King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ สภากาชาดไทย) is a university hospital of the Thai Red Cross Society at 1873 Rama 4 Road in Pathumwan, central Bangkok. It is also known as Chulalongkorn Hospital, Chula Hospital or KCMH. It is the teaching hospital of the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, and the hospital's own history page dates its opening to 30 May 1914. The Faculty of Medicine's facts page gives a capacity of over 1,500 beds; that page also quotes figures from 2018, so treat the bed count as approximate.

KCMH is a large academic hospital, not a cosmetic surgery hospital. Plastic surgery here sits inside teaching departments, and the operations covered by our procedure guides are spread across four teams:

• the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Department of Surgery;
• the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division of the Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (ENT);
• the Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery unit of the Department of Ophthalmology (Chulalongkorn Eye Center);
• the Gender Health Clinic, which coordinates gender-affirming care with the plastic surgery unit and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The hospital is also home to the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center, which corrects deformities of the face and skull.

This profile names 19 surgeons we found on official hospital and Chulalongkorn University pages and 12 procedures that an official page documents at KCMH. HA Thailand lists the hospital as accredited until May 2029; it does not appear in the JCI directory. Through our patient team you can ask for a consultation either with one of these surgeons by name or with the hospital's relevant clinic; an appointment exists only once KCMH confirms it.

A note on sources: several facts on this page come from dated Internet Archive copies of the hospital's official pages, alongside live Faculty of Medicine and department sites. Our provider research methodology explains how each fact was checked.

Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Department of Surgery). The hospital lists plastic and reconstructive surgery as one of the ten divisions of its Department of Surgery, and the department's current faculty roster names ten plastic surgeons in it. The division office is on the 1st floor of the Chongkolnee Wattanawong Building. The hospital's department page places the surgical outpatient department on the 6th floor of the Bhor Por Ror (ภปร) Building, Monday to Friday 08.00–16.00, while the surgeons' own university profiles give their clinic sessions on the 6th floor of the Chakri Thodsom (จักรีทศมฯ) building. Ask which building your appointment is in when it is offered.

The cosmetic operations documented on these surgeons' university profiles include blepharoplasty, endoscopic eyebrow lifting, reduction rhinoplasty, face lifting, augmentation mastopexy and hair transplantation. The same profiles show how much of the division's work is reconstructive: cleft lip and palate, burns, breast reconstruction, ear reconstruction, jaw (orthognathic) surgery, microsurgery, hand surgery, and oral cavity cancer and parotid surgery. The hospital also states that this unit's team carries out its gender-affirming operations.

Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (ENT). The Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery has its own Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division. The hospital describes its work as head and neck plastic surgery after cancer surgery, facial reanimation (restoring movement to a paralysed face), and cosmetic surgery done together with oculoplastic surgeons, plastic surgeons and dermatologists. Its Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic is on the 12th floor of the Bhor Por Ror Building, Monday to Friday 08.00–16.00.

Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery unit (Ophthalmology). Part of the Department of Ophthalmology (Chulalongkorn Eye Center), this unit treats eyelid problems including a drooping upper lid (blepharoptosis) and excess eyelid skin (dermatochalasis), as well as tear-drainage, orbital and artificial-eye problems. Its clinic is on the 8th floor of the Sor Thor (สธ.) building on Monday afternoons, 13.00–16.00. Assoc. Prof. Suppapong Tirakunwichcha's profile adds a Wednesday-morning clinic (08.30–12.00) for thyroid-related eye disorders and ocular prostheses.

Gender Health Clinic (คลินิกสุขภาพเพศ). The hospital states that this clinic opened on 5 March 2018. It offers gender-affirming surgery for trans women and trans men, working with the gender surgery clinic, and hormone counselling. The hospital names its partners as the plastic surgery unit for surgery; obstetrics and gynaecology for hormone care and for open or laparoscopic hysterectomy and oophorectomy in trans men; and psychiatry, endocrinology and paediatrics. The clinic is on the 9th floor of the Bhor Por Ror Building on Mondays, 13.00–15.30, except public holidays.

Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center. This centre corrects deformities of the face and skull, so its work is reconstructive rather than cosmetic. It is headed by Prof. Charan Mahatumarat, with Prof. Nond Rojvachiranonda as deputy head and Dr. Chutima Jirapinyo among its craniofacial surgery consultants, according to their profiles.

We list 19 surgeons connected to KCMH on official hospital or Chulalongkorn University pages. They are grouped by department below; the order is not a ranking. Titles follow each surgeon's own profile, and some university rosters still show an older rank. Fifteen of the 19 also see patients at private hospitals or clinics, which their individual profiles list.

Plastic and reconstructive surgeons (Department of Surgery)

• Asst. Prof. Poonpissamai Suwajo: plastic surgery and gender-affirming surgery. Her university profile lists blepharoplasty, breast surgery, breast reconstruction and lipofilling, and a 2020 hospital article credits her with developing the hospital's vaginoplasty technique that lines the canal with pedicled peritoneum.
• Asst. Prof. Seree Iamphongsai: attending plastic surgeon at KCMH since June 2011, according to the division's staff page. His university profile lists craniofacial surgery, cleft lip and palate surgery, ear reconstruction, endoscopic eyebrow lifting and reduction rhinoplasty. He completed general and plastic surgery residencies at University Hospitals of Cleveland in the United States.
• Assoc. Prof. Pornthep Pungrasmi (spelled Pungrasme on some hospital sites): maxillofacial and orthognathic surgery, ear reconstruction, augmentation mastopexy and hair transplantation. He also holds a dental degree from Chulalongkorn University.
• Dr. Pasu Promniyom: lecturer whose profile lists microsurgery, hand surgery, oral cavity cancer surgery, face lifting and body contouring.
• Prof. Apichai Angspatt: plastic and reconstructive surgery, with cleft lip and palate, burn surgery, parotid surgery, breast reconstruction and wound care named on his university profile.
• Prof. Nond Rojvachiranonda: professor in the division and deputy head of the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center.
• Asst. Prof. Jiraroch Meevassana: plastic and reconstructive surgery; he also holds an Assistant Professor post in the Faculty's Department of Anatomy.
• Dr. Kasama Nilprapha: lecturer; three-dimensional planning for facial reconstruction, oral cavity cancer surgery and parotid surgery.
• Dr. Chutima Jirapinyo: lecturer and craniofacial surgery consultant at the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center; breast reconstruction and burn surgery.
• Dr. Apichaya Jindarak: lecturer on the division's roster, which lists her by her Thai name (อภิชญา จินดารักษ์); the university publishes no individual profile for her.

Craniofacial centre

• Prof. Charan Mahatumarat: head of the Princess Sirindhorn Craniofacial Center and Professor Emeritus of the Department of Surgery. He is not on the division's current roster; his cosmetic practice is documented at his own clinic and at another hospital.

Facial plastic surgeons and laryngology (ENT)

• Assoc. Prof. Tanom Bunaprasert: facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and tissue engineering. The ENT clinic schedule lists him for the department's plastic surgery clinic (คลินิกศัลยกรรมตกแต่ง) on Tuesday afternoons.
• Asst. Prof. Kritsada Kowitwibool: clinical instructor in the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Division since 2012, listed for the plastic surgery clinic on Thursdays.
• Asst. Prof. Wisarut Samuckkeethum: head and neck tumour surgery, including salivary gland and thyroid, with fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at KCMH; his profile names no cosmetic procedure.
• Dr. Premsuda Sombuntham: otolaryngologist specialising in laryngology (disorders of the voice box), with a laryngology clinic on Thursday afternoons. The gender-affirming voice care on her profile is documented at Bumrungrad International Hospital's Pride Clinic; no KCMH page we read lists voice surgery.

Oculoplastic surgeons (Ophthalmology)

• Assoc. Prof. Preamjit Saonanon: head of the Oculoplastic and Reconstructive Surgery unit. Her separate private clinic focuses on eyelid surgery.
• Assoc. Prof. Suppapong Tirakunwichcha: special lecturer and consultant in the unit, whose profile lists fellowship training at Duke Eye Center (Duke University Medical Center).
• Dr. Panida Potita: lecturer and faculty member of the unit.
• Dr. Uraiwan Tinnungwattana: consulting instructor in the unit, with an interest in ophthalmic pathology.

