (2008). Bicuspid Pulmonary Homograft for Truncus Arteriosus Repair. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals/Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 16(3), 189–193. https://doi.org/10.1177/021849230801600303
  • Benjacholamas, V., Chotivittayatarakorn, P., Lertsupchareon, P., Muangmingsuk, S., & Khongphatthanayothin, A. (2003). Single Midline Approach for Permanent Pacemaker Implantation in Children. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals/Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 11(1), 11–13. https://doi.org/10.1177/021849230301100104
  • Benjacholamas, V., Sanpradit, M., Kyokong, O., Bunburapong, P., Lertsapcharoen, P., Chotivittayatarakorn, P., Pothmanand, C., Thisyakorn, C., & Sueblinvong, V. (1997). Experience of the Arterial Switch Operation beyond Infancy. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals/Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals, 5(3), 153–157. https://doi.org/10.1177/021849239700500307

Field of Expertise

  • 24-Hour Holter Monitoring
  • 64-Slice CT Angiography
  • Ablation Therapy
  • Ambulatory BP Monitoring (ABPM)
  • Aneurysm Surgery: Traditional Open Surgery
  • Angiography
  • Aorta Surgery
  • Aortic Dissection Repair Surgery
  • Aortic Stent Grafting
  • Aortic Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Repair (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Replacement (AVR)
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Aortic Valve Surgery in the Young Patient
  • Aortic Valve: Ross Procedure
  • Arterial Switch Surgery
  • ASD/VSD Device Closure
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) Closure
  • Atrioventricular Canal Repair
  • Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (AICD)
  • Balloon Septostomy
  • Balloon Valvuloplasty
  • Beating Heart Surgery
  • Bentall Surgery
  • Biventricular Pacemaker
  • Blalock-Taussig (BT) Shunt
  • Cardiac Ablation
  • Cardiac Catheterization
  • Cardiac Devices for Patients with Heart Failure
  • Cardiac Implant Closure Devices in Adults
  • Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Replacement
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Defibrillator (CRT-D)
  • Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy with Pacemaker (CRT-P)
  • Cardiac Tumor Treatment
  • Catheter Ablation
  • Complex Aorta Surgery
  • Complex Congenital Heart Surgeries
  • Congenital Heart Disease Treatments
  • Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Treatment
  • Coronary Angiogram
  • Coronary Angioplasty
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Coronary Brachytherapy
  • Coronary Stents
  • Coronary Thrombectomy
  • CT Stent
  • Device Closure For ASD
  • Device Closure For PDA
  • Device Closure For VSD
  • Double Valve Replacement
  • Drug Eluded Stent
  • Dual Chamber Pacemaker
  • Echocardiography With Color Doppler
  • Electrical Cardioversion
  • Endoleak Treatments
  • Endovascular Repair of Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms
  • Endovascular Stent Graft: Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
  • Fetal Echocardiogram
  • Fontan Conversion Surgery
  • Fontan Procedure
  • Glenn Procedure
  • Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG)
  • Heart Failure Surgery
  • Heart Lung Transplant
  • Heart Transplant
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • Impella Device Implantation
  • Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD)
  • Infective Endocarditis Surgery
  • Intermittent Pneumatic Compression (IPC) Device
  • Intestinal PAD Bypass Surgery
  • Intestinal PAD Visceral Artery Aneurysm Surgery
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP)
  • Laparoscopic Antireflux Surgery
  • Left Atrial Appendage & Closure
  • Left Ventricular Assist Devices (Mechanical Circulatory Support MCS)
  • Left Ventricular Reconstructive Surgery (Modified Dor Procedure)
  • LV Restoration Surgery
  • Maze Procedure (Atrial Fibrillation Surgery)
  • Mechanical Valve Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive CABG
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Repair
  • Mitral Valve Replacement
  • Myectomy-Myotomy
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI) Test
  • Neonatal And Infant Cardiac Surgeries
  • Norwood Procedure
  • Off-Pump CABG
  • On-Pump CABG
  • Open Heart Surgery
  • Paravalvular Leak Closure
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure
  • PDA Ligation
  • Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Treatment
  • Pediatric Heart Surgery
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
  • Percutaneous Myocardial Laser Revascularization
  • Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA)
