Vorasuk Shotelersuk

Professor Vorasuk Shotelersuk earned his MD with First Class Honours from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1992. He completed his pediatric residency training in 1996 and went on to become a visiting associate at the NICHD, as well as a genetics fellow at the NHGRI, NIH, USA. In 1999, he was awarded a Diploma from the American Board of Medical Genetics.

Currently, he holds the position of Associate Dean for Research Affairs and serves as the founding and current Director of the Center of Excellence for Medical Genomics at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University. He also holds the esteemed title of founding president of the Thai Society of Human Genetics.

Professor Shotelersuk's extensive contributions to the field are reflected in his publication of over 250 articles indexed in PubMed, along with an H-index of 41. His dedication and expertise have earned him a plethora of awards, including the UK MRC’s Newton Prize and Thailand’s Outstanding Researcher and Scientist Awards. He has also been honored with the Outstanding Pediatrician Award from both the Pediatric Society of Thailand and the Royal College of Pediatricians of Thailand, as well as the Outstanding Physician Award from the Medical Association of Thailand.