KCMH is a teaching hospital, and the plastic surgery division trains residents; its 2026 residents' handbook places them alongside the faculty in weekly outpatient and operating sessions. In general, at any teaching hospital it is reasonable to ask which named surgeon will operate, whether trainees will assist, and which doctor reviews you afterwards.

An official hospital or department page documents 12 of the procedures in our guides at KCMH. For the cosmetic operations, the evidence is a surgeon's listed special expertise on the Department of Surgery website rather than a hospital service menu, so it helps to ask for that surgeon by name. The general guidance below comes from our procedure guides; whether an operation suits you is decided at your own assessment.

Eyelids, brows and face

• [Blepharoplasty](/procedures/blepharoplasty/): listed among Asst. Prof. Poonpissamai Suwajo's special expertise, and the oculoplastic unit treats excess upper-eyelid skin. In general, eyelid surgery removes or repositions skin, muscle and fat to reduce hooding or under-eye bags. The surgeon will want to know about your vision and eye health, including thyroid eye disease, glaucoma and dryness of the eyes, because these bear on safety.
• [Ptosis correction](/procedures/ptosis-correction/): the oculoplastic unit lists blepharoptosis among the eyelid conditions it treats. A lid margin that sits too low is a different problem from excess skin and needs muscle repair, so an eye examination comes before any eyelid plan.
• [Brow lift](/procedures/brow-lift/): endoscopic eyebrow lifting is on Asst. Prof. Seree Iamphongsai's profile. In general, when heavy upper lids are partly caused by a brow that has descended, a brow lift may be more appropriate than eyelid surgery alone.
• [Rhinoplasty](/procedures/rhinoplasty/): the KCMH listing is reduction rhinoplasty, also on Asst. Prof. Seree's profile. Making a nose smaller or straighter and building up a low bridge are different operations with different techniques and materials, so be clear about which you are asking for. No KCMH page in our research documents augmentation rhinoplasty.
• [Facelift](/procedures/facelift/): face lifting is listed by Dr. Pasu Promniyom. A facelift treats the lower face, jawline and often the neck, not the forehead or eyelids. Ask which technique is proposed and why. Stopping smoking matters because smoking raises the risk of skin healing problems.

Breast and hair

• [Breast augmentation](/procedures/breast-augmentation/) and [breast lift](/procedures/breast-lift/): Assoc. Prof. Pornthep Pungrasmi's profile lists augmentation mastopexy, meaning an implant combined with a lift. Combining the two is more complex and has a higher revision rate than either operation alone, so ask whether one stage or two is recommended for you. If implants are used, ask for your implant card.
• [Hair transplant](/procedures/hair-transplant/): hair transplantation is also on Assoc. Prof. Pornthep's profile. Donor hair is limited, so planning matters more than the technique name; ask for the estimated graft count, the technique (FUE, DHI or FUT) and who performs each step.

Gender-affirming surgery

• [Vaginoplasty](/gender-affirming-surgery/vaginoplasty/) and [peritoneal vaginoplasty](/gender-affirming-surgery/peritoneal-vaginoplasty/): the Gender Health Clinic provides gender-affirming surgery for trans women with the plastic surgery unit, and hospital pages describe a vaginoplasty lined with pedicled peritoneum (abdominal lining that keeps its own blood supply). Vaginoplasty is a major operation that usually needs long-term dilation, and hair removal may have to be planned months ahead.
• [Top surgery](/gender-affirming-surgery/top-surgery/): the hospital lists endoscopic mastectomy for trans men among the plastic surgery unit's operations. Our guide covers the incision-based techniques (double incision, periareolar and keyhole), so ask which approach would be used for your chest and why.
• [Hysterectomy and oophorectomy](/gender-affirming-surgery/gender-affirming-hysterectomy/): the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology performs these for trans men by open or laparoscopic surgery.

