Head of Indonesia Urogynecology Reconstruction Association.
Deputy Coordinator of the Academic Health System (AHS), Universitas Indonesia.
Chairman of the Training Commission of the Collegium of Obstetric and Gynecology (2018-2022).
Person in Charge of Urogynecology Reconstruction in Obstetrics and Gynecology Subspecialty Program Study, Faculty Of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia.
Prof. Xinlu Wang
Dr. Xinlu Wang is an Associate Professor in Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University.
She specializes in Gynecologic ultrasound. Her research is focused on the areas of gene therapy of ovarian cancer and imaging with pelvic floor ultrasound.
She went to Yale School of Medicine as a visiting scholar in 2017 and had studied there in Yale Translational Research Imaging Center for one year.
dr. Fernandi Moegni, SpOG(K)
Head of Obstetric and Gynecology Specialist Training Study Program, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia.
Member of Urogynecology Committee AOFOG.
Pelvic Floor Ultrasound Fellowship Training Program.
S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, MBA is the Vice-Chair of Gynecologic Subspecialties and Professor of OB/GYN, Medical Education, and Bioengineering at INOVA. Dr. Shobeiri obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, Medical Degree from TUFTS University, and completed his residency and fellowship at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Because of his background and experiences, Dr. Shobeiri was entrusted with establishing a state-of-the-art urogynecology section at the University of Oklahoma in 2002. Dr. Shobeiri is the director of the NAFC designated national center of excellence; continence care at INOVA, ICS, and IUGA research scholar program, a multidisciplinary INOVA-George Mason University Pelvic Floor Investigation Group, "Ultrasound of Pelvic Floor Investigation and Therapeutics" (UPFIT). Dr. Shobeiri has been the recipient of many research and educational awards, including AUGS Best Educational Research award, APGO Excellence in Teaching award, and BJOG best reviewer award. He has received funding from AUGS, ACOG, NICHD, and the industry. Dr. Shobeiri's research interests include new robotic technologies, medical device development, and pelvic floor and ultrasound imaging. He has been a grant reviewer for ACOG, AUGS, and American Federation for Aging Research. He is a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals. He has authored >200 articles in scientific journals and many chapters for textbooks standard to Gynecology, Urogynecology, and medical device development. He is the editor of "Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography" book, now in 2nd edition, and "The Innovation and Evolution of Medical Devices." He has chaired annual workshops at the AUGS, ICS, IUGA, AIUM, and meetings worldwide.
Associate Professor Roy Ng (MBBS, LRCP Edin, LRCS Edin, LRCPS Glasg, MRCOG & FRCOG, M Obstet & Gynaec L’pool, FAMS S’pore) is a Senior Consultant & Head, Division of Urogynaecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore. He was the Secretary of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) [2016-19]; local chair, IUGA Regional Symposium, Singapore, April, 2012 and chair, LOC 46th IUGA Annual Meeting, Singapore, 8-12 December 2021. He has been on the faculty of IUGA’s eXchange Programs and Regional Symposia in Asia for over 5 years; and has been invited to regional and international Urogynaecological and Obstetrical & Gynaecological conferences in the past 2 decades.
S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, MBA is the Vice-Chair of Gynecologic Subspecialties and Professor of OB/GYN, Medical Education, and Bioengineering at INOVA. Dr. Shobeiri obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, Medical Degree from TUFTS University, and completed his residency and fellowship at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Because of his background and experiences, Dr. Shobeiri was entrusted with establishing a state-of-the-art urogynecology section at the University of Oklahoma in 2002. Dr. Shobeiri is the director of the NAFC designated national center of excellence; continence care at INOVA, ICS, and IUGA research scholar program, a multidisciplinary INOVA-George Mason University Pelvic Floor Investigation Group, "Ultrasound of Pelvic Floor Investigation and Therapeutics" (UPFIT). Dr. Shobeiri has been the recipient of many research and educational awards, including AUGS Best Educational Research award, APGO Excellence in Teaching award, and BJOG best reviewer award. He has received funding from AUGS, ACOG, NICHD, and the industry. Dr. Shobeiri's research interests include new robotic technologies, medical device development, and pelvic floor and ultrasound imaging. He has been a grant reviewer for ACOG, AUGS, and American Federation for Aging Research. He is a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals. He has authored >200 articles in scientific journals and many chapters for textbooks standard to Gynecology, Urogynecology, and medical device development. He is the editor of "Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography" book, now in 2nd edition, and "The Innovation and Evolution of Medical Devices." He has chaired annual workshops at the AUGS, ICS, IUGA, AIUM, and meetings worldwide.
