ProfessorVirasakdi Chongsuvivatwong
Professor
Prince of Songkla University
Orcid identifier0000-0002-9850-4463 (opens in a new tab)
- ProfessorPrince of Songkla University
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- Prince of Songkla University, Faculty of Medicine, Epidemiology Unit, 15 Kanchanavanich Street, Hatyai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand
BIO
I am a Professor of Epidemiology at Prince of Songkla University, Thailand. I got broad interested in various health problems including tropical diseases and health systems. I also develop an open source package for epidemiological data analysis called 'epicalc' based on R software. My colleagues and I ran several rounds of free online internet course on this software use for scientists worldwide, which was initially supported by TDR.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ProfessorPrince of Songkla University, Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, No 15 Kanchanavanich Street, Hatyai, Songkhla, 90110, Thailand1982 - present
DEGREES
- PhDUniversity of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia1994 - 1998
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- ThaiCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can speak and understand
WHO REGION
- WHO South-East Asia Region
COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY
- Thailand