Journal of Next Generation Materials Engineering Research

Biography

Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, MD, FRCP, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), FACP, FCCP, FRCP (Thailand) Senior Expert Level 11 Pulmonologist Professor of Medicine Level 11 (equivalent) Affiliations : 10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand/Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand/ University : Western University, Pathum Thani, Thailand/Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand/Chiang Mai University, Thailand Dr. Cheepsattayakorn graduated Doctor of Medicine from Chiang Mai Medical School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand in 1986. He then further had trained in Internal Medicine, Pulmonology, and Radiology at Chiang Mai University Medical School. Recently, on October 26, 2019, he was bestowed the Gold Medal Award (First-Class Award) from the Chiang Mai University Medical School Alumni Association in Chiang Mai, Thailand for his academic and medical practice excellence for cerebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Chiang Mai University Medical School, Chiang Mai, Thailand that was established on October 28, 1959. He graduated numerous Fellowships from the Royal Colleges of Physicians of Edinburgh, London and Thailand, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, American College of Physicians, and American College of Chest Physicians. Presently, he serves both Editor and Editorial Board Member, referee of several international journals, and several international conference organizing committees. He has very high experience in the fields of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis including Infectious Diseases and Immunology. He has numerous scientific publications, more than 333 publications both in national and international journals and books, including authored textbook of COVID-19, ? Thailand?s and Global Perspectives of COVID-19 ?, both the United Kingdom version (361 pages, first edition published by the Medical and Research Publications in 2021) and the United States of America version (367 pages, second edition published by the Science and Education Publishing in 2022). Recently, in 2022, he published a Book Chapter, entitled ? COVID-19 and Respiratory System ? in a Textbook, entitled ? Chest Medicine in Perspective ? published by Thammasat Printing House, Bangkok, Thailand (736 pages). In 2024, his book chapter, entitled ? SARS-CoV-2 (COVID?19) Variants and COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy ? (manuscript no. 2024/BPR/2779) was published by the BP International Publishers (UK, India) in a medical textbook, entitled ? Medicine and Medical Research : New Perspectives ?. His name has been mentioned in more than 700 publications in Academia Premium and his published articles have been cited in more than 252 publications (times) in 5 years in GoogleScholar repository. He had been served a Director and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine of the 10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand for a long time, a Director of the 5th Office of Disease Prevention and Control and Consultant in Respiratory Medicine, Ratchaburi, Thailand and presently serves as Consultant in Respiratory Medicine (Pulmonologist) at the 10th Zonal Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Center, Chiang Mai, Thailand and Senior Expert Level 11 (Highest Level, equivalent to Professor of Medicine Level 11), Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Thailand. He serves as Instructor of the Faculty of Medicine Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand and Faculty Member of the Faculty of Medicine, Western University. Recently, in August 2024, he has been honored and announced the best scientific medical and clinical pulmonary and related medical disciplines researcher and innovator for the year 2023 (annually selected) from the Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Thailand and appointed the Chair of the scientific medical and related disciplines research and innovation committee of the Faculty of Medicine, Western University, Thailand in August 2024. Currently, he also serves the International Regional Adviser (Advisory Board) with particularly extended-three-year term for Thailand of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, United Kingdom and the Reviewer for the journals of the Royal College of Physicians of London, United Kingdom. He was appointed the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)?s Advisor in 2021-2022. He was directly invited & proposed to the World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) Membership by the United Nations Former Secretary-General ? H.E. Ban Ki-Moon ?. Recently, he has been approved for the Membership of the WFUNA since 4 January 2022 (Ref. : UN-467-NYUN) and has been appointed the WFUNA Membership signed by the UN authorities (the UN Secretary-General, the UN President of the General Assembly, and the UN President of the Security Council) since January 15, 2022. Nationally, recently, he was appointed the chairman of the executive research ethical board committee for the health inspection region 4, Thailand Ministry of Public Health since September 5, 2022 and nationally, recently, he was appointed a board committee director for urban disease control academic planning since August 26, 2022. Since March 31, 2023, he has been appointed an executive committee member of the Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Thailand under The Royal Patronage of H.M. The King (Bangkok). Recently, he was appointed the Secretary-General of the Urban Disease Control Foundation, Thailand.

Research Interest

Professor Dr.Attapon Cheepsattayakorn, MD, FRCP, FRCP (Edin), FRCP (Glasg), FACP, FCCP, FRCP (Thailand) Pulmonologist Professor RESEARCH INTERESTS : 1.) Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in HIV- infected patients 2.) Multidrug ? resistant tuberculosis patterns in HIV- infected patients 3.) Chemokine gene polymorphisms and their susceptibility to tuberculosis 4.) Breath Tests in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 5.) Tropical Infectious Diseases and Tropical Lung Diseases 6.) Human Genetics and Infectious Diseases 7.) Lung Cancer 8.) COPD 9.) Dengue Virus Infection 10.) Silicosis and Silicosis-Associated Tuberculosis 11.) COVID-19 Immunogenetics 12.) COVID-19 Nanoparticle Vaccines 13.) Occupational and Environmental Lung Diseases 14.) Interstitial Lung Diseases 15.) Pulmonary Cystic Fibrosis 16.) Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis 17.) Pulmonary Sarcoidosis 18.) Pulmonary Immunology