Dr. Varisara Chantarasorn is a Urogynecologist at Division of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery, Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Ramathibodi hospital and Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok. After receiving a Board of OB -GYN from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok in 2007, Dr. Varisara became a clinical fellow in Urogynecology at the Nepean Clinical School, University of Sydney where she conducted research with special interest in pelvic floor ultrasound and resulted in multiple presentations at the international conferences and publications in various Urogynecological journals. She received Isobel Corin Research Award at the Nepean Clinical School in 2009. She is currently a member of IUGA, pelvic floor ultrasound special interest group (SIG) and Thai Urogynecology Society committee.
S. Abbas Shobeiri, MD, MBA is the Vice-Chair of Gynecologic Subspecialties and Professor of OB/GYN, Medical Education, and Bioengineering at INOVA. Dr. Shobeiri obtained his Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, Medical Degree from TUFTS University, and completed his residency and fellowship at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Because of his background and experiences, Dr. Shobeiri was entrusted with establishing a state-of-the-art urogynecology section at the University of Oklahoma in 2002. Dr. Shobeiri is the director of the NAFC designated national center of excellence; continence care at INOVA, ICS, and IUGA research scholar program, a multidisciplinary INOVA-George Mason University Pelvic Floor Investigation Group, "Ultrasound of Pelvic Floor Investigation and Therapeutics" (UPFIT). Dr. Shobeiri has been the recipient of many research and educational awards, including AUGS Best Educational Research award, APGO Excellence in Teaching award, and BJOG best reviewer award. He has received funding from AUGS, ACOG, NICHD, and the industry. Dr. Shobeiri's research interests include new robotic technologies, medical device development, and pelvic floor and ultrasound imaging. He has been a grant reviewer for ACOG, AUGS, and American Federation for Aging Research. He is a manuscript reviewer for multiple journals. He has authored >200 articles in scientific journals and many chapters for textbooks standard to Gynecology, Urogynecology, and medical device development. He is the editor of "Practical Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography" book, now in 2nd edition, and "The Innovation and Evolution of Medical Devices." He has chaired annual workshops at the AUGS, ICS, IUGA, AIUM, and meetings worldwide.
Director of the Pelvic Floor Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney Australia. Over twenty years experience as a urogynaecologist, extensive involvement in specialist medical, nursing and allied health and community education. Longterm board member of the Continence Foundation of Australia, active member of the IUGA Education Committee and IUJ Editorial Board.
Dr. Masayoshi “Jimmy” Nomura is the current director of Urogynecology Center, Kameda Medical Center in Chiba, Japan. Trained in both fields of urology and obstetrics and gynecology, I have been held various positions in local and international societies of urology, obstetrics and gynecology, and urogynecology. I have been regularly invited as a key resource person in local, regional, and international conferences to share our surgical expertise and techniques. My special interests as a urogynecologist include laparoscopic surgery and functional female urology.
Associate Professor Roy Ng (MBBS, LRCP Edin, LRCS Edin, LRCPS Glasg, MRCOG & FRCOG, M Obstet & Gynaec L’pool, FAMS S’pore) is a Senior Consultant & Head, Division of Urogynaecology & Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, National University Hospital, Singapore. He was the Secretary of the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA) [2016-19]; local chair, IUGA Regional Symposium, Singapore, April, 2012 and chair, LOC 46th IUGA annual meeting, Singapore, 8-11 December 2021. He has been on the faculty of IUGA’s eXchange Programs and Regional Symposia in Asia for over 5 years; and has been invited to regional and international Urogynaecological and Obstetrical & Gynaecological conferences in the past 2 decades.
