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DR. WEERASAK SINGHATANADGIGE


Departments

Specialty

Educations

2015

  • Fellowship in Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery, Rush university, Chicago, IL, USA.

2014

  • Fellowship in Cervical Spine Surgery, Washington University Orthopedics, St louis, MO, USA.

2012

  • Certified Clinical Spine Fellowship, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

2010

  • Higher Grade Diploma in Clinical Science Program in Orthopedic surgery, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2009

  • Certified Thai MS of Biomechanical engineering .Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2007-2008

  • Surgical Residency : Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2007

  • Certified ATLS (Advance Trauma Life Support) Student Program
  • Diploma in Clinical Science Program in Surgery, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2003

  • Doctor of Medicine (First class honor), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Board certifications

2010

  • Certified Thai board of Orthopaedic Surgery. The medical council of Thailand and Royal Thai College of Orthopedic Surgeons

2008

  • Orthopedics King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society

Special clinical interest

  • General orthopaedic
  • Spinal trauma
  • Spinal deformity

Conditions Treated

  • Spine (back) disease
  • Cervical spine (neck) disease

Procedure performed

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Micro decompression
  • MIS TLIF
  • OLIF
  • ALIF

Awards and honors

2010

  • Win best research presentation in Annual Chulalongkorn hospital conference
  • Best performance award (Residency training in Orthopedic Surgery), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2003

  • Doctor of Medicine (First class honor), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

2002

  • Highest score in Forensic

Publications

2020

  • Kotheeranurak V, Singhatanadgige W, Ratanakornphan C, Yingsakmongkol W, Hynes RA, Limthongkul W. Neutral hip position for the oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF) approach increases the retroperitoneal oblique corridor. BMC musculoskeletal disorders. 2020;21(1):583.
  • Singhatanadgige W, Chancharoenchai T, Honsawek S, Kotheeranurak V, Tanavalee C, Limthongkul W. No Difference in Pain After Spine Surgery with Local Wound Filtration of
  • Morphine and Ketorolac: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical orthopaedics and related research. 2020.
  • Tejapongvorachai T, Tanaviriyachai T, Daniel Riew K, Limthongkul W, Tanavalee C, Keeratihattayakorn S, et al. Curved versus straight-cut hinges for open-door laminoplasty: A finite element and biomechanical study. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2020.
  • Limthongkul W, Tanasansomboon T, Yingsakmongkol W, Tanaviriyachai T, Radcliff K, Singhatanadgige W. Indirect Decompression Effect to Central Canal and Ligamentum Flavum After Extreme Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion (XLIF) and Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion (OLIF). Spine. 2020.

2019

  • Singhatanadgige W, Zebala LP, Luksanapruksa P, Riew KD. Answer to the Letter to the Editor of V. Kumar et al. concerning “Can standard anterior Smith-Robinson supramanubrial approach be utilized for approach down to T2 or T3?” by Singhatanadgige W, Zebala LP, Luksanapruksa P, Riew KD [Eur Spine J (2017) 26:2357-2362]. Eur Spine J. 2019;28(12):3095-6.
  • Tanavalee C, Limthongkul W, Yingsakmongkol W, Luksanapruksa P, Singhatanadgige W. A comparison between repeat discectomy versus fusion for the treatment of recurrent lumbar disc herniation: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2019;66:202-8.
  • Singhatanadgige W, Suebsombut Y, Riew KD, Tanavalee C, Yingsakmongkol W, Limthongkul W. Cervical paraspinal muscle compartment pressure after laminoplasty: A cadaveric study. Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. 2019;60:132-7.

2018

  • Mahatthanatrakul A, Itthipanichpong T, Ratanakornphan C, Numkarunarunrote N, Singhatanadgige W, Yingsakmongkol W, et al. Relation of lumbar sympathetic chain to the open corridor of retroperitoneal oblique approach to lumbar spine: an MRI study. Eur Spine J. 2018. 9. Dechsupa S, Yingsakmongkol W, Limthongkul W, Singhatanadgige W, Honsawek S. Relative telomere length and oxidative DNA damage in hypertrophic ligamentum flavum of lumbar spinal stenosis. PeerJ. 2018;6:e5381.
  • Bonani W, Singhatanadgige W, Pornanong A, Motta A. Natural Origin Materials for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 2018;1058:3-30.
  • Pluemvitayaporn T, Jindahra S, Pongpinyopap W, Kunakornsawat S, Thiranon C, Singhatanadgige W, et al. Concomitant mycotic abdominal aortic aneurysm and lumbartuberculous spondylitis with cauda equina syndrome: a rare condition – a case report and literature review. Spinal cord series and cases. 2018;4:13.
  • Singhatanadgige W, Kang DG, Wiranuwat D, Tanavalee C, Yingsakmongkol W, Limthongkul W. Awareness of middle sacral artery pathway: A cadaveric study of the presacral area. Journal of orthopaedic surgery. 2018;26(1):2309499017754094.

