As a Plastic Surgeon

Main Work at Chulalongkorn

In fact, cosmetic surgery is not the only work Dr. Nond does. Dr. Nond initiated the idea that there should be a specialized center for correcting facial and cranial abnormalities at King Memorial Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, since 2000. Initially, there was no such center in Thailand. Dr. Nond proposed this idea to professors at Chulalongkorn and worked to make it a reality. Today, that specialized center is the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center, King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, the first and most comprehensive center of its kind in Thailand.

Throughout his tenure at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Dr. Nond has dedicated his efforts to establishing excellence at the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center to this day. Dr. Nond set up the operational systems from the start, recruited permanent staff, and implemented modern technologies for management. He formulated patient care policies that encompass physical, mental, and social aspects. He initiated almost all the projects and activities of the center, bringing information technology into public relations, making the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center widely known. For most of the period after the center's establishment, from 2005-2020, Dr. Nond was the sole plastic surgeon at Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, who treated over 3,000 patients at the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center, along with other specialists. Since 2020, even with a new craniofacial surgeon joining, he still manages the majority of patients at the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center. He also initiated the Mobile Clinic Project, an innovative treatment approach caring for these patients nationwide. He started the Craniofacial Fellowship, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia, which continues to attract both Thai and international surgeons for training up to the present day.

As a result of his work at Chulalongkorn Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, Dr. Nond was elected to serve as the President of the Thai Cleft Lip - Palate and Craniofacial Association for two terms. He was also the first Thai person to hold the highest position in an international craniofacial association, becoming the President of the Asian Pacific Craniofacial Association.

Dual Board Certification

After completing a five-year residency at Chulalongkorn Hospital, Dr. Nond obtained two board certifications from the Medical Council of Thailand: General Surgery and Plastic Surgery. Working alongside esteemed faculty members, including Dr. Thavorn Charoonsmith, Dr. Manas Satienchoak, Dr. Charan Mahatthummarat, Dr. Prayuth Chokrungvaranont, and Dr. Sirachai Jindarak, who were renowned Thai plastic surgeons, laid the foundation for his current success.

Advanced Overseas Training

Later, he went for advanced training as a resident physician abroad at the Australian Craniofacial Unit in Australia with renowned faculty, especially Professor Dr. David J. David, for one year. This was followed by another year of training with Professor Dr. Mutaz Habal at the Tampa Bay Craniofacial Center in Florida, USA.

His overseas training, coupled with his participation in national conferences and cosmetic field, exposed him to cutting-edge surgical techniques, medical devices, and materials not previously available in Thailand, such as endoscopic breast surgery, body contouring, resorbable plates and screws, facial bone distraction devices, endoscopic procedures, and bone cement. This was a golden opportunity in his career.

Dr. Nond is a family doctor

This doesn’t mean family medicine. It refers to Dr. Nond's anesthesiologist friend who regularly administers anesthesia for his patients. He told Dr. Nond that he is a family doctor because his anesthesiologist friend often sees that Dr. Nond's patients come from the same families—parents, children, grandparents—all coming on different occasions after seeing the results in others. So, Dr. Nond earned this nickname without having to further study or pass an exam to gain expertise like in family medicine.

Education

1989 - M.D. with Second Class Honors Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

1996 - Board Certification in General Surgery (training at Chulalongkorn Hospital)

1998 - Board Certification in Plastic Surgery (training at Chulalongkorn Hospital)

1999-2000 - Advanced Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Australian Cranio-facial Unit, Adelaide, Australia

2000-2001 - Advanced Plastic Surgery Fellowship at Tampa Bay Craniofacial Center, Florida, USA

Professional Affiliations

• Member, Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons of Thailand
• Member, Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons of Thailand
• Founding Member and Active Member, Thai Cleft Lip-Palate and Craniofacial Association
• Member, Asian Pacific Craniofacial Association
• Member, Royal College of Surgeons of Thailand

Responsibilities

• Professor, Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
• Adjunct Faculty, Chonburi Hospital (2014-present)
• Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University (2019-present)
• President, Asian Pacific Craniofacial Association (2023-2026)
• Former President, Thai Cleft Lip, Palate, Craniofacial Association (2020-2021 and 2021-2023)
• Vice Director, Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center, Chulalongkorn Hospital
• Sole Representative for Mentor Global Educational Council since November 2013
• Editorial Board Member, Journal of Craniofacial Surgery
• Member of the Training and Examination Committee for Plastic Surgery since 2015

Publications

29 publications in medical journals
17 chapters in medical textbooks

Lectures

16 times at international conferences and 47 times at national conferences

Conference Organization