The surgeons' university profiles also name breast reconstruction, ear reconstruction, orthognathic surgery, facial bone surgery, body contouring and lipofilling. We have not matched these to a specific guide for KCMH, so describe what you want in your request. Several KCMH surgeons list other cosmetic procedures, such as liposuction or otoplasty, at the private hospitals where they also work; those appear on their own profiles and are not documented for KCMH itself.

We checked the accreditor databases on 27 September 2026.

HA Thailand (Healthcare Accreditation Institute). The HA database lists โรงพยาบาลจุฬาลงกรณ์ สภากาชาดไทย, in the medical school category, as holding a renewed Advanced Hospital Accreditation (Re-AHA). Status: accredited. Awarded 23 May 2025, valid until 22 May 2029.

The same database lists four programme- and disease-specific certifications (PDSC), all current when checked:

• comprehensive stroke centre: certified 16 February 2024, valid until 15 February 2027;
• care of acute myocardial infarction (heart attack): certified 19 April 2024, valid until 18 April 2027;
• diabetes care (re-certification): certified 25 November 2025, valid until 24 November 2028;
• kidney transplant care: certified 26 January 2026, valid until 25 January 2029.

None of these four certifications covers plastic, cosmetic or gender-affirming surgery. They are listed here because the database shows them, not because they tell you anything about a cosmetic operation.

JCI (Joint Commission International). A search of the JCI accredited-organisations directory for 'Chulalongkorn', 'King Chulalongkorn' and 'Chulalongkorn Memorial' returned no match on 26 and 27 September 2026. The Faculty of Medicine's facts page mentions 'global & domestic accreditation' without naming an accreditor, so we do not rely on it.

An HA award is a judgement on how the hospital runs as an organisation, for example how it prevents infection and manages safety risks, as surveyors found it on their visit. It cannot tell you how a particular operation will turn out. Before a cosmetic operation at KCMH, three further checks are worth making: check that the surgeon is registered with the Medical Council of Thailand (checkmd.tmc.or.th), ask who will be responsible for your anaesthetic, and ask for the surgical plan, what the price covers and the review schedule to be set out on paper.

What the hospital itself documents. KCMH publishes an English version of its website. We did not find any official page describing an international patient centre, interpreters, airport transfers or a list of supported languages. Some medical-tourism websites claim such services; we do not repeat those claims because no official source supports them. Several of the clinic pages and schedules we used are published only in Thai.

On languages, KCMH's own pages say nothing about individual surgeons. Profiles published by other Bangkok hospitals where some of them also practise list English as well as Thai for Prof. Apichai Angspatt, Prof. Nond Rojvachiranonda, Asst. Prof. Poonpissamai Suwajo, Asst. Prof. Seree Iamphongsai, Assoc. Prof. Pornthep Pungrasmi, Prof. Charan Mahatumarat, Dr. Premsuda Sombuntham and Dr. Uraiwan Tinnungwattana. Confirm the consultation language before you travel.

Appointments follow the clinic sessions set out above, and most in-hours plastic surgery clinics listed on the surgeons' profiles run on weekday mornings into the early afternoon. A few surgeons also list out-of-hours sessions (see the FAQs).

What our patient team does. Our team is not part of the hospital. Once you send a request, we:

• forward it to the relevant KCMH clinic or surgeon and chase the reply;
• let you know what the surgeon wants to see first, such as photos, reports or a summary of your health;
• come back to you with what the hospital proposes: how the consultation would run, possible dates and the next step.

Sending a request through us costs nothing. Only KCMH can confirm an appointment; if a deposit is needed, KCMH itself states the amount and how to pay. We have no published KCMH price list on record, so ask for a written, itemised quote before you commit.

Because no international desk is documented, a few points are worth settling before you book flights: whether a first review from photos is possible, which language the consultation will be in, where the operation and any overnight stay take place, and who reviews your recovery after you fly home.

Address: 1873 Rama 4 Road, Pathumwan Sub-district, Pathumwan District, Bangkok 10330 (1873 ถนนพระรามที่ 4 แขวงปทุมวัน เขตปทุมวัน กรุงเทพมหานคร 10330). The hospital is in central Bangkok, and its buildings can be seen from the King Rama VI monument at Lumpini Park. Directions and travel options are on the hospital's 'Map and How to Travel' page.