  • Percutaneous Transvenous Mitral Commissurotomy (PTMC)
  • Percutaneous Valve Replacement
  • Pericardiectomy
  • Permanent Pacemaker
  • Pulmonary Valve Repair
  • Pulmonary Valve Replacement
  • Radial Artery & Saphenous Vein Harvesting
  • Radiofrequency Ablation
  • Revision CABG
  • Rhabdomyomas
  • Robotically Assisted Atrial Septal Defect Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Heart Surgery
  • Robotically Assisted Mitral Valve Repair
  • Robotically Assisted Removal of Cardiac Tumors
  • Robotically Assisted Tricuspid Valve Repair
  • Rotational Atherectomy
  • Septal Myectomy
  • Stress Echocardiography
  • Tissue Valve Replacement
  • Transarterial Radioembolization (TARE)
  • Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
  • Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve Replacement (TPVR)
  • Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
  • Transmyocardial Revascularization (TMR)
  • Treadmill Test (TMT)
  • Tricuspid Valve Replacement
  • Truncus Arteriosus Repair
  • Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS)
  • Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aberrant Subclavian Artery
  • Adventitial Cystic Disease
  • ALCAPA - Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery
  • Angina
  • Aortic and Mitral Atresia
  • Aortic Aneurysm
  • Aortic Coarctation
  • Aortic Dissection
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Aortic Valve Regurgitation
  • Arrhythmia
  • Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia (ARVD)
  • Atherosclerosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB)
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
  • Atrial Tachycardia
  • Atrioventricular Canal Defect (AVC Defect)
  • Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
  • Axillo-Subclavian Vein Thrombosis
  • Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
  • Blood Pressure
  • CAD: Acute Coronary Syndrome
  • CAD: Bifurcation Blockage
  • CAD: In-Stent Restenosis
  • CAD: Total Coronary Occlusions
  • Cardiac Arrest
  • Cardiac Cyst
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  • Cerebrovascular Occlusive Disease
  • Cervical (Carotid or Vertebral) Artery Dissection
  • Chest Pain
  • Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH)
  • Chronic Venous Insufficiency (CVI)
  • Congenital Heart Anomaly
  • Congenital Heart Disease (CHD)
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Coronary Fistula
  • Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Dextro-Transposition of the Great Arteries (d-TGA)
  • Dextrocardia
  • Dilated Cardiomyopathy
  • Double Aortic Arch
  • Double Inlet Left Ventricle (DILV)
  • Double Outlet Right Ventricle
  • Down Syndrome
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Endocarditis
  • Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly)
  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Disorders
  • Esophageal Diverticulum
  • Extracranial Carotid Artery Aneurysm
  • Fetal Heart Disease
  • Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
  • Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Block
  • Heart Cancer
  • Heart Failure
  • Heart Palpitations
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
  • High Cholesterol in Children
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Interrupted Aortic Arch (IAA)
  • Irregular Heartbeat
  • Left Ventricular Valve Dysfunction
  • Levo-Transposition of the Great Arteries (l-TGA)
  • Mitral Valve Regurgitation
  • Non-Cyanotic Heart Defects
  • Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (PAPVC)
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
  • Pediatric and Congenital Heart Conditions
  • Pentalogy of Cantrell
  • Peripartum Cardiomyopathy
  • Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)
  • Persistent Truncus Arteriosus
  • Portal Hypertension
  • Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
  • Premature Ventricular Contractions
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Hypertension
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Radiation Heart Disease
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease
  • Scimitar Syndrome
  • Shone's Complex
  • Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)
  • Subcortical Vascular Dementia
  • Sudden Cardiac Death (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)
  • Supraventricular Tachycardia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC)
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation
  • Valve Disease
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
  • Ventricular Tachycardia
  • Viral Myocarditis
  • Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome

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