Ekkapot Jitpun, MD

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About Me

I am a neurosurgeon in Bangkok, Thailand, specializing in peripheral nerve surgery.

☎️ Contact Information

  • 📧 Email address: jitpun.e@nit.go.th
  • 🏢 NIT Office: Department of Neurosurgery, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT) 3rd floor, Ratchamongkol Building, 312 Ratchavithi Road, Thung Phayathai, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400 www.prasatneurosurgery.org

📚 Education and Training

  • 2018-2019 Visiting research fellow in peripheral nerve surgery, Department of Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
  • 2011- 2017 Neurosurgical Residency training program, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Bangkok, Thailand
  • 2009 MD Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University

👨🏻‍⚕️ Professional Societies and Membership

  • World Federation of Neurosurgical Society (WFNS) Peripheral Nerve Committee, 2023-2025
    • Pain and functional subcommittee
    • Social media subcommittee
  • Asian Congress of Neurological Surgeons (ACNS) Peripheral Nerve Committee
  • Member of European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS), Peripheral nerve section
  • World Federation of Neurosurgical Society (WFNS) Peripheral Nerve Section Committee, 2021-2023
  • Active member of American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN)
  • Member of Thai Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
  • Member of the Royal College of Neurological Surgeons of Thailand, Thai Board of Neurosurgery, 2017
  • Member of Thai Association of Neurovascular Surgeons
  • Member of Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery Club of Thailand (MISSCOT)
  • Member of Royal College of Neurological Surgeons of Thailand, Spine society, 2021

🛠 Skills

  • General neurosurgery: brain surgery and spine surgery
  • Peripheral nerve surgery
    • Brachial plexus injury
    • Nerve injury
    • Entrapment neuropathy
    • Targeted nerve biopsy
    • Nerve tumors
    • Nerve/ spinal cord surgery for spasticity
    • Surgery for painful neuroma
    • Ultrasound/ fluoroscopic-guided nerve blocks
    • Botox for neuropathic pain
    • Migraine surgery
  • Neuromodulation and ablative surgery for pain and spasticity
    • Peripheral nerve stimulation
    • Spinal cord stimulation
    • Dorsal root entry zone lesioning
    • Conventional and pulsed radiofrequency ablation for pain
    • Intrathecal baclofen pump
    • Selective peripheral neurotomy/ selective dorsal rhizotomy

🤓Academic Activities

Upcoming events

  • Co-Chair, ACNS peripheral nerve surgery diploma course, Peripheral nerve surgery from A to Z, “Anatomy of the Lumbosacral Plexus” , 20 October 2025

2025

  • Faculty, The 1st Malaysian Peripheral Nerve Surgery Hand-on Workshop, Malaysia, 28-30 September 2025
    • Fundamental of peripheral nerve surgery: basic microstructure, grading of nerve injury, and degeneration and regeneration
    • Compressive neuropathies in the upper limb: Cubital tunnel syndrome
    • Compressive neuropathies in the lower limb: tibial compression syndrome
    • Overview of peripheral nerve tumors
    • Pain for peripheral nerve surgeons
  • Speaker, Peripheral nerve procedures for cranial and neck pain, NAT 2025
  • Speaker, Beyond the Brain: The Neurosurgeon’s Role in Peripheral Nerve Surgery: Online workshop, the 2nd Annual Scottish International Neuro Conference (SINC) 2025, Sunday, 9th March 2025
  • Speaker, Anatomy of the tibial nerve and its surgical approach, WFNS Rhoton Anatomy Day: Peripheral nerve webinar, 14 February 2025
  • Moderator, Anatomy of the peroneal nerve and its surgical approach, WFNS Rhoton Anatomy Day: Peripheral nerve webinar, 3 January 2025

2024

  • Faculty, SISU 521, Master degree in surgery: Research in Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, 13 November 2024 with the topic on
    • peripheral nerve injury: principle of management
    • peripheral nerve injury: surgical strategy
    • Entrapment neuropathy
  • Organizing committee, ASPN-WFNS joint webinar, Update on management of neuropathic pain, October 19, 2024
  • Speaker, Role of nerve blocks and radiofrequency ablation for the diagnosis and treatment of pain, ASPN-WFNS joint webinar, Update on management of neuropathic pain, October 19, 2024
  • Guest speaker, Surgical restoration of nerve function following peripheral nerve injury, Program of Nursing Specialty in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing, 6 September 2024, NIT
  • Speaker, Surgical and interventional options for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia, Vejthani Medical Organization, 29 August 2024
  • Speaker, Overview of the surgical treatment of facial paresis, Vejthani Medical Organization, 29 August 2024
  • Faculty, Cadaveric Dissection course for neurosurgical residents, 20-23 August 2024, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)
  • Speaker, Spinal cord stimulation for chronic pain and motor function recovery, Vejthani Medical Organization, 12 July 2024
  • Speaker, Management of peripheral nerve injuries, Vejthani Medical Organization, 18 July 2024
  • Moderator, Anatomy of the ulnar nerve and its surgical approach, WFNS Rhoton Anatomy Day: Peripheral nerve webinar, 2 August 2024
  • Participant: Thai interventional multidisciplinary pain management symposium (TIMPs) 2024, organized by Chula Pain Symposium, 15-17 August 2024
  • Speaker, Adult brachial plexus injury and the role of nerve transfer, ACNS-WFNS webinar, 30 June 2024
  • Speaker, Management of peripheral nerve injury, The NAT update 2024, 13 May 2024
  • Speaker, Entrapment neuropathy, The NAT update 2024, 13 May 2024
  • Guest speaker, Piriformis syndrome at Royal college of Neurological Surgeon of Thailand’s annual meeting, February 2024