Vice- President Aesthetic Gynecologic Society of the Philippines, Inc. Training Cosmetic Vaginal Surgery and Rejuvenation, Istanbul Turkey (ESAG) Dr. Bader 2016 Fotona Training Erbium-Yag Laser & ND-Yag Laser Dr. Gaviria Barcelona, Spain 2018 Senior Fellow of European Society of Aesthetic Gynecology since June 2016 up to present Member of the European Society of Sexual Medicine Cosmetic Gynecology Writing Group of the International Urogynecology Association She is an international proctor in laser gynecology and has conducted training in Vietnam 2017 Speaker Representative for Aesthetic Gynecology Practice in the Philippines to International Urogynecology Association- Vienna IUGA 2017 She performed live surgeries and mentored in workshops on CO2 laser, Erbium-Yag lasers and surgical procedures labiaplasties, O shot, G shot and other pelvic reconstructive surgeries for Aesthetic Gynecology Society of the Philippines Inc. Functional & Aesthetic Gynecology. Speaker of Fotona Erbium-Yag laser Bangkok 2019. Speaker AGSPI Webinar 2020 – Covid19 Guidelines, Keeping Patients Safe during a Treatment Key Opinion Leader and Speaker of BTL Emsella 2020 POGS pre CONGRESS Head, Urogynecology and Incontinence Center, Makati Medical Center since 2009 up to present. Section Head, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Makati Medical Center 2008 up to present Section Head, Urogynecology, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City 2011-2020 Clinical and Research Fellowship, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada 2004-2007. Training in Gynecologic Laparoscopy, Joseph Nursing Home, Chennai, India 2005 She had her Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Makati Medical Center, Philippines 2002 Course Director in training course in Urodynamics, Anorectal Manometry & Biofeedback Treatment at Makati Medical Center, Philippines 2008 Course director in Urodynamics & Biofeedback treatment, KK Women and Children Health Singapore 2008 Head Robotics Gynecology Surgery St. Lukes ‘Medical Center Global City 2016-2019 She was recognized by St. Luke’s Medical Center as an outstanding Physician involved in Innovation in Treatment and Pioneering Work in pursuing new frontiers of medicine and pushing the boundaries of standards of care through innovative and pioneering work in the management of patients- 2012 Trailblazer Award given by Da Vinci Surgical System to Dr. Jennifer Marie B. Jose’, outstanding achievement of being the first Filipino surgeon in the Philippines to perform 100 robotic surgeries- March 17, 2016 Dr. Jose earned the distinction of being the First Filipino Doctor to make it to the Surgeons locator list of Intuitive Surgical Inc., the maker of Da Vinci Surgical System where she maintains her status up to the present. Being on the list bestows Dr. Jose the honor of being one of the robotic surgeons all over the world recognized by Intuitive Surgical Inc. for their proficiency in robotics surgery. She performs robotic assisted hysterectomy, myomectomy, cystectomy, adhesiolysis and urogynecology procedures such as sacrocolpopexy for suspensions and incontinence procedures. In South East Asia ,Dr. Jose is the first doctor recognized who perform Robotics Sacrocolpopexy and has taught the procedure to surgeons in Asia She was selected to receive the 100 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award (Global FWN 100) for 2017. She received the Distinguished Alumni award given by University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center 2020 for Innovation and Thought Leader She had numerous presentation both national and international meetings for Urogynecology and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery and minimally invasive surgery She is an international proctor of Intuitive Surgical Inc; the maker of the da vinci Surgical System for robotic gynecology surgery and has conducted live surgeries and training in Vietnam, Malaysia , Overall Chair and Course Director – Advanced Gynecology Master Class “Learning Skills and Techniques that will expand your current indications for Robotic Surgeries” at St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City – January 25, 2015. Training in Advanced Robotic-Assisted Gynecologic Laparoscopy- Celebration Hospital, Florida, USA Masteral Course Robotics Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy, WISE Florida, USA Masteral Course Robotics Assisted Laparoscopic Endometriosis, WISE Florida, USA Board Member , Asian Society of Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (ASGRS) Fellow, Philippine Society of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery (PSURPS) Fellow, Philippine Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy (PSGE) Course director Laparoscopy Workshop 2018 Makati Medical Center. Certified Urodynamicist LABORIE 2008 Certified Urodynamics Reader – BRISTOL UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE 2018 Key Opinion Leader Speaker for Overactive Bladder, representative to ASIAN MEETINGS- ASTELLAS Key Opinion Leader Speaker for J & J for sutures She joins medical missions twice a year .
