Dr. Wichan Kanchanatawan

Dr. Wichan Kanchanatawan
Experience: 33 years of experience
Hospital: Bumrungrad International Hospital, Bangkok

About

About Dr. Wichan Kanchanatawan Dr. Wichan Kanchanatawan is among the renowned Joint Replacement and Sports Injuries Specialists in Bangkok, Thailand. He holds 33 years of rich experience in his field. His areas of specialization are Arthroscopic surgery, Knee & shoulder reconstruction, Rotator cuff surgery, Joint preservation surgery, etc. He completed his M.D., Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, in 1989 and Diploma of the Thai Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, in 1995. He gained a Clinical Fellowship in Sports Medicine/ Orthopedics Surgery from Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, in 1999 and a  Clinical Fellowship: Shoulder Arthroscopy/ Shoulder reconstruction from Harvard Shoulder Service, Boston, USA, in 2000. He also did training in Advanced Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery, from Alps Surgery Institute, Annecy, France, in 2012. He has several publications to his credit.

List of Treatments

  • Total Hip Replacement
  • Acetabular Fixation
  • Cemented Total Hip Replacement
  • Cementless Total Hip Replacement (THR) Surgery
  • Revision Hip Replacement
  • Hip Replacement with Computer Navigation
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement
  • Bilateral Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Both Hip Replacement together
  • Birmingham Hip Resurfacing BHR
  • BHR with stem
  • BMHR
  • Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing
  • Hip Resurfacing with computer navigation
  • ACL Reconstruction
  • Revision ACL Reconstruction Surgery
  • Patello Femoral Replacement
  • High Tibial Osteotomy
  • Lower femoral Osteotomy
  • Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Reconstruction
  • Arthrodesis
  • Septic Arthritis Treatment
  • Lateral Retinacular Release Surgery
  • Arthroscopic Menisectomy
  • Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
  • Meniscal Repair
  • Osteochondral Autografting – Mosaicplasty Surgery
  • Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Unicondylar Knee Replacement
  • High Flex Knee Replacement
  • Minimally Invasive Knee Replacement Surgery
  • Revision Single Knee Replacement
  • Arthrotomy
  • Arthroscopic surgery
  • Reduction of fractures open
  • Closed Reduction for Fracture
  • Arthroplasty
  • Carpal Tunnel Release (CTR) Open or Endoscopic
  • Palmar Fasciectomy
  • Tendon Repair Surgery: Flexor Extensor
  • Thumb Arthroplasty
  • Tendon Transfer
  • Internal Fixation of Fractures
  • Pollicization Surgery
  • Syndactyly (Webbing) Treatment
  • Repair of Digital Nerves
  • Synovectomy of Hand
  • Tenodesis tenolysis and tendon transfers and grafts
  • Boutonniere Deformity Treatment
  • Wrist Joint Replacement (Wrist Arthroplasty)
  • Neurolysis Procedure
  • Ganglion Cyst Excision
  • Shoulder Replacement Surgery
  • Open Reduction of Fracture
  • Knee Arthroscopy
  • Repair of Shoulder Rotator Cuff
  • Acromioclavicular Joint Repair
  • Repair of dislocations
  • Shoulder Labral Tears Surgery
  • Surgical decompression
  • Extensor mechanism realignment
  • Elbow Replacement Surgery
  • Elbow Arthroscopy
  • Lateral Epicondyle Release (Tennis Elbow)
  • Fracture reduction and fixation
  • Osteotomy
  • Arthrolysis
  • Limb Lengthening
  • Sports Related Injuries
  • Trigger Point Injection (TPI)
  • Knee Meniscectomy
  • Ankle Arthroscopy
  • Shoulder Arthroscopy
  • Tibial Tubercle Transfer for Patellofemoral Arthritis
  • Arthroscopic Debridement of Calcium Deposits
  • Leg Injury
  • Paget’s Disease
  • Partial Hip Replacement Surgery – Unilateral Hip Replacement
  • Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction
  • Arthritis
  • Triple arthrodesis and internal fixation
  • Corrective Osteotomy and fixation and bone graft
  • Corrective osteotomy, fixation and ligament reconstruction surgery
  • Knee replacement – Bilateral
  • Knock knee surgery
  • Single Hip Replacement

Work Experience

Director, Institute of Exercise and Sports Medicine, Ministry of Health

Chief, Lerdsin General Hospital

Special Interest

Tibial tubercle osteotomy
Cartilage surgery
Ligament reconstruction of ACL, PCL
Arthritis and Shoulder Arthroplasty