Prof. Dr. Somchai Eiam-Ong is a senior nephrologist and Professor of Medicine affiliated with the Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand. He graduated with a medical degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1981. He completed residency training in Internal Medicine in 1986 and fellowship training in Nephrology in 1988, after which he joined the university's nephrology faculty. He has held the position of Professor since 1995. His specialties are Internal Medicine and Nephrology, with research interests in renal acidification, chronic kidney disease, and kidney replacement therapy.

His academic and clinical work has included extensive international engagement. The supplied biography records training at Tokyo University, Tufts University, and Texas Tech University, in addition to his medical and specialist training in Thailand. He has published more than 300 original articles in international journals and contributed more than 15 chapters to international textbooks. He has also authored more than 20 sets of standard Thai textbooks on kidney-related disorders since 1994, covering subjects such as general nephrology, kidney replacement therapies, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and systemic lupus erythematosus. These educational materials have been used by medical personnel and trainees in Thailand and neighboring countries.

Prof. Eiam-Ong has held senior leadership roles in Thai and international nephrology and medical organizations. His appointments include President of the Nephrology Society of Thailand, President of the Royal College of Physicians of Thailand, and President of the ASEAN Federation of Internal Medicine. He has also served on the International Society of Nephrology Council and the Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group, and as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University. He has served on the administrative committee of the Medical Council of Thailand and on the editorial board of Kidney International. The supplied materials identify him as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Asian Biomedicine. He speaks Thai, English, and Chinese.

Educational Qualifications

• Medical Degree (M.D.), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand — 1981.
• Residency training in Internal Medicine — 1986.
• Fellowship training in Nephrology — 1988.
• Additional international training is listed at Tokyo University, Tufts University, and Texas Tech University; specific dates and programs are not provided in the supplied materials.

Fellowship & Areas of Interest

• Nephrology fellowship training completed in 1988.
• Research interests: renal acidification; chronic kidney disease (CKD); kidney replacement therapy.
• Clinical expertise includes tropical nephrology, CKD, and renal replacement therapies.

Research Contributions & Publications

• More than 300 original research articles in international journals.
• More than 15 chapters in international textbooks.
• More than 20 sets of standard Thai textbooks on kidney-related disorders published since 1994, covering general nephrology, kidney replacement therapies, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and systemic lupus erythematosus.
• Guest Editor, Seminars in Nephrology special issue on “Tropical Nephrology” — 2003.
• Co-Editor-in-Chief, Asian Biomedicine.
• Editorial Board Member, Kidney International — since 2017.

Awards, Honours, and Recognitions

• Appointed Professor of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University — 1995.
• The supplied profile highlights his international academic and professional leadership, including senior elected and appointed positions in Thai and international medical organizations.

Academic & Leadership Appointments

• President, Nephrology Society of Thailand — 2014–2016.
• Chairman, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University — 2014–2017.
• President, Royal College of Physicians of Thailand — 2018–2020.
• President, ASEAN Federation of Internal Medicine — since 2019 (as reported in the supplied biography).
• Council Member, International Society of Nephrology — 2011–2017.
• Council Member, Declaration of Istanbul Custodian Group — 2016–2020.
• Member, Administrative Committee, Medical Council of Thailand — since 2021.

Specialization

• Internal Medicine
• Nephrology
• Tropical Nephrology
• Chronic Kidney Disease
• Renal Acidification
• Kidney Replacement Therapy / Renal Replacement Therapies

Languages

• Thai
• English
• Chinese

• Senior Nephrologist, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University / King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Professor of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University — since 1995.
• Senior Consultant Nephrologist, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Bhumisiri Mangkhalanusorn Building.
• Private consultations at BNH Hospital, Bangkok; the supplied profile notes Sunday consultations.