Vice- President Aesthetic Gynecologic Society of the Philippines, Inc. Training Cosmetic Vaginal Surgery and Rejuvenation, Istanbul Turkey (ESAG) Dr. Bader 2016 Fotona Training Erbium-Yag Laser & ND-Yag Laser Dr. Gaviria Barcelona, Spain 2018 Senior Fellow of European Society of Aesthetic Gynecology since June 2016 up to present Member of the European Society of Sexual Medicine Cosmetic Gynecology Writing Group of the International Urogynecology Association She is an international proctor in laser gynecology and has conducted training in Vietnam 2017 Speaker Representative for Aesthetic Gynecology Practice in the Philippines to International Urogynecology Association- Vienna IUGA 2017 She performed live surgeries and mentored in workshops on CO2 laser, Erbium-Yag lasers and surgical procedures labiaplasties, O shot, G shot and other pelvic reconstructive surgeries for Aesthetic Gynecology Society of the Philippines Inc. Functional & Aesthetic Gynecology. Speaker of Fotona Erbium-Yag laser Bangkok 2019. Speaker AGSPI Webinar 2020 – Covid19 Guidelines, Keeping Patients Safe during a Treatment Key Opinion Leader and Speaker of BTL Emsella 2020 POGS pre CONGRESS Head, Urogynecology and Incontinence Center, Makati Medical Center since 2009 up to present. Section Head, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery Makati Medical Center 2008 up to present Section Head, Urogynecology, St. Luke’s Medical Center, Global City 2011-2020 Clinical and Research Fellowship, Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada 2004-2007. Training in Gynecologic Laparoscopy, Joseph Nursing Home, Chennai, India 2005 She had her Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Makati Medical Center, Philippines 2002 Course Director in training course in Urodynamics, Anorectal Manometry & Biofeedback Treatment at Makati Medical Center, Philippines 2008 Course director in Urodynamics & Biofeedback treatment, KK Women and Children Health Singapore 2008 Head Robotics Gynecology Surgery St. Lukes ‘Medical Center Global City 2016-2019 She was recognized by St. Luke’s Medical Center as an outstanding Physician involved in Innovation in Treatment and Pioneering Work in pursuing new frontiers of medicine and pushing the boundaries of standards of care through innovative and pioneering work in the management of patients- 2012 Trailblazer Award given by Da Vinci Surgical System to Dr. Jennifer Marie B. Jose’, outstanding achievement of being the first Filipino surgeon in the Philippines to perform 100 robotic surgeries- March 17, 2016 Dr. Jose earned the distinction of being the First Filipino Doctor to make it to the Surgeons locator list of Intuitive Surgical Inc., the maker of Da Vinci Surgical System where she maintains her status up to the present. Being on the list bestows Dr. Jose the honor of being one of the robotic surgeons all over the world recognized by Intuitive Surgical Inc. for their proficiency in robotics surgery. She performs robotic assisted hysterectomy, myomectomy, cystectomy, adhesiolysis and urogynecology procedures such as sacrocolpopexy for suspensions and incontinence procedures. In South East Asia ,Dr. Jose is the first doctor recognized who perform Robotics Sacrocolpopexy and has taught the procedure to surgeons in Asia She was selected to receive the 100 Most Influential Filipina Woman in the World Award (Global FWN 100) for 2017. She received the Distinguished Alumni award given by University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center 2020 for Innovation and Thought Leader She had numerous presentation both national and international meetings for Urogynecology and Robotic Gynecologic Surgery and minimally invasive surgery She is an international proctor of Intuitive Surgical Inc; the maker of the da vinci Surgical System for robotic gynecology surgery and has conducted live surgeries and training in Vietnam, Malaysia , Overall Chair and Course Director – Advanced Gynecology Master Class “Learning Skills and Techniques that will expand your current indications for Robotic Surgeries” at St. Luke’s Medical Center Global