Cardiologist needed

[SorinTVisa]

hi there

could anyone recommend an affordable cardiologist in BKK - my girlfriend needs some heart tests because some chest pain.

Thank you all !

[CharlieH]

Wrong forum, better in the Health forum.

MOVED

[Sheryl]

Dr. Thaworn (sometimes spelled Taworn) Suithichaiyakul

At Bangkok Christian Hospital and also at Sukhumvit Hospital

Note however that if your GF is Thai she can get free care at the government hospital where she is registered

[JAS21]

She could also try The Central Chest Institute of Thailand ... the extra clinics are quicker ...

[SorinTVisa]

Thank you all !

[THAILIBAN]

On 4/1/2016 at 0:39 PM, Sheryl said:

Dr. Thaworn (sometimes spelled Taworn) Suithichaiyakul

At Bangkok Christian Hospital and also at Sukhumvit Hospital

Note however that if your GF is Thai she can get free care at the government hospital where she is registered

 

 

There is a cardiologist at Bangkok Christian called Dr. Thavorn Khummongkol. That is not the same person? That would be odd to have two different "Thavorns" working as cardiologists at BCH. Though as we know, Thailand is the country of copycats....

https://www.bch.in.th/en/doctor-th-4/doctor-en-10/item/622-ent12.html

 

I have actually made an appointment with this Dr. Thavorn due to the recommendations here. But seems I got it wrong ?

No profile of a Dr. Taworn Suithichaiyakul on the BCH website

[Sheryl]

2 different people.

 

Dr. Thaworn Suithichaiyakul does not show on the BCH website but AFAIK is still there on Saturday mornings-- their website is not very good.

[THAILIBAN]

On 8/16/2017 at 0:29 AM, Sheryl said:

2 different people.

 

Dr. Thaworn Suithichaiyakul does not show on the BCH website but AFAIK is still there on Saturday mornings-- their website is not very good.

 

 

I was able to sort it out as I had an appointment there yesterday.

Indeed Dr. Thavorn Khummongkol is "gone", as the reception counter told me. He graduated in 1969 according to another health-tourism website, so it is obvious he retired or whatever "gone" means in that case.

 

To my relief, I was able to see the real Dr. Thavorn Suithichaiyakul. He is working there not only on Saturdays, but several other days as well. I chose to have an appointment on Wednesday, but hen I inquired I could have seen him on Tuesday too. On some days he works at the general medical section, and on some days at the cardiology department (but that should not bother anyone, only that the general section is very busy or some would say a zoo).

He recommended I do an EKG stress test and we had to go to the cardiology department for that.

My impression was good and his fee was fair, particularly compared to what I paid at Bumrungrad or Bangkok hospital PTY in the past, though he probably gets his cut of the stress test charge which was 3.000 THB as well.

The bad thing at BCH is that they are not fully equipped to do all sorts of examination that other big private hospitals can do. I told him I wanted to undergo a specific examination which he recommended too, but he said they cannot do that at BCH.

While Dr. Thaworn was 100% fluent in English, most people working there are not, so it definitely helps to have a certain grasp of the Thai language. This is a hospital that sees 99% Thai patients (middle and upper class for sure), so prepare accordingly or ask at the information to see a Doc who can speak English in case you are a walk-in