KCMH is a campus of many buildings, and the teams on this page work in different ones. As published by the hospital and the departments:

• Chakri Thodsom (จักรีทศมฯ) building, 6th floor: clinic sessions listed on the plastic surgeons' university profiles.
• Bhor Por Ror (ภปร) Building: 6th floor, surgical outpatient department (per the hospital's department page); 9th floor, Gender Health Clinic; 12th floor, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic (ENT).
• Sor Thor (สธ.) building, 8th floor: oculoplastic clinic (Department of Ophthalmology).
• Chongkolnee Wattanawong Building, 1st floor: office of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.

Published phone numbers (Thai format):

• Main hospital line: 02-256-4000 (from abroad +66 2 256 4000). The website header shows it with office hours of Monday to Friday 08:00–16:00 and a 24-hour emergency service.
• Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery office: 02 256 4120.
• Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic (ENT): 02 256 5223.
• Gender Health Clinic: 02 256 5286 or 02 256 5298.
• Oculoplastic unit enquiries: 02-256-4000, extension 80902.

These lines are answered by hospital staff, not by our team. If the hospital's website does not load for you, you can send your question through our request form instead.

1. Pick a starting point. With a surgeon in mind, use the request button on their profile or open the form with their name already filled in, as in these links for Asst. Prof. Seree Iamphongsai and Asst. Prof. Poonpissamai Suwajo. Undecided? Request a consultation at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and describe the operation you have in mind.
2. Be precise about the procedure and your dates. Name it as exactly as you can (for example reduction rather than augmentation rhinoplasty, or ptosis rather than excess eyelid skin) and give the dates you could be in Bangkok.
3. Our team takes it to KCMH. We send your request to the right department, find out which surgeons have sessions in your window and ask what they need to see from you.
4. You weigh what comes back. We pass on the hospital's proposal, including how the consultation would run and when, and the decision to proceed is yours.
5. KCMH confirms. Only the hospital can fix an appointment or surgery date. There is no instant booking.

Three points are specific to this hospital. The surgeons' in-hours clinics are fixed weekly sessions, so flexible travel dates make a match easier. Most of the plastic surgeons also practise at private hospitals in Bangkok; if you would rather be seen at KCMH itself, say so in your request. And for gender-affirming surgery, the route runs through the Gender Health Clinic, which brings in psychiatry, endocrinology and gynaecology as well as surgery, so ask what assessment the clinic requires before a surgery date can be discussed.

For every request, include your age, country, the procedure you want, any surgeon you prefer, your travel dates, any health conditions and allergies, the medicines and supplements you take, your smoking status, and any previous surgery in the same area. After reading it, the surgeon may request further details.

Eyelid, ptosis and brow requests (oculoplastic unit or plastic surgery division). Clear front-facing close-ups of your eyes and brows in even light, one set with the eyes open and one with them lightly shut. Mention dry eyes, glaucoma, thyroid eye disease, recent eye surgery and whether you wear glasses or contact lenses. If one lid sits lower than the other, say so, because ptosis is assessed differently from excess skin.

Nose. Front, side and base views (from below) in neutral light, plus details of any previous nose surgery or injury, breathing problems and allergies. State whether you want the nose reduced or built up.

Facelift. Front and side views of your face and neck without make-up. Your smoking status and any medicines that affect bleeding, such as aspirin or anti-inflammatories, are important for planning.

Breast. Your current size and what you hope to change, any existing implants (brand and size from your implant card if you have one), and plans for future pregnancy or breastfeeding. Wait until we tell you which photos the surgeon asks for before sending any.

Hair transplant. Photos of your hairline, top of the head, crown and the back of the scalp (the donor area), how long you have been losing hair, and any treatment you use, such as minoxidil or finasteride.

Gender-affirming surgery. Your hormone history (if any), any assessment letters or reports from qualified health professionals, and relevant medical history. For vaginoplasty, say whether you have started hair removal. WPATH's eighth Standards of Care (SOC-8) is the international guidance many surgeons use; the Gender Health Clinic will set its own requirements, and we will pass them on. Only send chest or genital photos if the surgeon asks for them.