City – January 25, 2015. Training in Advanced Robotic-Assisted Gynecologic Laparoscopy- Celebration Hospital, Florida, USA Masteral Course Robotics Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy, WISE Florida, USA Masteral Course Robotics Assisted Laparoscopic Endometriosis, WISE Florida, USA Board Member , Asian Society of Gynecologic Robotic Surgery (ASGRS) Fellow, Philippine Society of Urogynecology and Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery (PSURPS) Fellow, Philippine Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy (PSGE) Course director Laparoscopy Workshop 2018 Makati Medical Center. Certified Urodynamicist LABORIE 2008 Certified Urodynamics Reader – BRISTOL UROLOGICAL INSTITUTE 2018 Key Opinion Leader Speaker for Overactive Bladder, representative to ASIAN MEETINGS- ASTELLAS Key Opinion Leader Speaker for J & J for sutures She joins medical missions twice a year .
Chairman of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) training committee, Royal Thai College of Ob-Gyn, Past-President of Thai Urogynecologists Society Chief of FPMRS Division, Dept of Ob-Gyn, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Univeristy, Thailand.
03:50pm - 04:10pm
Q&A
Friday, August 27, 2021
Symposium 4: Challenges for Urogynecologic Management
Jittima Manonai, MD, MHM. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
Jittima Manonai holds concurrent positions as President of the Thai Urogynecologists Society (TUGS) and Chief of the Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery Division, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
After completing her MD at Chiang Mai University, Dr Manonai pursued her residency training in Obstetrics & Gynecology at Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University. She then held several specialist training positions, including Clinical Observer in the Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery at Kaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center in San Diego, CA, USA; Visiting Doctor at the Department of Urology at University Hospital Kiel in Kiel, Germany; and International Continence Society (ICS) Research Fellow in the Section of Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery (Urogynecology) at the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA.
Dr Manonai has achieved Thai specialty and subspecialty board certifications in Obstetrics & Gynecology, Reproductive Medicine, and Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery. She also holds a Master of Health Management from the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
Director of the Pelvic Floor Unit, Westmead Hospital, Sydney Australia. Over twenty years experience as a urogynaecologist, extensive involvement in specialist medical, nursing and allied health and community education. Longterm board member of the Continence Foundation of Australia, active member of the IUGA Education Committee and IUJ Editorial Board.
Jorge Milhem Haddad is the Chair of the Urogynecology Section of Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, as well as the Past President of the Brazilian Urogynecology Society. He joined the IUGA Board at the beginning of 2019 as Vice President and assumed the role of IUGA President on January 1, 2021.
Associate Professor in O&G, RCSI &UCD Malaysia campus (formerly known as Penang Medical College), Penang, Malaysia.
Consultant O&G and Urogynaecologist.
Visiting Consultant in Penang Hospital and Penang Adventist Hospital
Graduated from University Science of Malaysia 1993 with MD. Completed the training and obtained Masters in O&G in 2000 from University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur.
Began a three year Subspecialty fellowship training in the field of Urogynaecology in 2005 with 1 year training in James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia under the supervision of Prof Ajay Rane.
Returned to Penang, Malaysia and established the Urogynaecology unit in Hospital Pulau Pinang in the year 2007. The Urogynaecology unit also serves as a training centre for new Urogynaecologists.
