Dr. Polrat Wilairatana is a Professor in the Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine. He graduated from Mahidol University with a Doctor of Medicine degree, obtained his M.Sc. in Internal Medicine from Chulalongkorn University, and Ph.D. in Tropical Medicine from Mahidol University. He holds a number of diplomas, including Thai Board of Internal Medicine-subspecialty Gastroenterology and Thai Board of Internal Medicine-subspecialty Infectious Diseases from the Thai Medical Council, to name just a few. Dr Polrat is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP), Thailand, Fellow of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine (FACTM), Australia, and Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), USA.
Dr. Polrat leads the Hospital for Tropical Diseases and is involved in teaching and research.