About the Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery at Samitivej Hospital Bangkok
The Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery at the Samitivej Hospital Bangkok provides both fast and accurate diagnostics, as well as comprehensive treatment of diseases of the cardiovascular system. The department is headed by Dr. med. Chartchai Suntiparpluacha.
The department specializes in the treatment of coronary stenosis, congenital heart pathologies, rheumatic heart lesions, aortic aneurysms, myocardial infarction, heart failure due to cardiomyopathy, mitral valve stenosis and other heart valve defects, pericardial diseases and arrhythmias. Should surgical treatment be required, the preference is given to minimally invasive techniques.
The experienced doctors of the department are ready to provide round-the-clock emergency cardiological care. Once treatment is completed, a specially trained team of experts in the field of rehabilitation and physiotherapy will help to consolidate the achieved result, thereby reducing the risk of relapse.
The department's range of medical services includes:
- Emergency medical care in case of heart arrest
- Diagnostics and treatment of coronary heart disease
- Diagnostics and treatment of heart failure
- Diagnostics and treatment of cardiac rhythm disturbances
- Diagnostics and treatment of heart valve diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of pericardial diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of congenital heart defects
- Diagnostics and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Diagnostics and treatment of aortic diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of carotid artery diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of renal artery lesions
- Diagnostics and treatment of peripheral vascular diseases
- Diagnostics and treatment of pulmonary embolism
- Other services
Curriculum vitae
- 1978 Doctorate, Chingmai University.
- Certificate of Attendance, Preventive Cardiology, Minneapolis Heart Institute, USA.
- Certificate of Attendance, Echocardiography, Kobe University, Japan.
- 1980 Doctorate, Faculty of Medicine, Chiangmai University.
- 1984 Diploma of the Thai Board of Internal Medicine, Medical Council of Thailand.
- 2006 Certificate, cardiac CT Training Course.
Photo of the doctor: (c) Samitivej Hospital Bangkok