Published papers in journals and also given many lectures and also involved in providing public education related to urinary problems and prolapse and other Urogynaecological problems in Malaysia.
Founder Secretary and current President of the Malaysian Urogynaecology Society which was established in 2013.
Member of the National Urogynaecology subcommittee for training and development in Ministry of Health Malaysia.
I was a member of the IUGA Education Subcommittee since 2013 till 2018
Currently The South East Asia representative in the International Advisory Board of the IUGA.
Dr. Iyer is a an assistant professor of urogynecology at The University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and her fellowship in FPMRS at the University of Chicago. She is a member of IUGA and AUGS, and serves on committees in both organizations. Her research interests include clinical outcomes for overactive bladder and improving access to care.
I qualified in Nottingham, UK, in 1990. My subsequent training was in Oxford and an excellent Urogynaecology Research Fellowship under Prof P Dwyer in 1997/98. During my fellowship, I coordinated several RCT’s including an RCT of laparoscopic versus open colposuspension. I was appointed to lead and develop Urogynaecology Services in Worcestershire in 2000. This was one of the first UK units to be nationally accredited by BSUG in 2009. I was part of the founding committee of BSUG in 2002 and was subsequently responsible for designing and developing both the BSUG and IUGA databases. I was chair of the BSUG Audit Committee from 2005 to 2011. I have been involved with sub-urethral mesh tapes from their inception and published the first trial documenting objective urodynamic results in 2000. I have been involved in further RCT’s of TVT versus TVT-O and Laparoscopic versus Open Sacrocolpopexy. In 2017, I established a bladder neck injection service under local anaesthesia. I have a passion for teaching anatomy. I co-organised the Oxford Urogynaecology Cadaveric Course from 2008 to 2015. In 2019 I was part of the faculty which ran the first “Cadaveric Mesh Complications Course’, in Cork, Ireland. I have been fortunate to lecture and run workshops on anatomy nationally and internationally.
Physiotherapist Graduated from the Methodist University of the South (Porto Alegre-RS). Master in Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation by the University of Barcelona (Spain/2010). Master in Rehabilitation Sciences from the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA). Doctoral student in Gynecology and Obstetrics at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Specialist in Women's Health/CREFITO. Specialist in Human Sexuality/SBRASH. Director of the "School of Physiotherapy" at ICS. Volunteer of the IUGA "Ghana Project". Member of the IUGA Publications Committee. Board of directors of FIUGA. Physiotherapist at the Mundo do Assoalho Pelvic office. Professor and coordinator of the Graduate Program in Pelvic Physiotherapy at Faculdade Inspirar/ Porto Alegre.
Assistant professor Head of female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Thailand.
Kreangsak Sirisakpanich (Thailand)
Assistant Professor in Urogynecology and Gynecological Endoscopy at Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Phramongkutklao general hospital, Bangkok Thailand.
Komkrit Aimjirakul (Thailand)
Assistant Professor Komkrit Aimjirakul, M.D. Department of OBGYN, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Orawee Chinthakanan (Thailand)
Associate Professor Orawee Chinthakanan, MD, MPH
• Certificate of Medical Proficiency in Gynecological Endoscopy
• Diploma of Thai Board of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
• Clinical Fellowship in Urogynecology, International Urogynecology Associates, Atlanta, GA, USA
• Clinical Research Fellow in Urogynecology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, USA
• MPH (Global Health), Emory University, USA
• Diploma of Thai Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Council of Thailand
• Doctor of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Siwatchaya Khanuengkitkong (Thailand)
Siwatchaya Khanuengkitkong has joined the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University since 2009. She is urogynecologist and instructor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Her research is focused on pelvic organ prolapse, female urinary incontinence, female voiding dysfunction and vaginal reconstructive surgery.
Thanapan Choobun (Thailand)
Thanapan Choobun has joined the Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University since 2000 as the clinical instructor in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. His present position is the director of the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery unit. The research field of his interest includes pelvic organ prolapse, female urinary incontinence, female voiding dysfunction, vaginal reconstructive surgery and termination of pregnancy, female sexual dysfunction.
