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Department Hours

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
Closed	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	8:30 am 5:30 pm	Closed
Closed during lunch, 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm

Welcome to my home page

I grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, and have had the privilege of practicing at Kaiser Permanente since 1981. I'm a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

While I was living in New York, I came to visit a friend who was going to school in Berkeley and found out that this was the place I wanted to live. I started out with private practice and I ended up spending most of my time with the business part. My friend during residency was working with Kaiser Permanente and he was much happier with his life. He asked me to try to work part time just to see how I felt, and I ended up joining Kaiser Permanente full time later on. I enjoy my practice at Kaiser Permanente because it affords me the opportunity to focus my time on practicing medicine and to educate and improve myself.

My Practice

I have a general orthopedic surgery practice. I also have particular interest in joint replacements. Our department sees patients on a referral basis. Your primary care physician will refer you over to us when they feel that you may need more specialised care. It will be very helpful if you come in prepared with some plan and questions. Some of my patients came to my office after they reviewed websites regarding their problems. You can also look up information of some common conditions in this website.

Thank you for visiting my website and along the way I will add on some more information to make your visits in our office more helpful for you.

Recommended Links:

Acute Low Back Pain

Ankle Sprains

Arthritis

Arthritis

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

De Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Elbow Pain due to Lateral Epicondylitis

Exercises to Help Your Back

Hip Fractures

Hip Osteoarthritis

Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee Pain due to Trauma

Little League Elbow

Methods to Protect your Hands in Presence of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Muscle Cramps and Leg Pain

Neck and Arm Pain due to Cervical Nerve Irritation

Neck Pain

Osgood-Schlatter Disease

Scoliosis

Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

Shoulder Stiffness and Pain

Spinal Canal Stenosis

Strains, Sprains, and Fractures

Thumb Basal Joint Pain

Total Hip Replacement

Trigger Finger

Trigger Point Injections What to Expect

Wrist Tendonitis

My Credentials

Medical school	Mahidol University Faculty of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand
Residency	St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY
Residency	Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY
Residency	Bronx-lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, NY
Board certification	Orthopedic Surgery, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

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