Assist. Prof. Dr. Kawewan Limprayoon, M.D., is a Thai pediatrician specializing in pediatric critical care medicine, with additional expertise in pediatric pulmonology. She serves as Assistant Professor and Chief of the Division of Intensive Care in the Department of Pediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. Her clinical work focuses on the care of children with severe illnesses and complex respiratory conditions requiring intensive monitoring and treatment.

Dr. Limprayoon’s training includes a Doctor of Medicine degree from Siriraj Hospital, completion of pediatric residency and Thai Board certification in Pediatrics, and a fellowship in Pediatric Intensive Care at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, Australia. She later obtained a Thai sub-board qualification in Pediatric Pulmonology from Mahidol University. The supplied profile also lists a diploma from the Thai Board of Family Medicine.

As head of the intensive care division, she oversees the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Respiratory Care Unit (RCU) at Siriraj Hospital. The source describes the combined units as having 12 high-dependency beds and managing approximately 450–500 critically ill pediatric admissions each year. Conditions treated by the team include severe pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute asthma attacks, septic shock, and recovery following major surgery. The unit also works with specialist surgical teams to provide advanced support such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), and sedation for pediatric bronchoscopy.

Educational Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University (1991).
• Thai Board of Pediatrics, following pediatric residency (1997).
• Fellowship in Pediatric Intensive Care, Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia (2002).
• Thai sub-board qualification in Pediatric Pulmonology, Mahidol University (2005).
• Diploma, Thai Board of Family Medicine.

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Pediatric Intensive Care, including care for critically ill children.
• Pediatric Pulmonology and complex respiratory conditions.
• Intensive care management of severe pneumonia, ARDS, acute asthma, and septic shock.
• Advanced pediatric support, including ECMO, CRRT, and sedation for bronchoscopy.

Research Contributions & Publications

Some clinical work involving pediatric critical care, respiratory illness, and advanced organ-support procedures, including ECMO and CRRT.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

No specific awards or honours are in the profile.

Specialization

• Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.
• Pediatric Pulmonology.
• Management of critically ill children with severe respiratory and systemic conditions.
• Advanced pediatric intensive care support, including ECMO and CRRT.

• Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University.
• Chief of the Division of Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics.
• Clinical leadership of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Respiratory Care Unit (RCU) at Siriraj Hospital.