2017

  • Luksanapruksa P, Buchowski JM, Tongsai S, Singhatanadgige W, Jennings JW. Systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness of preoperative embolization in surgery for metastatic spine disease. Journal of neurointerventional surgery. 2018;10(6):596-601.
  • Hershman SH, Kunkle WA, Kelly MP, Buchowski JM, Ray WZ, Bumpass DB, et al. Esophageal Perforation Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Global Spine J. 2017;7(1 Suppl):28S-36S.
  • Luksanapruksa P, Buchowski JM, Zebala LP, Kepler CK, Singhatanadgige W, Bumpass DB. Perioperative Complications of Spinal Metastases Surgery. Clin Spine Surg. 2017;30(1):4-13.

2016

  • Mabey T, Singhatanadgige W, Yingsakmongkol W, Limthongkul W, Honsawek S. Vitamin D and spine surgery. World J Orthop. 2016;7(11):726-30.
  • Luksanapruksa P, Buchowski JM, Singhatanadgige W, Bumpass DB. Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of En Bloc Vertebrectomy Compared with Intralesional Resection for Giant Cell Tumors of the Mobile Spine. Global Spine J. 2016;6(8):798-803.
  • Singhatanadgige W, Limthongkul W, Valone F, 3rd, Yingsakmongkol W, Riew KD. Outcomes following Laminoplasty or Laminectomy and Fusion in Patients with Myelopathy Caused by Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament: A Systematic Review. Global Spine J. 2016;6(7):702-9.
  • Singhatanadgige W, Kang DG, Luksanapruksa P, Peters C, Riew KD. Correlation and Reliability of Cervical Sagittal Alignment Parameters between Lateral Cervical Radiograph and Lateral Whole-Body EOS Stereoradiograph. Global Spine J. 2016;6(6):548-54.
  • Singhatanadgige W, Zebala LP, Luksanapruksa P, Daniel Riew K. Can standard anterior Smith-Robinson supramanubrial approach be utilized for approach down to T2 or T3? Eur Spine J. 2016.
  • Tanavalee C, Luksanapruksa P, Singhatanadgige W. Limitations of Using Microsoft Excel Version 2016 (MS Excel 2016) for Statistical Analysis for Medical Research. Clin Spine Surg. 2016;29(5):203-4.
  • Jirathanathornnukul N, Limthongkul W, Yingsakmongkol W, Singhatanadgige W, Parkpian V, Honsawek S. Increased expression of vascular endothelial growth factor is associated with hypertrophic ligamentum flavum in lumbar spinal canal stenosis. J Investig Med. 2016;64(4):882-7.
  • Luksanapruksa P, Buchowski JM, Singhatanadgige W, Rose PC, Bumpass DB. Management of spinal giant cell tumors. Spine J. 2016;16(2):259-69.

2014

  • Singhatanadgige W, Tangpornprasert P, Wangroongsub Y, Itiravivong P, Limpaphayom N. A biomechanical cadaveric study of a modified U-shaped interspinous distraction device. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2014;27(5):290-6.
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Book Chapter

  • Bonani W, Singhatanadgige W, Pornanong A, Motta A. Natural Origin Materials for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering. Advances in experimental medicine and biology. 2018;1058:3-30.
  • Cervical spondylotic myelopathy : Principle and management
  • Textbook of spine surgery (RCORST)
  • Spinal dural injury with cerebrospinal fluid leakage
  • Spinal dysraphism
  • Sacroiliac joint dysfunction :Textbook of spine surgery

Professional membership

  • Member of Orthopaedic Surgery, Thai Medical Council

Clinic Hours