2023

  • Guest speaker, Common diseases of peripheral nervous system, Program of Nursing Specialty in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing, September 2023, NIT
  • Faculty, Cadaveric Dissection course for neurosurgical residents, 11-13 September 2023, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)
  • Guest speaker, Peripheral nerve surgery for the treatment of pain at The 20th Asean Congress of Neurological Surgery, August 2023
  • Moderator on sessions of Peripheral Nerve Surgery at The 20th Asean Congress of Neurological Surgery, August 2023
  • Guest speaker, Hemorrhagic stroke management, Program of Nursing Specialty in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing, 15 February 2023, NIT
  • Guest speaker, Interesting Aging Case Conference: Multidisciplinary approach, 15 February 2023, NIT
  • Guest speaker, Surgical restoration of nerve function following peripheral nerve injury, Program of Nursing Specialty in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing, 17 February 2023, NIT
  • Guest speaker, Customized cranioplasty implant using 3D-printing technique and computer-aided design (CAD) for preoperative planning, sponsored luncheon seminar by Meticuly: Royal college of Neurological Surgeon of Thailand’s annual meeting, 4-6 March 2023

2022

  • Attendant, 2022 American Association for Hand Surgery (AAHS) Educational Webinar Series – Part 1, May – October 2022
  • Faculty, Cadaveric Dissection course for neurosurgical residents, 26-27 September 2022, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)
  • Invited speaker at 16th Asian Australasian Congress of Neurosurgery, Entrapment neuropathy of the lower limb, 6-8 September 2022, Jerusalem, Israel
  • WFNS Committee, pre-congress WFNS Workshop: Peripheral nerve surgery, Penetrating nerve injuries: shrapnel and gunshots, 16th Asian Australasian Congress of Neurosurgery, 5 September 2022, Jerusalem, Israel
  • Refresher course medical education, Department of Medical Services, 13 September 2022, Medical Education for Subspecialty training, Department of Medical Services, 22-23 September 2022, Cha-Am, Phetchaburi
  • Invited speaker: Peripheral nerve surgery for the treatment of pain: The 2nd Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Conference of Thailand, Thai Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2-3 April 2022
  • Moderator for Peripheral Nerve session: Royal college of Neurological Surgeon of Thailand’s annual meeting, 16-18 February 2022
  • Invited Speaker: Brachial Plexus Injury: NIT experience: Royal college of Neurological Surgeon of Thailand’s annual meeting, 16-18 February 2022
  • Guest speaker, Surgical restoration of nerve function following brachial plexus injury, Program of Nursing Specialty in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing (August 2022)

2021

  • Attendant, 2021 American Society for Peripheral Nerve (ASPN) Virtual meeting, 15-22 January 2021
  • Guest speaker, Surgical restoration of nerve function following brachial plexus injury, Program of Nursing Specialty in Neurological and Neurosurgical Nursing (Online meeting, August 2021)
  • Faculty, Cadaveric Dissection course for neurosurgical residents, 2-6 August 2021, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)

2020

  • Guest speaker, Surgical restoration of nerve function following peripheral nerve injury, The first Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Conference of Thailand, Thai Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (Online meeting, October 2020)
  • Guest lecturer, Asian Stroke Network, National Brain Center, Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Guest faculty, The First Neurosurgery Fundamental Camp, Khon Kaen, Thailand

2019

  • Medical Education Course for new medical teacher, Department of Medical services, Thailand
  • Participant, Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Surgery Symposium/Course, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Oral presentation: Intraneural ganglion cyst, joint-connected and underdiagnosed, Minnesota Neurosurgical Society Annual Meeting, 2019, Minnesota, USA
  • Participant, Spine Summit 2019 – 35th Annual Meeting of the Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Miami, Florida, USA
  • Participant, LSU Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Dissection Course – The Kline Legacy, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

2018

  • Participant, Initial Human Subject Protection Course, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
  • Committee, Thai Care Map for Hemorrhagic Stroke, 2018, ISBN 978-974-422-881-9

