Thailand’s Vejthani Hospital holds seminar on spine surgery

Vejthani Hospital of Thailand recently held a seminar on innovative spine surgery on Sunday at Banani Club where eminent spine surgeon, Dr Ekkaphol Larpumnuayphol discussed different issues associated with the spine such as imbalance, deformity and stenosis.

The hospital also launched an information centre along with their local representative MediAider at Panthapath in Dhaka where Bangladeshi patients can get information about treatments and can book appointments with doctors at Vejthani Hospital, said a press release.

In the seminar, Dr Ekkaphol presented the solutions that Vejthani hospital offers to resolve these issues. The solutions include ACDF surgery, total disc replacement surgeries, rods and screw fixation, scoliosis deformity correction and common thoracic and lumbar spine surgery. The doctor emphasised the effectiveness of minimally invasive spine surgeries which use small incisions along the spine and how these are done through O-Arm navigation and robotic assistance. Robot-assisted balance therapy and hydrotherapy were also key areas of his presentation.

Vejthani hospital’s International Marketing Supervisor Joni Javz Sardon presented the modern treatment facilities of the hospital at the event while the previous patient and actor Jeetu Ahsan was a guest speaker who talked about his experience under Vejthani’s care.

Additional DIG, Director (Operation) of Narcotics Control Department Tanvir Momtaz, Vejthani Hospital local representative MediAider Chairman, Sheikh Shaer Hassan, and CEO Shabbir Ahmad Tamim also spoke at the seminar.