Assistant Professor Dr. Charungthai Dejthevaporn is a Thai neurologist and academic physician with specialist interests in general neurology, peripheral nerve and muscle diseases, autoimmune neuropathy, and myopathy. His medical education began at the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, where he earned his Doctor of Medicine degree with Second Class Honours. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine and Neurology at Ramathibodi Hospital and holds Thai board certifications in Internal Medicine, Neurology, and Family Medicine. He also earned a Ph.D. in Clinical Epidemiology from Mahidol University.

His postgraduate training includes a Visiting Fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology at the Centre of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Australia; an appointment as Honorary Clinical Assistant in Clinical Neurophysiology at The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in the United Kingdom; and a fellowship in Clinical Neuromuscular Disease at the Medical Research Council Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, UK. This training supports his clinical and academic focus on neurological and neuromuscular conditions. The supplied profile lists expertise across conditions including myasthenia gravis, peripheral neuropathy, autoimmune neuropathy and myopathy, muscular dystrophy, spinocerebellar ataxia, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, multiple sclerosis, stroke, migraine, epilepsy, and POEMS syndrome.

Dr. Dejthevaporn’s professional roles include an Assistant Professor appointment in the Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. The source material also lists clinical affiliations with Ramkhamhaeng Hospital and Vichaiyut Hospital in Bangkok. His academic work includes peer-reviewed research in clinical neurology and epidemiology, with selected publications addressing thymectomy outcomes in myasthenia gravis, spinocerebellar ataxia, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and POEMS syndrome. He served as Chairman of the 14th AOMC Annual Scientific Meeting in Bangkok in 2015. He is listed as fluent in Thai and English.

Educational Qualifications

• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Second Class Honours, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand.
• Ph.D. in Clinical Epidemiology, Mahidol University, Thailand.
• Residency training in Internal Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital.
• Residency training in Neurology, Ramathibodi Hospital.

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Visiting Fellow in Clinical Epidemiology, Centre of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Newcastle, Australia.
• Honorary Clinical Assistant in Clinical Neurophysiology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, United Kingdom.
• Fellowship in Clinical Neuromuscular Disease, Medical Research Council Centre for Neuromuscular Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, United Kingdom.
• Clinical interests include peripheral nerve and muscle disease, autoimmune neuropathy, myopathy, myasthenia gravis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, and clinical epidemiology.

Research Contributions & Publications

• Witoonpanich R, Dejthevaporn C, et al. “Long-term outcome and factors influencing the outcome of thymectomy for myasthenia gravis.” Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. 2004;87(10):1172–1175.
• Boonkongchuen P, Pongpakdee S, Jindahra P, et al., Dejthevaporn C. “Clinical analysis of adult-onset spinocerebellar ataxias in Thailand.” 2014.
• Dejthevaporn C, et al. “Efficacy and safety of monoclonal antibody therapy in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.” Frontiers in Neurology. 2023.
• Jindahra P, Dejthevaporn C, et al. “Atypical central retinal artery occlusion as the first presentation of POEMS syndrome: a case report.” 2018.
• The supplied source also notes co-authored peer-reviewed papers in the Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand and other journals.
• Ongoing research interests listed include NMOSD, myasthenia gravis and thymectomy outcomes, spinocerebellar ataxias in the Thai population, and clinical epidemiology in neurology.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• Doctor of Medicine degree with Second Class Honours, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
• International visiting fellowship in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
• Chairman of the 14th AOMC Annual Scientific Meeting, Bangkok, 2015.
• Academic appointment as Assistant Professor at Mahidol University.

Specialization

• General Neurology and Internal Medicine
• Peripheral Nerve and Muscle Disease
• Autoimmune Neuropathy and Myopathy
• Neuromuscular Disorders
• Clinical Epidemiology and Neurology Research

Certifications & Professional Memberships

• Thai Board of Internal Medicine.
• Thai Board of Neurology.
• Thai Board of Family Medicine.
• Thai Medical Council.
• Neurological Society of Thailand.

Clinical Procedures & Investigations

• Electromyography (EMG) and Nerve Conduction Studies (NCS)
• Muscle biopsy coordination
• IVIG therapy and plasmapheresis coordination
• Acute stroke evaluation
• EEG interpretation
• Comprehensive neurological evaluation

Languages

• Thai
• English

• Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok — Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine.
• Ramkhamhaeng Hospital, Bangkok — Consultant Neurologist.
• Vichaiyut Hospital, Bangkok — Consultant Neurologist.
• University of Newcastle, Australia — Visiting Fellow, Centre of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics.
• Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University — Neurology trainee.