What does a Hematologist do?

A hematologist deals with the treatment of blood disorders and malignancies, including different types of hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma, anemia etc.

What are the typical symptoms of a blood related disorder?

Typical symptoms include fatigue, shortness of breath, Trouble concentrating from lack of oxygenated blood in the brain, Muscle weakness, Fast heartbeat etc.

Which tests/ investigations are generally required by the Hematologist?

The investigations include Full Blood Count Testing, White Blood Cells (WBC) Testing, Red Blood Cells (RBC) Testing, Hemoglobin Testing, Hematocrit and Platelets, Mono Screening, Vitamin B12 Deficiency Testing, and Renal Profiling.

Can a hematologist diagnose cancer?

Hematologic tests aid in the diagnosis of blood diseases such as anemia, certain cancers of the blood and inflammatory diseases, and also help monitor blood loss and infection.

Can blood cancers be cured?

Most of them are curable as it all depends upon the type of blood cancer the patient is suffering from.

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Assoc. Prof. Vichien Srimuninnimit

Hematologist

Associate Professor
Fellowship , FRCP , MD

33 years of overall experience

Works at Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital, Bangkok

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About Assoc. Prof. Vichien Srimuninnimit

Dr. Vichien Srimuninnimit is one of the best oncologists and hematologists having 30+ years of experience in this field.
He is dexterous in diagnosing and treating cancers in adults using chemo, hormonal, biological, and targeted therapies.
His area of expertise is medical oncology.
His articles and papers are published in Journals of reputed importance.
He held the post of President of Thai Society of Clinical Oncology
He was appointed as Clinical Fellow (Medical Oncology), 1991 and Clinical Research fellow (Medical Oncology) at MD Anderson Cancer Centre and Medical College of Virginia, USA, respectively.
He pursued MD (First class) and FRCP (Board of Internal Medicine), from the Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand, in 1982 and 1987, respectively.

Medical Problems

For which Assoc. Prof. Vichien Srimuninnimit can be consulted

Esophageal Cancer
Kidney Cancer
Liver Cancer
Lung Cancer
Metabolic Liver Diseases
Neuroblastoma
Prostate Cancer
Tooth Fractures
Chemotherapy Effects
Uterine Sarcoma
Thyroid Cancer
Cervical Cancer
Malignant Melanoma

Paper Published

Autoantibody profiles and clinical association in Thai patients with autoimmune retinopathy (2021).
Efficacy and tolerability of BP-C1 in metastatic breast cancer: a Phase II, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled Thai multi-center study (2019)
Phase II randomized trial comparing sequential first-line everolimus and second-line sunitinib versus first-line sunitinib and second-line everolimus in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (2014)
Cancer anemia survey in Division of Medical Oncology at Siriraj Hospital (CAS) (2009)