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DR. EKKAPOT JITPUN

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Specialty

  • Neurosurgery

Educations

2019-2018

  • Visiting research fellow in peripheral nerve surgery, Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

2009

  • MD (second-class honor), Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

Board certifications

2017

  • Neurosurgical Residency training program, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Bangkok, Thailand

Special clinical trainings

2022

  • Attendance, 2022 American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) Virtual On-demand meeting, 14-16 January 2022
  • Moderator for Peripheral Nerve session: Royal college of Neurological Surgeon of Thailand’s annual meeting, 16-18 February 2022

2021

  • Attendance, 2021 American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) Virtual meeting, 15-22 January Faculty, Cadaveric Dissection course for neurosurgical residents, 2-6 August 2021,
  • Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)

2019

  • Medical Education Course for new medical teacher, Department of Medical services, Thailand
  • Participant, Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Surgery Symposium/Course, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA2019
  • Oral presentation: Intraneural ganglion cyst, joint-connected and underdiagnosed, Minnesota Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, 2019, Minnesota, USA
  • Participant, Spine Summit 2019 – 35th Annual Meeting of the Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Miami, Florida, USA
  • Participant, LSU Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Dissection Course – The Kline Legacy, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

2018

  • Participant, Initial Human Subject Protection Course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Committee, Thai Care Map for Hemorrhagic Stroke, 2018, ISBN 978-974-422-881-9

2016

  • A statistical Report in 20th Annual Academic Meeting of Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)
  • Participant, CMU Neurosurgery Cadaveric Workshop 2016: Peripheral nerve procedure for neurosurgeon, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
  • Participant, PNI Skull base Workshop, Hands-on Endoscopic workshop, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, PNI Skull base Workshop, Hands-on Neuromicroscopic workshop, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, 11th Fresh Cadaveric Workshop KKU neurosurgery on Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Khonkaen University, Thailand
  • Participant, workshop in Common Surgical Approach for Neurosurgery Resident, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

2015

  • Participant, Workshop in Clinical Research, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, Basic course in Clinical Research, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, Prasat Neurosurgery Group Neuroendoscopic and Microscopic Workshop, Thailand

2014

  • Participant, Skull base and endoscopic cadaveric workshop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2012

  • Participant, Basic course in research methodology, Royal College of Surgeon of Thailand
  • Participant, Good surgical practice workshop, Royal College of Surgeon of Thailand, 2012
  • Participant, Clinical nutritional support team workshop, Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand, 2012 Certification in Advanced Traumatic Life Support, 2012

2011

  • Participant, Oral presentation, Brain tumors diagnosed at Prasat Neurological Institute in 2011, A statistical Report in 19th Annual Academic Meeting of Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)
  • Best Oral Presentation awardee, Brain tumors diagnosed in five tertiary care centers in Thailand
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Procedure performed

  • General neurosurgery: brain surgery and spine surgery
  • Peripheral nerve surgery
  • Brachial plexus injury
  • Nerve injury
  • Compressive neuropathy
  • Targeted nerve biopsy
  • Nerve tumors
  • Nerve surgery for focal spasticity
  • Surgery for painful neuroma
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Publications

2021

  • Iampreechakul P, Jitpun E, Wangtanaphat K, Lertbutsayanukul P, Khunvutthidee S, Siriwimonmas S. Filum terminale arteriovenous fistula coexisting with a large L2–L3 disc sequestration and associated diffuse lumbar arachnoiditis. Asian J Neurosurg 2021; 16:412-7

2020

  • Poolsawat A., Jitpun E., Complications of Cranioplasty Using Autologous Bone Graft versus Synthetic Bone Tissue following Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Brain Injury.
  • Buddhachinaraj medical journal, Volume 37 No.3, 2020.
  • Jitpun E., Narischat P. Hemorrhagic cervical synovial cyst presented with acute Brown-Sequard syndrome: A case report and review of literature. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, June 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106055

2019

  • Jitpun E., Benjamin (Matthew) M. Howe, Kimberly K. Amrami, Robert T. Trousdale, Robert J. Spinner, Obturator Intraneural Ganglion Cysts: Joint Connected and Underdiagnosed, World Neurosurgery, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.029
  • Jitpun, E., Hidalgo, J., Link, M.J., Amrami, K.K., Spinner, R.J. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Spontaneous Regression of a Hypoglossal Neurinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature”, World Neurosurgery, Oct 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.033.
  • Jitpun E., Wattanasen Y, Tirakotai W. Do Asians have higher carotid bifurcation? A computed tomographic angiogram study of the common carotid artery bifurcation and external carotid artery branching patterns. Asian J Neurosurg, 2019, DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_162_19

2018

  • Tanpun A, Jitpun E., Saringcarinkul T., Tangviriyapaiboon T., Effectiveness of Wrist Splint in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment. Buddhachinaraj medical journal, volume 35 No.2 May-August 2018
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Professional membership

  • World Federation of Neurosurgical Society (WFNS) Peripheral Nerve Section Committee
  • Member of Royal College of Neurological Surgeons of Thailand, Spine society
  • Member of the Royal College of Neurological Surgeons of Thailand, Thai Board of Neurosurgery
  • Member of Thai Association of Neurovascular Surgeons
  • Member of Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery Club of Thailand
  • Member of Thai Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
  • Member of American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN)
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