Department History

Field Marshal Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister and the Cabinet Set up a team to look for a location that would be the 3rd university in the country. It was found at the foot of the mountain near the Chiang Mai Zoo and the Arboretum. There was a nickname later that "Suan Sak" in the area of Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. (The name of those days) to be named "Suan Dok" consisting of Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Medical Technology Faculty of Nursing 

The Faculty of Medicine started its origins at this time, with Dr. Raabib Rerkkasem as the director of the hospital. and Dr. Boonsom Martin was the first dean of the Faculty of Medicine. Chiang Mai University Transferred from the Director-General of the Department of Physical Education Department of Ophthalmology already mentioned. Department of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology merged into Department of Surgery There is Ajarn Chanoppalangkul as the head of the department. There are professors: Dr. Chalor Ruchirawat from Phitsanulok Hospital as the head. The resident physician: Dr. Terdsak Chutinan, MD. is the resident physician. Serve both Eye & ENT

Dr. Surapong Duangrat graduated from Siriraj with his classmates Both Siriraj and Chulalongkorn, a total of 39 people, came to work as INTERNs at Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital with a salary of 700 baht per month. After being promoted to be a resident physician, it was increased to 1,800 baht / month.

Department of Ophthalmology Still in the Department of Surgery, there is a teacher: Dr. Chalor Ruchirawat, Acting Head of the Department of Eye & Ear, Nose and Throat, and Dr. Therdsak Chutinan, MD, is a resident physician for about 3-4 months. to study abroad in the USA

The eye department is still in the surgery department, as well as the ear, nose and throat department. Thongthuam, M.D. returned from studying abroad from Tulane Univ., Louisianna, USA. race love Returned from studying abroad from Chicago Univ., Illinois, USA. Dr. Thongthuam, MD. Acting Head of Eye and Ear, Nose and Throat Department. Dr. Kobkiat, MD. Acting Ear, Nose, and Throat Department. Dr. Surapong is a full-time physician. 2nd Year Home for Eye & Ear, Nose and Throat Dr. Chit Phukaoluan is a 1st Year Resident Physician for Eye & Ear, Nose and Throat.

The Department of Eye & Ear, Nose and Throat is still in the Department of Surgery of Dr. Chanthapalangkun, with Dr. Thongthuam Mahasuwan, MD, acting as the head of the eye department alone. (separated) Dr. Kobkiat race love Acting Head of Ear, Nose and Throat Department only (Separated) Dr. Surapong Duangrat, 2nd year resident physician, Dr. Chit Phukaoluan, 1st year resident physician for both departments

The official origin of the Department of Ophthalmology was from 1965 to 1966, thus making the Department of Ophthalmology Starting from that time, with the 3 musketeers as the head of the starting procession, namely: 1. Dr. Thongthuam Mahasuwan, Head of the Department of Ophthalmology 2. Dr. Chalor, regular lecturer 3. Dr. Surapong Duangrat full-time teacher

1962 – 1972 Location of the Department of Ophthalmology: 1. When it started acting head of the department Divide the patient's room on the ward into the office first. We have to wait until the first seven-story building is completed. The ENT department remains in the surgeon ward building. The OPD examination room is in the front administrative building. The eastern end is OPD, eyes, ears, nose, throat.  2. The seven-storey building (the current Tawan Kangwanpong Building) was completed, so the rooms were divided into various offices ranging from surgery, eye, ear, nose and throat (each room was eye-one room, ear, nose, throat 1 room) behind the way to Lab Dog

5. In the next 2-3 years, move to OPD to a seven-storey building. At the end of the building on the east side slightly wider than the old Therefore, when separating between eye patients examining one side and ear, nose, throat patients examining the other side, but they are in adjacent areas, like siblings, eye patients seem to be more Examination tables must be set for physicians coming out of the OPD along the corridor on the side of the east wall of the aforementioned building.6. The Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Ward was moved from the Male & Female Surgeons Building to the 4th floor of the newly built seven-storey building as well. western hemisphere The eastern hemisphere belongs to ORTHO, much wider than the old one. The hemisphere is the ward, the patient's eye is divided into 2 parts, the first part for the female eye patient - the other part for the male eye.7. In each part of the eyes and ears, nose and throat, there is an office, meeting room, classroom, and an examination room among themselves. Including the teacher's room and the house doctor's room. Each department is not related to each other. 

Around 1984, the 15-storey Sujinno Building was completed. The Department of Ophthalmology has been divided by the Faculty of Medicine to be on the 9th floor. The Department of Ear, Nose and Throat is on the 10th floor as well, just one floor apart. It's both a working room. Department offices can therefore be divided into different rooms as department heads. department administration room teacher's room house doctor room and meeting room Tea-coffee room Including the document storage room

After this, a few years, the new building is "Sriphat Building" completed, OPD, eyes, ears, nose, throat that relies on the passage through other rooms. was moved to the 7th floor at the Sripat Building The examination room has been arranged comfortably until now.

1970 - 1972 : Dr. Surapong took the Austrian government scholarship to study at the University of Vienna (Vienna University Austria), Hanus KRANKEN House Hospital, for 1 year from October 1, 1970 - September 30, 1971. Returned to work on October 1, 1971 at the department as before. Received a certificate from the University of Vienna Diploma in Ophthalmic Medicine ane Surgery (D.O.M.S.-Vienna) It is a scholarship for overseas developing countries including India, Iran, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil, Maxico, Turkey, etc. It is a scholarship that is given to study medicine. can be any branch It is a capital that the losing side of World War 2 pays war compensation to the allies, namely the United States, England, etc.

1966 – 1974 : Three full-time lecturers worked in the Department of Ophthalmology, both OPD, IPD, major OR surgery, small OR, eye examination service at OPD every day during office hours. along with receiving advice from other departments, eye diseases in physical diseases days pass There are very few doctors applying as resident physicians. – Dr. Suwit Upatham    – Dr. Yukolthorn expansive commentary     – Dr. Prasert Lee Angkoon Sathien    – Dr. Sopha Wattananikorn (Sukansil)

1969 - 1977 : During the next 5 years, there were more doctors applying. The department recruited 2 new teachers.1. Dr. Sopha Wattananikorn (Sukansil)      2. Dr. Prasert Lee Angkoon Sathien

1977 - 1987: The department has been established for more than 30 years and the progress has not stopped. The head of the department is Dr. Surapong Duangrat – Dr. Somsanguan Buddhasorn has been selected as a new teacher. – Later, Dr. Thada Martin was recruited as an additional teacher. The department has been selected as a training institute for residency physicians and examinations for certification and approval, similar to the Department of Ophthalmology. Medical school in Bangkok Head of Department or deputy head of department is one of the aforementioned certification committee members – Dr. Nimit Ittiphankul Has been elected as an additional professor of the Department Later, after another 4 years, Dr. Surapong asked for the rights of another director, so he asked Dr. Sopha Wattananikorn to join as a director, a total of 2 people from Chiang Mai, equal to those of Siriraj Chula. and Rama – Later, Dr. Juree Chuerattanapong Has been elected as an additional professor of the Department – Later, Dr. Winai Chaidarun was elected as another professor of the Department.