Kidney Disease and Transplantation Institute
Medical Center
Praram 9 Hospital

Background
When Praram9 Hospital opened for service in 1992, Dr.Viroon Mavijak, one of the Hospital Founders, who is specialised in nephrology, has started the integrated care & service for patients with kidney diseases since then.
In the first year of Praram9 Kidney Transplant Institute service (1992), there were 5 patients underwent kidney-transplant and all of them had successful operations.
Number of kidney-transplanted patients at Praram9 Kidney Transplant Institute service has been increasing every year. Until now (February 2023), there were more than 1,000 cases of kidney transplantations. This figure indicates that we are the private hospital with the highest number of kidney transplantations in Thailand (and the fourth highest ranking next to Siriraj,Chulalongkorn and Ramathibodi Hospitals, which are all Medical Schools). We have published 51 international research literatures.
Achievement
Total kidney transplantations by Praram9 Kidney Transplant Institute : more than 1,000 (as of 2023)
Praram9 Kidney Transplant Instituteâs physicians list
- Dr.VIROON MAVICHAK
- Dr.NORTH TECHAWATHANAWANNA
- Dr.RUNGROTE KHUNPRAKANT
- Dr.SOPON JIRASIRITHAM
- Dr.VORAPOT CHOONHAKLAI
- Dr.PONGPAN THANAK
- Dr.TAWATCHAI KLINSUKON

Service
- Living Related Kidney Transplantation
- Spouse Kidney Transplantation
- Cadaveric Kidney Transplantation by registration via Organ Donation Center of Thai Red Cross Society
- Hemodialysis in patients with acute or chronic renal failure
- Hemodialysis in patients with intravasscular intoxication
- Vascular access procedure for hemodialysis catheter
- Plasmapheresis
- CAPD â Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
- Medical surveillance for kidney and urinary diseases
- Surveillance of kidney functions and efficiency
- Vascular access procedure for hemodialysis catheter
- Revise and treatement of complications of Vascular access
Location
Kidney Disease and Transplantation Institute 3rd Floor, Building A, Praram 9 Hospital
Medical Institution
Specialized Medical Center
Doctor

Dr.North Techawathanawanna
Kidney Disease and Transplantation Institute
Knowledge

Possible side effects after Moderna vaccination
General or mild adverse symptoms (In general, these symptoms usually resolve within 2 days)Low grade feverHeadacheMuscle, joint or general achesFatigue

Alternative Hospital Quarantine
All AHQ stays are inclusive of 2 RT-PCR tests done on the first day and day before discharge. Praram 9 hospital has achieved the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA)
