Dr. Ngamcherd Sitapahul

Dr. Ngamcherd Sitapahul (อ.พญ.งามเฉิด สิตภาหุล) is a plastic surgeon who teaches in the plastic and maxillofacial division of the surgery department at Ramathibodi Hospital. The hospital is the flagship of Mahidol University's Ramathibodi medical faculty and stands at 270 Rama VI Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok. The Thai prefix before her name, อ.พญ., identifies a woman physician (พญ.) who holds a university teaching post (อ., short for อาจารย์), and the division's staff page lists her as a lecturer.

Ramathibodi is a public university hospital, not a private cosmetic clinic. Patients are seen through the hospital's own outpatient clinics, and our research found no listing for Dr. Ngamcherd at any other hospital or private clinic, so this profile covers her Ramathibodi role only.

Her documented focus comes from two places. Her faculty staff card records three overseas training certificates, in microsurgery, transgender surgery and facial cosmetic surgery, alongside her Thai medical and specialist qualifications. Separately, the division's plastic surgery outpatient timetable shows a Transgender clinic session under her name (อ.งามเฉิด). That timetable is marked as last updated on 15 February 2022 (B.E. 2565), so the session may have moved or changed since then; our patient team checks the current arrangement with the hospital when you enquire.

Neither source names the individual operations she performs. The special-interest field on her staff card is empty, and no Ramathibodi page links her to a named cosmetic or gender-affirming procedure. This page therefore lists no procedures under her name. A question about a specific operation should be raised directly when you request a consultation.

Dr. Ngamcherd's Doctor of Medicine degree (พ.บ.) comes from Ramathibodi's own medical faculty at Mahidol University, where she now teaches. Her specialist credential is the ว.ว. in ศัลยศาสตร์ตกแต่ง (plastic surgery): the Thai Board Diploma that the Medical Council of Thailand (แพทยสภา) grants to doctors who complete recognised specialist training in the field.

Her staff card then lists three certificates gained outside Thailand:

• Microsurgery: Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea. Microsurgery uses an operating microscope to join very small blood vessels and nerves. In plastic surgery it makes it possible to move tissue from one part of the body to another with its own blood supply, or to repair nerves and reattach fingers.
• Transgender surgery: Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
• Facial cosmetic surgery: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. The staff card words this one as "Certificate in Facial Cosmetic".

The card gives no year, length or format for any of the three, and it does not call them fellowships, so this page does not either. It also records no subspecialty board, higher degree, professional-society membership or research publication for her. No licence number is shown on this profile; the licence can be looked up on the Medical Council of Thailand's public register at checkmd.tmc.or.th. Searching the register yourself, or having our patient team ask the hospital to confirm her registration before you commit to treatment, closes that gap.

The only post published for Dr. Ngamcherd is Lecturer (อาจารย์แพทย์), held within the surgery department's plastic and maxillofacial unit at Ramathibodi. The staff page gives no start date and names no earlier appointments, so we have not estimated how long she has been in practice.

A lecturer in a university surgical division combines patient care with teaching. The division's history page describes the setting she works in:

• patient care there dates back to 1969 (B.E. 2512), when Ramathibodi first opened its Department of Surgery;
• it currently accepts 3 residents each year into a training programme that prepares them for the Thai board certificate in plastic surgery;
• a division surgeon covers the surgical outpatient department daily, and emergencies are accepted at any hour;
• alongside a Burn Unit, it hosts a Cleft Clinic that brings dentistry, speech therapy, ear examination and corrective operations together.

The services listed on that page run from cleft lip and palate and wider craniofacial surgery to hand surgery, burn care and facial palsy surgery. They also take in removal of head and neck tumours, breast reconstruction, bone distraction, microsurgical work, maxillofacial operations, treatment of vascular and lymphatic malformations, and cosmetic surgery. These describe the division as a whole. They are not a record of Dr. Ngamcherd's personal caseload.

