Assoc. Prof. Thanyanan Baisamut (Reungwetwattana) is a medical oncologist, academic, and researcher at the Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her clinical and research focus is on thoracic malignancies, particularly lung cancer, and the development of cancer treatments through clinical and translational research. Her professional responsibilities span patient care, teaching, academic work, and research, serving patients as well as medical students, residents, fellows, Ph.D. students, and scientists in a university-based tertiary-care hospital.

She completed her medical education and specialist training in internal medicine and medical oncology at Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. From August 2009 to June 2012, she undertook a clinical research fellowship in thoracic malignancies at Mayo Clinic Cancer Center in Rochester, Minnesota, USA, while also obtaining a Master’s Degree of Biomedical Science through its Clinical Research Training Program. She then completed a Clinical Fellowship in Advanced Medical Oncology, focusing on the Cancer Drug Development Program at Roswell Park Cancer Institute in New York, USA, from July 2012 to July 2013.

One of her notable initiatives is the Ramathibodi Lung Cancer Consortium (RLC), a multidisciplinary team she initiated with colleagues to improve the care pathway for people with lung cancer. The source describes the consortium’s patient-centred, one-stop service model as reducing repeated hospital visits and helping patients access treatment sooner, alongside improvements in symptoms and survival. Her research interests include lung cancer and cancer drug development, with almost 30 peer-reviewed publications reported in the supplied material. She has also contributed to international oncology organizations and journals, including the Journal of Thoracic Oncology and the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC).

Educational Qualifications

• Medical degree, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
• Thai Board of Internal Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
• Thai Subspecialty Board in Medical Oncology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
• Master’s Degree of Biomedical Science, Clinical Research Training Program, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (2009–2012).

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Clinical Research Fellow in Thoracic Malignancies, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, Rochester, Minnesota, USA (August 2009–June 2012).
• Clinical Fellow in Advanced Medical Oncology, Cancer Drug Development Program, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, New York, USA (July 2012–July 2013).
• Lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies.
• Cancer drug development and translational oncology research.
• Clinical research and multidisciplinary, patient-centred lung cancer care.
• Early detection and metabolomics research, as described in the supplied source material.

Research Contributions & Publications

The supplied material reports almost 30 peer-reviewed publications in PubMed. Her research interests include lung cancer, thoracic malignancies, cancer drug development, and translational research. She has also been involved in clinical and research initiatives through the Ramathibodi Lung Cancer Consortium. Specific article titles and complete bibliographic details were not provided in the source.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• Outstanding Young Physician Award, Royal College of Physicians of Thailand.
• ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women finalist.
• The Ramathibodi Lung Cancer Consortium team received awards for its multidisciplinary care model; the supplied source also identifies an international Cancer Care Team Award from IASLC.
• Three-year Thai government grant awarded for a lung cancer research project, as reported in the supplied material.

Specialization

• Medical Oncology.
• Thoracic malignancies, particularly lung cancer.
• Cancer drug development.
• Clinical and translational oncology research.
• Multidisciplinary and patient-centred lung cancer care.

Professional Contributions & Memberships

• Editorial Board Member and committee contributor, Journal of Thoracic Oncology (since June 2013, as reported in the source).
• Communication Committee, International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) (since 2015, as reported in the source).
• Program Committee, World Conference on Lung Cancer (WCLC) 2017 and 2019.
• Regional Organizing Committee, WCLC 2021.
• Scientific Steering Committee member, ATORG.

• Consultant and faculty member, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
• Clinical and academic responsibilities in patient care, teaching, and research at Ramathibodi Hospital.
• Initiator, with colleagues, of the Ramathibodi Lung Cancer Consortium (RLC), a multidisciplinary lung cancer care team.