ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY STAFF

Military Rank:	Colonel
Academic Title:	Assistant Professor
Administrative Appointment:	Deputy Head of Department of Pathology Chief of Anatomical Pathology Group
Expertise:	Anatomical Pathology Molecular Pathology
Research Interests:	Novel gene expression associated with potential diagnostic, prognostic, and/or therapeutic biomarkers in human malignant solid tumours, particularly breast cancer.
Telephone:	+66 (0) 90 132 2047
Fax:	+66 (0) 2 354 7791
Email:	chetana.rua@pcm.ac.th chetana@pcmpathology.org

 

Education and Training:

1991 – 1992	Pre-Medical Education Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand
1992 – 1997	Doctor of Medicine (MD) Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
1997 – 1998	Graduate Diploma in Clinical Science (Pathology) Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
1997 – 2000	Residency in Anatomical Pathology Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
2000	Diplomate of the Thai Board of Anatomical Pathology The Royal College of Pathologists of Thailand, The Medical Council of Thailand
2002	Certified Diplomate of the Thai Board of Family Medicine The Royal College of Family Physicians of Thailand, The Medical Council of Thailand
2006 – 2007	Master of Science (MSc) with Merit in Molecular Pathology and Toxicology The University of Leicester, Leicester, The United Kingdom
2007 – 2012	Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)in Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine The University of Leicester, Leicester, The United Kingdom

External Administrative Appointments:

2013 – Present	Subcommittee on Residency Training and Examination Subcommittee on Pathologists’ Assistant Training and Examination The Royal College of Pathologists of Thailand
2017 – Present	Editor-in-Chief of the Subcommittee on the Editorial Board of Asian Archives of Pathology Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Pathologists’ Assistant Training and Examination The Royal College of Pathologists of Thailand
2017 – 2019	Assistant Secretary General of the Executive Board The Royal College of Pathologists of Thailand
2019 – Present	Treasurer of the Executive Board The Royal College of Pathologists of Thailand

Publications:

1. Journal Articles
	1.1	Ruangpratheep, C., Lohachittranond, C., Poonpracha, T. & Punyarit, P. 2005, “OCT4 expression on a case of poorly differentiated (insular) carcinoma of the thyroid gland and mini review”, Journal of the medical association of Thailand, vol. 88, suppl. 3, pp. S281 – 289.
	1.2	Page, K., Hava, N., Ward, B., Brown, J., Guttery, D.S., Ruangpratheep, C., Blighe, K., Sharma, A., Walker, R.A., Coombes, R.C. & Shaw, J.A. 2011, “Detection of HER2 amplification in circulating free DNA in patients with breast cancer”, British journal of cancer, vol. 104, no. 8, pp. 1342 – 1348.
	1.3	Shaw, J.A., Page, K., Blighe, K., Hava, N., Guttery, D., Ward, B., Brown, J., Ruangpratheep, C., Stebbing, J., Payne, R., Palmieri, C., Cleator, S., Walker, R.A. & Coombes, R.C. 2012, “Genomic analysis of circulating cell free DNA infers breast cancer dormancy”, Genome research, vol. 22, pp. 220 – 231.
	1.4	Satirapoj, B. & Ruangpratheep, C. 2013, “Acute kidney injury secondary to lymphomatous infiltration and hypercalcemic nephropathy”, Journal of the nephrology society of Thailand, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 67 – 71 (Thai language).
	1.5	Ruangpratheep, C., Paditaporn, R., Jindatanmanusan, P. & Arnutti, P. 2017, “The Optimal immunohistochemical staining conditions for engrailed 1 protein”, Royal Thai army medical journal, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 193 – 202.
	1.6	Pabalan, N., Kunjantarachot, A., Ruangpratheep, C., Jarjanazi, H., Christofolini, D.M., Barbosa, C.P. & Bianco, B. 2017, “Potential of RASSF1A promoter methylation as biomarker for endometrial cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis”, Gynecologic oncology, vol. 146, issue 3, pp. 603 – 608.
	1.7	Charoenpitakchai, M., Wiwatwarayos, K., Jaisupa, N., Rusmili, M.R.A., Mangmool, S., Hodgson, W.C., Ruangpratheep, C., Chanhome, L. & Chaisakul, J. 2018, “Non-neurotoxic activity of Malayan krait (Bungarus candidus) venom from Thailand”, Journal of venomous animals and toxins including tropical diseases, vol. 24, pp. 1 – 9.
	1.8	Paditaporn, R., Jindatanmanusan, P., Ruangpratheep, C. & Arnutti, P. 2018, “Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase gene and vascular thrombosis”, Royal Thai army medical journal, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 31 – 37(Thai language).
	1.9	Ruangpratheep, C. 2019, “The essentials of pericardial diseases”, Royal Thai army medical journal, vol. 72, no. 1.
	1.10	Ruangpratheep, C. 2019, “Cellular injury”, Asian archives of pathology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 1 – 12 (Thai language).
	1.11	Ruangpratheep, C. 2019, “Cellular and somatic deaths”, Asian archives of pathology, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 13 – 28 (Thai language).
	1.12	Ruangpratheep, C. 2019, “The essentials of vascular pathology”, Asian archives of pathology, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 13 – 33 (Thai language).
	1.13	Ruangpratheep, C. 2019, “The basic concepts of apoptosis”, Royal Thai army medical journal, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 137 – 143.
	1.14	Thitiwuthikiat, P., Kijtawornrat, A., Ruangpratheep, C., Nuamchit, T., & Siriwittayawan, D. 2021, “Alterations in pore-forming subunits of adenosine triphosphate-sensitive potassium channels in pressure overload rat cardiomyocytes”, Journal of physiology and pharmacology: an official journal of the Polish Physiological Society, vol. 72, no. 2, pp. 283 – 290.”
2. Book Chapter
	2.1	Chetana Ruangpratheep. Chapter 19 Mycobacterial diseases. In: Veerachai Watanaveeradej, Tanit Boonsiri, Nichatorn Sungsirin, editors. Textbook of Medical Microbiology for Laboratory Integrated – Case Based Learning. Bangkok: Department of Microbiology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine; 2020 (Thai language).
	2.2	Chetana Ruangpratheep. Chapter 15 Cytopathology of serous body fluids. In: Pasra Arnutti, editor. Textbook of Laboratory Testing in Clinical Practice. Bangkok: Department of Pathology, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine; 2021 (Thai language).