2016

  • Participant, CMU Neurosurgery Cadaveric Workshop 2016: Peripheral nerve procedure for neurosurgeon, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
  • Participant, PNI Skull base Workshop, Hands-on Endoscopic workshop, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, PNI Skull base Workshop, Hands-on Neuromicroscopic workshop, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, 11th Fresh Cadaveric Workshop KKU neurosurgery on Peripheral Nerve Surgery, Khonkaen University, Thailand
  • Participant, workshop in Common Surgical Approach for Neurosurgery Resident, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
  • Best Oral Presentation awardee, Brain tumors diagnosed in five tertiary care centers in Thailand in 2011, A statistical Report in 20th Annual Academic Meeting of Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)

2015

  • Participant, Workshop in Clinical Research, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, Basic course in Clinical Research, Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT), Thailand
  • Participant, Oral presentation, Brain tumors diagnosed at Prasat Neurological Institute in 2011, A statistical Report in 19th Annual Academic Meeting of Neurological Institute of Thailand (NIT)
  • Participant, Prasat Neurosurgery Group Neuroendoscopic and Microscopic Workshop, Thailand

2014

  • Participant, Skull base and endoscopic cadaveric workshop, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2012

  • Participant, Basic course in research methodology, Royal College of Surgeon of Thailand
  • Participant, Good surgical practice workshop, Royal College of Surgeon of Thailand
  • Participant, Clinical nutritional support team workshop, Rajavithi Hospital, Thailand
  • Certification in Advanced Traumatic Life Support

📜 Articles

Published Articles

  • Jitpun E. et al, Single-stage Double Motor Nerve Transfer for All Finger Flexion in Iatrogenic C8-T1 Spinal Nerve Injury: a case report and review of literature, Acta Neurochirurgica, June 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s00701-022-05264-0
  • Iampreechakul P, Jitpun E, Wangtanaphat K, Lertbutsayanukul P, Khunvutthidee S, Siriwimonmas S. Filum terminale arteriovenous fistula coexisting with a large L2–L3 disc sequestration and associated diffuse lumbar arachnoiditis. Asian J Neurosurg 2021; 16:412-7 DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_489_20
  • Poolsawat A., Jitpun E., Complications of Cranioplasty Using Autologous Bone Graft versus Synthetic Bone Tissue following Decompressive Craniectomy for Traumatic Brain Injury. Buddhachinaraj medical journal, Volume 37 No.3, 2020.
  • Jitpun E., Narischat P. Hemorrhagic cervical synovial cyst presented with acute Brown-Sequard syndrome: A case report and review of literature. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, June 2020. DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2020.106055
  • Jitpun, E., Hidalgo, J., Link, M.J., Amrami, K.K., Spinner, R.J. Letter to the Editor Regarding “Spontaneous Regression of a Hypoglossal Neurinoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature”, World Neurosurgery, Oct 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.06.033.
  • Jitpun E., Benjamin (Matthew) M. Howe, Kimberly K. Amrami, Robert T. Trousdale, Robert J. Spinner, Obturator Intraneural Ganglion Cysts: Joint Connected and Underdiagnosed, World Neurosurgery, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2019.02.029
  • Jitpun E., Wattanasen Y, Tirakotai W. Do Asians have higher carotid bifurcation? A computed tomographic angiogram study of the common carotid artery bifurcation and external carotid artery branching patterns. Asian J Neurosurg, 2019, DOI: 10.4103/ajns.AJNS_162_19
  • Tanpun A, Jitpun E., Saringcarinkul T., Tangviriyapaiboon T., Effectiveness of Wrist Splint in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment. Buddhachinaraj medical journal, volume 35 No.2 May-August 2018

National Guidelines

  • Committee, Thai Clinical Practice Guidelines for Traumatic Brain Injury, Royal College of Neurological Society of Thailand, 2019, ISBN 978-974-422-897-0
  • Committee, Thai Care Map for Hemorrhagic Stroke, 2018, ISBN 978-974-422-881-9

Book Chapters

  • Jitpun E., cervical radiculopathy VS Neuralgic amyotrophy: a common diagnostic pitfall [in Thai], a book chapter in “ตำราวิชาการแพทย์ Volume 1: สาขาศัลยศาสตร์ทั่วไป และศัลยศาสตร์เฉพาะทาง”, September 2021. ISBN 978-974-422-961-8
  • Jitpun E., Sitthinamsuwan B., Common diseases of peripheral nervous system, RCST 2022, Article in press
  • ภาวะโพรงสมองคั่งน้ำชนิดความดันปกติในผู้สูงอายุ, คู่มือผู้สูงวัยคุณภาพ: เรียนรู้จากกรณีศึกษาสู่การปฏิบัติ, ISBN 978-616-8322-91-8

📝Editorial Activities

  • World Neurosurgery (Ad hoc reviewer)
  • Asian Journal of Neurosurgery (Ad hoc reviewer)
  • American Journal of Case Reports (Ad hoc reviewer)
  • Journal of International Medical Research (Ad hoc reviewer)
  • Nursing Science Journal of Thailand (Ad hoc reviewer)
  • SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (Ad hoc reviewer)