{"id":10004,"date":"2025-08-21T15:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartlab.org\/newweb\/?p=10004"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:02:41","slug":"historic-milestone-first-md-meng-students-in-thailand-successfully-defend-their-theses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartlab.org\/newweb\/historic-milestone-first-md-meng-students-in-thailand-successfully-defend-their-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Milestone: First MD\u2013MEng Students in Thailand Successfully Defend Their Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>August 22, 2025 \u2013 Mahidol University, Thailand<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A historic milestone was achieved as the <strong>first two students of Thailand\u2019s unique M.D.\u2013M.Eng. Double Degree Program<\/strong> successfully defended their master\u2019s theses at <strong>BART LAB<\/strong>, Mahidol University.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two candidates, <strong>Mr. Pan-Pasit Komonsuwan<\/strong> and <strong>Mr. Big-Porames Vatanaprasan<\/strong>, are medical students from <strong>Ramathibodi Hospital<\/strong> pursuing a joint degree with the <strong>Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University<\/strong>. Both presented groundbreaking research topics at the intersection of medicine and robotics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Pan-Pasit Komonsuwan<\/strong> \u2013 <em>\u201cAn Intra-Operative Trajectory Realignment Algorithm for Minimizing Pedicle Screw Misplacement in Cervical Spinal Fusion.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Big-Porames Vatanaprasan<\/strong> \u2013 <em>\u201cDesign Optimization of a Soft Robotic Manipulator for Intraventricular Neuroendoscopic Surgery.\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Both projects exemplify the mission of the MD\u2013MEng program: integrating <strong>medical expertise and engineering innovation<\/strong> to create next-generation leaders in medical technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Defense Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jackrit Suthakorn (Main Advisor)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Sorayouth Chumnanvej, MD (Co-Advisor for both, Ramathibodi Hospital)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Shen Treratanakulchai (Co-Advisor for Big-Porames)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Sakol \u201cBee\u201d Nakdhamabhorn (External for Pan-Pasit, Chulabhorn Royal Academy)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Asst. Prof. Dr. Soong Vongbunyong (External for Big-Porames, FIBO\u2013KMUTT)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dr. Songpol Ongwattanakul (Chair for both defenses)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to <strong>Dr. Nantida \u201cNui Nan\u201d Nillahoot<\/strong>, <strong>Asst. Prof. Choladawan Moonjaita<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Shen Treratanakulchai<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Branesh Madhavan<\/strong>, <strong>Dr. Dileep Sivaraman<\/strong>, and all <strong>BART LAB members<\/strong> for their support and mentorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Assoc. 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