Purim Ruanphoo (Thailand)
I am a board-certified Urogynecologist. I finished my Ob-Gyn residency training and FPMRS fellowship training from Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. I also graduated with a PhD degree in Clinical sciences from Chulalongkorn University. Currently, I work as a lecturer at Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery division in the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Maleechat Sripipatanakul (Thailand)
Obstetrics and Gynecologist Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Khon Kaen Hospital, Khon Kaen, Thailand (2004 – present).
Suvit Bunyavejchevin (Thailand )
Chairman of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) training committee, Royal Thai College of Ob-Gyn, Past-President of Thai Urogynecologists Society Chief of FPMRS Division, Dept of Ob-Gyn, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn Univeristy, Thailand.
Rujira Wattanayingcharoenchai (Thailand)
Dr Rujira Wattanayingcharoenchai has been a gynecologist at Ramathibodi hospital, Mahidol University since 2006. She got her medical degree from Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, Diploma Thai Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology from Thai Medical Council. She received Diplomate Thai Sub-board of Reproductive Medicine, Pelvic Floor Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery from the Royal Thai college of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Thailand. Dr Watanayingcharoenchai trained and got Certificate of clinical fellowship training in Urogynaecology, Department of Urogynecology, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore.
Navamol Lekskul (Thailand)
Doctor Navamol Lekskul received the Diplomate Thai Board of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2007. Her further educations include the Certificate of Accreditation in Level2 and Level3 Minimally Invasive Surgery from KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore in 2011. She continued to work in the Minimally Invasive Surgery Unit of KK Hospital where she was also a member of the KKH Robotic team until 2013. After her return to Thailand, she accomplished the Diplomate Thai Sub board of Gynecologic Oncology in 2015 and is currently an assistant professor at the Gynecologic Oncology Unit, Department of Obstetricss and Gynaecology, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University.
Sasiwimol Srisukho (Thailand)
Sasivimol Srisukho graduated from Chiang Mai University, Thailand, in 2011. I undertook urogynaecology subspeciality training in Mahidol University (Siriraj hospital) and Laparoscopic Gynecology training in Chiang Mai University. Now I am an instructor in O/G at Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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IUGA held its first virtual IUGA Regional Symposium on August 26-27, 2021. This event was planned and executed in collaboration with the Thai Urogynecologist Society (TUGS). The IUGA Education Committee and the Local Organizing Committee worked seamlessly together to create a well-rounded and engaging program.
By all accounts, this first virtual Regional Symposium was a great success! More than 250 practitioners representing 45 countries attended this 2-day event focused on pelvic floor disorders. Attendees included physicians, surgeons, physiotherapists, and fellows with specialties in obstetrics, gynecology, and urogynecology.
In addition to speakers from Thailand and South-East Asia, the program included six international speakers: Jorge Milhem Haddad (Brazil), Jennifer King (Australia), S. Abbas Shobeiri (USA), Paul Moran (UK), Shilpa Iyer (USA), and Cristiane Carboni (Brazil). All sessions consisted of pre-recorded presentations from the faculty members followed by a live and interactive Q&A discussion.
We wish to express our gratitude to the following companies and individuals who supported the meeting:
Gold Sponsor: Mindray
Supporting companies: Astellas Pharma (Thailand) Co., Ltd.; BK Medical; Lasermed
Local Organizing Committee: Jittima Manonai (Chair), Komkrit Aimjirakul, Kreaingsak Sirisakpanich, Orawee Chinthakanan, Pattaya Hengrasmee, Rujira Wattanayingcharoenchai, and Varisara Chantarasorn
We especially recognize Jittima Manonai, Chair of the Local Organizing Committee, for her tireless efforts in coordinating and promoting this Regional Symposium.
Assistant Professor in Urogynecology and Gynecological Endoscopy at Department of O&G, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