Because no official page names the operations Dr. Ngamcherd performs, the first aim of a consultation is to find out whether what you are looking for is something she and the Ramathibodi division provide. The points below are general guidance on the areas her training record covers. They are not a description of her own practice, and suitability for any operation needs an individual assessment.

Enquiring about gender-affirming care. Ask whether the Transgender clinic session still runs under her name and what it covers today: assessment and referral only, or surgery as well. Patients commonly ask which gender-affirming operations Ramathibodi offers, which surgeons carry out each stage, and whether other departments, such as gynaecology, take part in planning. In general, surgeons judge readiness for gender-affirming surgery from the patient's medical history, any hormone therapy, a mental-health assessment and, for some operations, supporting letters. Requirements differ between hospitals and between procedures, so ask Ramathibodi which documents it needs. Our gender-affirming surgery overview explains the main procedure types in general terms.

Enquiring about facial cosmetic surgery. Arrive able to explain the feature that bothers you and the change you hope for. Useful questions include which facial procedures the division's cosmetic service currently offers, whether you would be seen in a regular or a Premium clinic session, how anaesthesia is arranged, and what follow-up the hospital expects. In general, facial surgery carries risks such as bleeding, infection, prolonged swelling, asymmetry, visible scarring, changes in skin sensation and the chance of needing revision surgery. How likely each one is depends on the procedure and on you, which is why an examination comes before any plan.

Enquiring about reconstruction or microsurgery. Microsurgical reconstruction, such as moving tissue with its own blood vessels to repair a defect, is usually planned together with the team treating the underlying condition. Bring the details of earlier operations, recent scans and the name of your treating doctor, and ask who else would be involved in planning.

Whatever brings you in, it helps to know exactly which doctors would operate and who would handle your aftercare. Ramathibodi trains plastic surgery residents, so asking how your operating team would be made up is a fair question. Every operation has risks, and no result can be assured in advance; what is realistic for you can only be judged after an examination.

The main Ramathibodi campus sits on Rama VI Road (No. 270) in Ratchathewi, postcode 10400. If you are travelling from abroad to see Dr. Ngamcherd, a few points about the hospital are worth knowing before you plan.

• No international patient service found. We found no international patient centre, interpreter service or overseas-patient package on Ramathibodi's website. Its "International" pages belong to the faculty's academic International Relations Section, which handles elective students and scholarships rather than patients. If you do not speak Thai, ask our patient team about language support before you travel.
• Several kinds of clinic session. The plastic surgery outpatient timetable we reviewed (last updated February 2022) showed morning and afternoon in-hours clinics, evening out-of-hours clinics and Premium clinic sessions, as well as the Cleft and Transgender sessions. Timetables change, so confirm which clinic you would attend and when.
• Accreditation status. The hospital-accreditation certificates displayed on Ramathibodi's own website, including those from HA Thailand, carry validity dates that have passed. We therefore do not describe the hospital as currently accredited. You can ask the hospital about its present status.
• Timelines. Ask how far ahead consultation and operating dates are being set before you book flights, and how many follow-up visits the hospital expects after any procedure, so you know how long you may need to stay in Bangkok.

The hospital can respond more usefully when your request is specific. Have the following ready when you contact our patient team:

• a short description of your goal or concern and the part of the body involved;
• your age and overall health, any medicines you take, known allergies and your smoking status;
• any previous surgery, with dates, hospitals and operation notes if you have them;
• for gender-affirming enquiries: your hormone therapy history and any assessment letters or reports you already hold from doctors or mental-health professionals;
• for reconstructive enquiries: recent scans, pathology reports or letters from the doctor treating the underlying condition;
• if relevant, clear, well-lit photographs of the area concerned against a plain background.

At this early stage, send only the material you feel easy about sharing. The hospital will ask for anything further it needs, and our patient team relays those requests. Photographs and records help the hospital assess your request; they are not an assurance that treatment will be offered.