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Dr. Teerha Piratvisuth

Professor

NKC Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 

Department of Medicine                                       

Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand

Dr Teerha Piratvisuth is Professor of Medicine at the Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand. He completed his medical degree with first class honor, at the Prince of Songkla University in 1985. During 1993–94 he studied as a Clinical Fellow in hepatology at King’s College School of Medicine and Dentistry in London, UK. In 1995, he moved to the US, where he spent a further year as a Clinical Fellow in hepatology and endoscopy at the University Texas, Houston Medical School. He currently is the President of Gastroenterological Association of Thailand and holds the positions of Advisor of the NKC Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, faculty of medicine, Prince of Songkla University. He has served as many important role of the internal organizations such as: President of Asia Pacific for the Study of the Liver Disease (APASL2011), Vice President of Asia Pacific Digestive Week (APDW2012), Chairman of the Scientific Program of World Gastroenterology Organization (WGO 2018), Honorary President of APASL 2021 and Chairman of the Asia Pacific Digestible Week 2023. He has published over 136 publications in the peer-reviewed journal including a number of the studies on biomarkers and algorithm for HCC surveillance. He is also a reviewer and editorial board member of the international journals.

Professor Teerha is a legendary educator, an outstanding hepatologist and devoted mentor who has shaped generations of clinicians and researchers in Thailand and across the globe over the past three decades. Professor Teerha has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to advancing hepatology education